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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Beck
Beck
Stimme und Gesang
Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Schlagzeug
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Bass
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Tasteninstrumente
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Beck Hansen
Beck Hansen
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Beck
Beck
Produzent:in
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich
Produzent:in
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
John Sorenson
John Sorenson
Ingenieurassistent:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Lazy flies all hovering above
The magistrate
He puts on his gloves
And he looks to the clouds
All pink and disheveled
There must be some blueprint
Some creed of the devil
Inscribed in our minds
[Verse 2]
A hideous game
Vanishes in the air
The vanity of slaves
Who wants to be there?
To sweep the debris
To harness dead horses
To ride in the sun
A life of confessions
Written in the dust
[Verse 3]
Out in the mangroves
The mynah birds cry
In the shadows of sulphur
The trawlers drift by
They're chewing dried meat
In a house of disrepute
The dust of opiates
And syphilis patients
On brochure vacations
[Verse 4]
Fear has a glare
That traps you like searchlights
The puritans stare
Their souls are fluorescent
The skin of a robot
Vibrates with pleasure
Matrons and gigolos
Carouse in the parlor
Their hand-grenade eyes
Invalid and blind
[Verse 5]
A hideous game
Vanishes in the air
The vanity of slaves
Who wants to be there?
To sweep the debris
To harness dead horses
To ride in the sun
A life of confessions
Written in the dust
Written by: Beck

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