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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Shins
The Shins
Performer
James Mercer
James Mercer
Vocals
Jon Sortland
Jon Sortland
Drums
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Keyboards
Dave Allen
Dave Allen
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mercer
James Mercer
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Mercer
James Mercer
Producer
Jon Sortland
Jon Sortland
Producer
Yuuki Matthews
Yuuki Matthews
Producer
Jeremy Sherrer
Jeremy Sherrer
Producer
Brock Grenfell
Brock Grenfell
Assistant Engineer
Brian Lucey
Brian Lucey
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Long in tooth, olives and vermouth I dine like an aging pilot Where are they now, the money and the crowd? Must I really come back down? It's like I never was a kid, the big math just wasted youth on me Making impressions like I did Your friends never thought that much of me And now I want to fall into something else An origami plane to a distant island And I don't want to show you my feelings I don't want to force you to deal I just want to crash through the ceiling Before it gets too real All my life, compromise on wings of resignation Big grey eyes staring from the sky Am I humble enough now? I've always had something to hide My skinny arms, my evil intentions And back at school, hitting the fire alarms Desperately wanting attention Well, I was just a boy, out there on my own Wishing I could fly, Fantasy Island And I don't want to show you my feelings I don't want to bore you to death I just want to crash through the ceiling Get it off my chest It's like I never was a kid, the big math, it wasted youth on me Making impressions like I did Your friends never thought that much of me Well, I was just a boy, out there on my own Wishing I could fly, Fantasy Island And I don't want to show you my feelings I don't want to force you to deal I just want to crash through the ceiling Before it gets too real (Oh) Before it gets too real (Oh) Before it gets too real (Oh) Real (Oh) Real
Writer(s): James Russell Mercer Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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