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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
Performer
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Vocals
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Mandolin
Andy LeMaster
Andy LeMaster
Vocals
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
Vocals
Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink
Vocals
Matt Maginn
Matt Maginn
Bass
Clark Baechle
Clark Baechle
Drums
Clay Leverett
Clay Leverett
Drums
Clint Schnase
Clint Schnase
Drums
Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Conor M Oberst
Conor M Oberst
Composer
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Arranger
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Arranger
Andy LeMaster
Andy LeMaster
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Producer
Andy LeMaster
Andy LeMaster
Producer

Lyrics

There's no beginning to the story A bookshelf sinks into the sand And a language learned and forgot in turn Is studied once again It's a shocking bit of footage Viewed from a shitty TV screen You can squint at it through snowy static To make out the meaning And keep on stretching the antennae Hoping that it will come clear We need some reception, a higher message Just tell us what to fear 'Cause I don't know what tomorrow brings It's alive with such possibilities All I know is I feel better when I sing Burdens are lifted from me That's my voice rising! So Michael, please keep the tape rolling Boys, keep strumming those guitars We need a record of our failures Yes, we must document our love I've sat too long in my silence I've grown too old in my pain To shed this skin, be born again Oh, it starts with the ending So, thank you friends for the time we shared My love stays with you like sunlight and air You know I truly wish I could keep hanging around here My joy is covering me Soon I will disappear It's not a movie No private screening This method acting Well, I call that living, yeah It's like a fountain A door has opened We have a problem with no solution But to love and to be loved So, I've made peace with the falling leaves I see their same fate in my own body But I won't be frightened when I'm awoken from this dream And returned to that which, gave birth to me Gave birth to me, gave birth to me, gave birth to me And the story goes And the story goes And it goes on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on It's going on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
Writer(s): Conor Oberst Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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