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Roland

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Roland

Shhhh C'mon, c'mon My best friend's a butcher He has sixteen knives He carries them all over the town At least he tries Oh, look it stopped snowing My best friend's from Poland And um, he has a beard But they caught him with his case In a public place That is what we had feared He severed segments secretly You like that He always had the time to speak With me and I liked him for that He severed segments so secretly You like that He always took the time He always took the time C'mon now pussycat My best friend's a butcher He has sixteen knives He carries them all over the town At least he tries Oh, look it stopped snowing My best friend's from Poland And um, he has a beard But they caught him with his case In a public place That is what we had feared He severed segments secretly You like that He always had the time to speak With me and I liked him for that He severed segments so secretly You like that He was growing on me He was growing on me

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"Roland" is a song by Interpol from the album Turn On the Bright Lights, released in 2002. The song was written by Interpol. It was produced by Gareth Jones, Peter Katis.

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Sam Fogarino— 251 credits as songwriter & producer →
Carlos Dengler— 148 credits as songwriter →
Paul Banks— 294 credits as songwriter & producer →
Greg Calbi— 3,452 credits as producer →
Peter Katis— 519 credits as producer →

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