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The Dog / The Body by Sleater-Kinney

Lyrics

Sleater-Kinney

The Dog / The Body

From The Center Won't Hold2019

Written by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss

Produced by St. Vincent

Lyrics

The Dog / The Body

I'm just the dog, I'm just the body tonight I'm just the fist without the will to fight And when the shadow comes, I'll have a place to go and hide You always said my head was what I'd never leave behind I'm just a sketch, I'm just an outline tonight I am the dog, I am the body, alright Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Can't keep saying the same old lines Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Gonna go and be alone Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Can't see my way out of this night Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind If you go, I'll be alone I'm just the prop, I'm just the puppet tonight I'm just the trick without the magic, alright And when the darkness comes And I don't have the nerve, the might Uninvite myself and turn out the light, goodnight Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Can't keep saying the same old lines Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Gonna go and be alone Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Can't see my way out of this night Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind If you go, I'll be alone If you wanna go Can't find a reason not to leave If you feel unknown Can't find your name or the dream Nothing feels like home Can't find a wall to hold Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind (Don't mind) Can't keep saying the same old lines Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind Gonna go and be alone Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind (Don't mind) Can't see my way out of this night Baby, baby, baby, I don't mind If you go, I'll be alone Baby, baby, I don't mind I'm tired of saying the same old lines Baby, baby, I don't mind If you go, I'll be alone (Don't mind) I am the dog, I am the body tonight If you hear me howl, know I made it out alive

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About this track

"The Dog / The Body" is a song by Sleater-Kinney from the album The Center Won't Hold, released in 2019. The song was written by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss. It was produced by St. Vincent.

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Contributors

  • Janet Weiss— 197 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Cian Riordan— 135 credits as producer →
  • Carrie Brownstein— 361 credits as songwriter →
  • Corin Tucker— 360 credits as songwriter →
  • Tom Elmhirst— 787 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • St. Vincent— 612 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Carrie Brownstein— 361 credits as songwriter →
  • Corin Tucker— 360 credits as songwriter →
  • Carrie Brownstein— 361 credits as songwriter →
  • Corin Tucker— 360 credits as songwriter →
  • Janet Weiss— 197 credits as songwriter & producer →

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