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Ayla Lyrics — The Maccabees | Dork

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Ayla Lyrics

Lyrics

Ayla

From Given to the Wild2012

Written by Felix White, Hugo White, Orlando Weeks, Rupert Jarvis, Sam Doyle

Produced by Bruno Ellingham, The Maccabees, Tim Goldsworthy

Lyrics

Ayla

Aimless am I Listless I'm the blunt of the knife Drifting to the corners of life Ayla I could make something right Gentle with the kindness I'd like So often it's a trick of the light Ayla And we wait for love In the shape of us 'Til the wait is over under halcyon skies The wait is over for an innocent life It's a weight off my mind I could trust you, you could tell me it's fine I could sew you a stitch and save nine Ayla None more admired and Out of soft focused desire From honeyed milk to funeral pyre Ayla And we'll wait for love In the shape of us But the state of us Daedalus The wait is over under halcyon skies The wait is over for an innocent life The wait is over under halcyon skies The wait is over for an innocent life The wait is over, the wait is over The wait is over

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About this track

"Ayla" is a song by The Maccabees from the album Given to the Wild, released in 2012. The song was written by Felix White, Hugo White, Orlando Weeks, Rupert Jarvis, Sam Doyle. It was produced by Bruno Ellingham, The Maccabees, Tim Goldsworthy.

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Track 4 of 15Polydor Records

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Jag Jago— 18 credits as additional engineering →
Tom Dalgety— 453 credits as songwriter & producer →
Sean Julliard— 35 credits as assistant mixing engineer →
Rupert Jarvis— 41 credits as songwriter →
Jack Birchwood— 10 credits as brass →
Nik Carter— 6 credits as brass →
Tom Stone— 2 credits as brass →

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