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An Awesome Wave
❦ (Ripe & Ruin)

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❦ (Ripe & Ruin)

Release date: 25th May 2012

From An Awesome Wave

About This Track

"❦ (Ripe & Ruin)" is a track by alt-J, from the album An Awesome Wave, released 25th May 2012. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about alt-J.

About the Artist

alt-J

alt-J

Lyrics

❦ (Ripe & Ruin)

[Verse]

She-she-she-she only ev-ev-ver-ver-ver-ver

Walks to-to count-count her steps

Eighteen-teen strides and she stops to abide

By the law that she herself has set

That eighteen steps is one complete set

And before the next nine right and nine left

She looks up-up at the blue

And whispers to all of the above:

"Don't let me drown, don't breathe alone

No kicks, no pangs, no broken bones

Never let me sink, always feel at home

No sticks, no shanks, and no stones

Never leave it too late, always enjoy the taste

Of the great-great-great grey world of hearts"

As all dogs everywhere bark-bark-bark-bark

"It's worth knowing

Like all good fruit, the balance of life

Is in the ripe and ruin"

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From An Awesome Wave

2012

Album

An Awesome Wave

Release year

2012

—❦ (Piano)
—❦ (Guitar)
—❦ (Ripe & Ruin)

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Credits

Writer: Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury, Joe Newman, Thom Sonny Green
Producer: Charlie Andrew
Vocals: Gus Unger-Hamilton, Joe Newman
Artwork: European Space Agency
Credited: ‌botelho, Charlie Andrew, Dick Beetham, European Space Agency, Genius traductions françaises, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury, Joe Newman, Kirsty Mangan, Thom Sonny Green
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham
Mixing Engineer: Charlie Andrew
Strings Arranger: Kirsty Mangan