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Olympians (Acoustic)

Release date: 18th July 2019

From We Are Olympians

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About This Track

"Olympians (Acoustic)" is a track by Andrew Bird, from the album We Are Olympians, released 18th July 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Olympians (Acoustic)

[Verse 1]

You were inhabited

Speaking in tongues in the night

I wasn't having it

I could tell that something wasn't right

Why don't you come to bed

Instead of stumbling into the light

Of medicine cabinets?

Shaking out pills left and right

Right

[Pre-Chorus]

Who's giving up the most?

No one's gonna give you a medal

Who's giving up the ghost?

Oh, wouldn't you like to know

[Chorus]

The competition rages

This nocturnal dance

The misery's contagious

And we are Olympians

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, we're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn

[Verse 2]

You start spitting out anathemas

Spitting out anathemas

It was anathema

Spent half of my life on the exchange

Yeah, it was anathema

'Bout half a mile between addled and deranged

Yeah, it was anathema

La-da-da-da-da-da

It was anathema

La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

[Bridge]

Who's giving up the most?

Who's giving up the most?

Who's giving up the most?

You were speaking in tongues in the night

Who's giving up the most?

Stumbling into the light

Oh, who's giving up the most?

I could tell that something wasn't right

Oh, who's giving up the most?

Shaking out pills left and right

Right

[Chorus]

The competition rages

This nocturnal dance

Misery's contagious

And we are Olympians, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, we're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around

We're gonna turn it around, yeah

We're gonna turn it around, yeah

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

Gonna turn it around

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Track details

From We Are Olympians

2019

Album

We Are Olympians

Release year

2019

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