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Crystal Castles – Mercenary (2012) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Crystal Castles
(III)
Mercenary

TRACK

Crystal Castles

Mercenary

Release date: 7th November 2012

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About This Track

"Mercenary" is a track by Crystal Castles, from the album (III), released 7th November 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles

Lyrics

Mercenary

[Chorus]

Silhouettes caress without feeling

Who'll be your mercenary

[Verse 1]

Let the trespassers stay

Decorate starving strays

You can not convert me

Reparations unseen

[Chorus]

Silhouettes caress without feeling

Who'll be your mercenary

[Verse 2]

They dress them up in lace

Underage have their way

Join them in solitary

Should be voluntary

[Outro]

Mercenary

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From (III)

2012

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Album

Crystal Castles

Release year

2012

—Violent Youth
—Sad Eyes
—Kerosene
—Child I Will Hurt You
—Transgender
—Insulin
—Mercenary
—Telepath
—Wrath of God
—Pale Flesh

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(III)

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Crystal Castles

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Alice Practice EP

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Alice Glass, Ethan Kath
Producer: Ethan Kath
Drums: Christopher Chartrand
Vocals: Alice Glass
Group Members: Alice Glass, Ethan Kath
Mastering Engineer: Brian Gardner
Programmer: Ethan Kath
Recording Engineer: Alex Bonenfant, Lexxx