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Neko Case
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
Local Girl

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Local Girl

Release date: 3rd September 2013

From The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

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About This Track

"Local Girl" is a track by Neko Case, from the album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, released 3rd September 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Local Girl

I pass the light that the young people make

How joyfully it's wasted

I feel the weight of the needle's repeat and sigh

Sang my weight in metric trash

Trip the light in Saturn's embrace

You'll give up for some local girl

While our lights, our lights blot out her face



All of you lie about someday

(You know you do, all of you, shame on you, all of you lie)

You're on a first-name basis

All of you lie about someday

(You know you do, all of you, shame on you, all of you lie)

You're on a first-name basis



God damn the time

God damn the miles

That take me away from you

And change your face

And change the way I love you

And change the way I love you

And change the way I loved you

And change the way I loved you

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Track details

From The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

2013

Album

The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

Release year

2013

—Calling Cards
—Afraid
—Yon Ferret's Return
—City Swans
—Bracing for Sunday
—Where Did I Leave That Fire
—Local Girl
—I'm From Nowhere
—Madonna of the Wasps
—Magpie to the Morning (2013 version)
—Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
—Ragtime
—Wild Creatures
—Night Still Comes

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Credits

Writer: Neko Case
Producer: Tucker Martine
Bass: Tom V. Ray
Drums: John Convertino
Vocals: Neko Case
Additional Recording: Chris Testa, John Askew (USA), Kenny Siegal
Assistant Recording Engineer: Michael Finn
Background Vocals: Kelly Hogan, Neko Case, Rachel Flotard
Baritone Guitar: Joey Burns
Baritone Saxophone: Steve Berlin
Bells: Neko Case
Cello: Joey Burns
Chimes: Craig Schumacher
Credited: Bo Koster, Chris Schultz, Chris Testa, Craig Schumacher, Darryl Neudorf, Joey Burns, John Askew (USA), John Convertino, Kelly Hogan, Kenny Siegal, M. Ward, Michael Finn, Paul Rigby, Peter Moore, Phil Palazzolo, Rachel Flotard
Electric Guitar: M. Ward, Paul Rigby
Mastering Engineer: Peter Moore
Mixing Engineer: Darryl Neudorf, Neko Case, Tucker Martine
Organ: Bo Koster
Recording Engineer: Chris Schultz, Craig Schumacher, Phil Palazzolo, Tucker Martine
Twelve-String Guitar: Paul Rigby
Viola: Tom Hagerman
Violin: Tom Hagerman

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