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Neko Case – The Tigers Have Spoken (2004) | Track profile | Dork

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The Tigers Have Spoken

Release date: 2004

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"The Tigers Have Spoken" is a track by Neko Case, from the album The Tigers Have Spoken, released 2004. Full lyrics are available below.

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Neko Case

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Lyrics

The Tigers Have Spoken

They shot the tiger on his chain

In a field behind the cages

He walked in circles 'til he was crazy

And he lived that way forever

And he lived that way beside them

Separate from the other tigers

He did not know another tiger

They shot the tiger on his chain

In a field behind the cages

He walked in circles 'til he was crazy

And he lived that way forever

And he lived that way forever

Just as long as he could remember

If he'd wanted to remember

It was the last time he had felt alive

When he saw that brown-haired lady

She fed him with a bottle as a baby

And he recalled her face and smile

They shot that tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

They shot the tiger on his chain

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From The Tigers Have Spoken

2004

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Album

The Tigers Have Spoken

Release year

2004

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—Loretta
—Rated X
—Soulful Shade of Blue
—Train From Kansas City
—Wayfaring Stranger
—The Tigers Have Spoken

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Dallas Good, Mike Belitsky, Neko Case, Sean Dean, Travis Good
Producer: Darryl Neudorf, Neko Case
Mastering Engineer: Peter Moore
Mixing Engineer: Darryl Neudorf, Neko Case, Steve Chahley, Tom Wilson (CAN)
Recording Engineer: Doug McClement