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Pinback

Byzantine

Release date: 5th October 1999

From This Is A Pinback CD
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About This Track

"Byzantine" is a track by Pinback, from the album This Is A Pinback CD, released 5th October 1999. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Pinback

Pinback

Lyrics

Byzantine

[Verse]

Spin my dreidel

And I will split your atom

Spin the bottle

And I will play assassin

[Chorus]

We parachute to ground

For we fear the empire

We parachute to ground

For we fear the empire

[Hook]

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Bridge 1]

Pale meadows crumble on

While I'm waiting for the sun to go out

[Bridge 2]

(We won't fear)

Dripping like a Sunday

Standing at my doorstep

(We won't fear)

Cloudy like a pig pen

Wearing an old boar's head

I would like to help you

I would like to wake up

(We won't fear)

I would like to ask you

If you'd rather close up

You can help me figure out this time

Figure out this time

[Outro]

We parachute to ground

For we fear the empire

We parachute to ground

For we fear the empire

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From This Is A Pinback CD

1999
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Rob Crow
    Producer
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    Bass
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    Guitar
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    Keyboards
    Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Rob Crow
    Vocals
    Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Rob Crow
    Cello
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    Drum Programmer
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    Percussion
    Rob Crow
    Recording Engineer
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    Scratches
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    Timpani
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