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The Knife – Ready to Lose (2013) | Track profile | Dork

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Shaking the Habitual
Ready to Lose

TRACK

Ready to Lose

Release date: 5th April 2013

From Shaking the Habitual

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About This Track

"Ready to Lose" is a track by The Knife, from the album Shaking the Habitual, released 5th April 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Knife

The Knife

Lyrics

Ready to Lose

[Verse 1]

Thinking about the mouth that waters

Thinking about losing

Sucking the marrow, feeding the pain

Facing a consequence

[Pre-Chorus]

The blood

The mine

The yours

Combined

Blood control

A hazy line

Rearranging

Of desires

[Chorus]

Ready, ready to lose a privilege

Ready, ready to lose a privilege

[Verse 2]

Dysfunctional culture

Spin me away

Preserving the bloodline

Fear of suffering, fear of loss

Sucked in your birth rights

[Pre-Chorus]

The blood

The mine

The yours

Combined

Blood control

A hazy line

Rearranging

Of desires

[Chorus]

Ready, ready to lose a privilege

An ongoing habit

A transfer of possessions

Ready, ready to lose a privilege

A final sequence

An end to succession

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Track details

From Shaking the Habitual

2013

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Album

Shaking the Habitual

Release year

2013

—Shaking the Habitual: The Amoeba Musical
—A Cherry on Top
—Crake
—A Tooth for an Eye (Cooly G remix)
—Fracking Fluid Injection
—Networking
—Oryx
—Shaking the Habitual Manifesto
—Stay Out Here
—Wrap Your Arms Around Me
—Ready to Lose
—A Tooth for an Eye (Pursuit Grooves remix)

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The Knife — Ready to Lose

The Knife — Ready to Lose

Ready to Lose

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Writer: The Knife
Producer: The Knife
Mastering Engineer: Mandy Parnell
Mixing Engineer: Johannes Berglund, The Knife