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Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us Eyes Wide Awake

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Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us

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Contributors

  • ISRC:USEP41738011
  • Recorded:2017 Wavelab Studio & Panoramic House
  •  ©2018 Calexico, under exclusive license to Anti
  • Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Percussion:Joey Burns
  • Drums, Percussion:John Convertino
  • Backing Vocals:Johnny Contreras
  • Cello:Evan Shelton
  • Trumpet, Guitar, Synth, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals, Thunder Drum:Martin Wenk
  • Pedal Steel:Connor Gallaher
  • String Arrangement:Max Knoth
  • Violin:Tom Hagerman
  • Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Synth:Sergio Mendoza
  • Upright & Electric Bass:Scott Colberg
  • Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jacob Valenzuela
  • Guitar, Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jairo Zavala
  • Percussion, Synth, Drum Machine, Distortion & Phase Gate Keeper:Chris Schultz

Lyrics

Who’s there
who keeps coming on, on the line
who’s there and hiding behind the lights
that ain’t no shadow, I know who you are

Eyes wide open so much is at stake
I’m frozen in place need to see your face
uncoil and reveal break out of the trance
or is there something you want to chase

The room is on fire and we’re paralyzed
I whisper your name to the heart of the flame
this happens again and we just pretend
not to notice that we’re haunted

Eyes wide awake so much is at stake
I’m frozen in place need to see your face
the lost and the damned, we’ll find our way
but something out there keeps blowing back, keeps blowing

Eyes wide awake so much is at stake
I’m frozen in place need to see your face
the lost and the damned, we’ll find our way
but something out there keeps blowing back
keeps blowing back, blowing back like the wind
keeps blowing back, blowing back
keeps blowing back, blowing back
eyes wide awake