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Album Guero
Emergency Exit by Beck
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“Emergency Exit” is the thirteenth and final track off of the non-deluxe version of Beck’s 2005 album “Guero”. The song was originally going to be called “Gospel”, then “Nazarene”, then finally set on “Emergency Exit”. The song seems to be about the death of a man who is disappointed with his achiev...
Emergency Exit Lyrics
[Verse 1]
14 miles away from a landfill grave
Never pawned my watch and chain
To the landlord living inside my head
Never paid my rent till the lights went dead
Then I saw my sign coming up the road
A dead ditch waiting for to bury my load
On the avenues in the plain of day
I threw a Roosevelt dime in a bucket of rain
[Hook]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh oh
[Verse 2]
Now hold your hand onto the plow
Work the dirt 'til the sun goes down
What's left of death is more than fear
Let dust be dust and the good Lord near
It's a little too much to ask of faith
A little too late to wait for fate
So tell the angels what you seen
Scarecrow shadow on a Nazarene
[Hook]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh oh
[Outro]
Kindness will find you
When darkness has fallen 'round your bed
Kindness will follow
Children will wander 'til the end, hey, oh-oh, hey
[an obsolete annotation Genius won't let me delete]
Emergency Exit Q&A
Who wrote Emergency Exit's ?
Emergency Exit was written by King Gizmo & E.Z. Mike & Beck.
Who produced Emergency Exit's ?
Emergency Exit was produced by Dust Brothers & Beck.
When did Beck release Emergency Exit?
Beck released Emergency Exit on Tue Mar 29 2005.