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Album Always
The Oldness Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Something wrong
Will molest you in drug stupor
On onslaught, constant and dry
[Verse 2]
Web of oldness
Makes creaking timbrel sounds
Beneath the grass, beyond the sky
[Verse 3]
Teasing dirty furry
Abominations
Will lick you awake and eat your weight
[Chorus]
Before and after the words
Get down, put your arms under your body
The oldness
[Verse 5]
I dreamt that I was aloft
On beating wing
A sound unlike any bird's
[Chorus]
Out of the corner of my eye
I saw a great bat's wing
Oh, the oldness
The Oldness Q&A
Who wrote The Oldness's ?
The Oldness was written by Jamie Stewart.
Who produced The Oldness's ?
The Oldness was produced by Xiu Xiu & Greg Saunier.
When did Xiu Xiu release The Oldness?
Xiu Xiu released The Oldness on Mon Feb 27 2012.
What did Xiu Xiu say about "The Oldness"?
Although I did not write this song, it has become very close to my heart. The intended subject matter of the author is hollow to me, but in having sung it in the studio and on tour both with and without the author, it feels like it is my own. It has been a somewhat fraught road to get there. The mak...