When Imogen was in the process of recording Ellipse, Imogen posted clips of a few different versions of this song for the fans to vote on. The winner was a stripped down piano/vocal version. However, Imogen vetoed the fans' selection and opted for the produced version found on the album.
[Verse 1]
Before electric light
You paddled through the soup of darkness as a crocodile
Cherry-picking in the river
I would leave crisp note footprints at the bank side
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch it closely, you see it begin to move
Watch it closely, you see it begin to flicker
[Chorus]
While we're here, let's see what happens
What we got, got, got to lose
While we're tidal and flexed on a full moon
It'd be a sure, sure shame to not to
[Verse 2]
In every wonder what you are
I've blurted everything I know just for a piece of it
Flash frozen, patch worked and fallow
I sprung up in hearts and arrow superhighways
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch it closely, you see it begin to move
Watch it closely, you see it begin to flicker
[Chorus]
While we're here, let's see what happens
What we got, got, got to lose
While we're tidal and flexed on a full moon
It'd be a sure, sure shame to not to
[Bridge]
Do what you feel
Just how you like
Nobody has to know
Do what you feel
Just how you like
Nobody has to know
[Interlude]
Watch, watch, watch, watch, watch...
What we got to lose
[Chorus]
While we're here, let's see what happens
What we got, got, got to lose
While we're tidal and flexed on a full moon
It'd be a sure, sure shame to not to
[Interlude]
Do it for England
Do it for love
Do it for us, do it for goodness' sake
Do it for all the time we wished we had
[Outro]
Do what you want
Just how you like
Nobody has to know
Do what you want
Just how you like
Nobody has to know
Tidal was written by Imogen Heap.
Tidal was produced by Imogen Heap.
Imogen Heap released Tidal on Mon Aug 24 2009.