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Mantis

4:40Album Mantis/Sugar Plum 2026-02-24

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Vocals, Guitar: Courtney Barnett

Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion: Stella Mozgawa

Bass: Andrew Sloane

Mixing Engineer, Producer: John Congleton

Sound Engineer: Omar Yakar Jr

Mastering Engineer: Heba Kadry

Producer: Marta Salogni

Composer Lyricist: Courtney Barnett

Lyrics and translation

Original

Just got back today
And I'm searchin' 'round the place
Lookin' for you-know-who
But there's no sign yet
Singin' autopilot days
Shinin' ultraviolet rays
On this dusty skeleton
I feel akin on a cosmic level
I can see right through you, yeah
I can read your bones just like a telephone book
Maybe I should give it up again, again
I am exercising how good it feels to be alive
And no surprises up my sleeve
Everything is temporary
Ooh, prayin' mantis on my door
Lookin' for meaning or just any sign at all
Ooh, organizin' all my thoughts, makin' them rhyme
Choosing wisely where I spend my time
Well, give me midnight love again
Feelin' somewhat alien
I'm floatin' aimless
But got my feet concreted
Beneath this creature of habit
Teach me the magic of an
Extraordinary day or anodyne the time away
And there's no such thing as a perfect melody
But I keep searching every morning in the trees
Ooh, prayin' mantis on my door
Lookin' for meaning or just any sign at all
Ooh, organizin' all my thoughts makin' them rhyme
Choosing wisely where I spend my time
And I've got my head sorted sort of
I keep goin' just because, yeah, just because
I've got my head sorted sort of
I keep goin' just because, yeah, just because

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