Spike Island (song)

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Credits

  • Writers: Nick Banks, Adam Betts, Jason Buckle, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Andrew McKinney, Emma Smith and Mark Webber
  • Lyrics: Jarvis Cocker
  • Producer: James Ford
  • Programmer: Adam Betts
  • Engineer: Animesh Raval
  • Mastering Engineer: Matt Colton
  • Studio musicians: Nick Banks, Adam Betts, Jason Buckle, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Rich Jones, Jennymay Logan, Andrew McKinney, Laura Moody, Emma Smith, Mark Webber

Lyrics

Something stopped me dead in my tracks
I was headed for disaster and then I turned back
I was wrestling with the coat hanger, can you guess who won?
The universe shrugged, shrugged then moved on

It's a guess, no idea
It's a feeling
Not a voice, in my head
Just a feeling

And by the way
Spike Island come alive by the way
This time I'll get it right, oh

Not a shaman, or a showman, ashamed I was selling the rights
I took a breather, and decided not to ruin my life
I was conforming to a cosmic design
I was playing to type
Until I walked back to the garden of earthly delights

I was born, to perform
It's a calling
I exist, to do this
Shouting and pointing

And by the way
Spike Island come alive by the way
This time I'll get it right, oh

No-one will ever understand it and no-one will ever have the last word
Because it's not something you could ever say
So swivel

Ahhhh
It's a guess, no idea
It's a feeling
Not a voice, in my head
Just a feeling

And by the way
Spike Island come alive by the way
And this time I'll get it right, yeah
And by the way
Spike Island come alive by the way, uh
This time I'll get it right, oh

Notes

The song was first played live in 2024. On 10th April 2025, it was released as the first single from the album More after receiving its first play on Lauren Laverne's BBC Radio 6 Music show that day.

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