Bright Eyes - Middleman (Companion Version) (Official Lyric Video)

“Middleman: Companion Version“, the first single from ‘Cassadaga: A Companion’ in the Bright Eyes reissue series. STREAM/BUY: Credits: All Songs © Bedrooms: Bedrooms and Spiders/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) Recorded and mixed by Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott Produced by Bright Eyes Mastered by Bob Ludwig conor oberst: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica mike mogis: electric guitar, bass guitar, pedal steel nate walcott: piano, hammond organ, wurlitzer, horns, synths, trumpet, woodwind arrangement janet weiss, jason boesel, z berg, rachael yamagata, stacy DuPree, sherri DuPree-Bernis: additional vocals scott vicroy: tenor, bari saxophone dutch ode: trombone Lyrics: I traveled through the atmosphere As a wall of feedback climbed The pegs were gold, the band was old They played in half time Now every dream gets whittled down Just like every fool gets wise ’Cause you will never read of any seed Deprived of sunlight So I’ve become the middleman The gray areas are mine The in-between, the absentee is a beautiful disguise So I keep my footlights shining bright Just like I keep my exits wide ’Cause I never know when it’s time to go It’s too crowded now inside The dead can hide beneath the ground And the birds can always fly But the rest of us do what we must In constant compromise So I’ve become the middleman The gray areas are fine The “I don’t know,“ the “maybe so“ Is the only real  It is the only true  Is the only real reply - Bright Eyes - Middleman (Companion Version) (Official Lyric Video) #BrightEyes #Middleman #Companions