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Artist: Interpol
Track: The Specialist

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You make me lose my buttons oh yeah you make me spit
I don't like my clothes anymore
We're spending time and money yeah you're colder than yourself
Now we're moving now we?re taking control

You make me lose my buttons oh yeah you make me spit
I don't like my clothes anymore
You take me to New Orleans where you put me to the test
I know what my heart is for

You reach out for blanket I say girl you've got something
I love how you wear it
Now we're spending time and money yeah you're colder than yourself
Now we're moving now we're taking control

Love will get you down

My love's a laboratory
I set all my pets free
So baby you should sleep with me

I make trips to the bathroom
Yeah my friends all have true grit
I am speckled like a leopard

Put a lid on Shirley Temple
Yeah you make sleek kills
Yeah you travel you travel
You park me in your buick
You sing songs into my lips
Well I am speckled like a leopard
Just like a leopard

Trust will get you down
I love the way
You put me in the big house
I love the way
You put me in the big house

If I get there early will it be the right time
Our heaven is just waiting so put your hand into mine
If I get too surly will you take that in stride
Our boat is just there waiting so put your little hand in mine

And speak when you're spoken of
Catch up on your sleep girl
When you wear that body glove
You're acting on initiative
And you're spelling out your love
You shouldn't be alone in there
You could be above ground

All I want is to be the very best for you
All I want is to be the very best for you

Oh this time
There'll be no life of crime
Don't rain on me tonight

Circle around me now baby it'll be ok
Cause we all go downtown sometimes
Somehow baby we'll beat this mess
It's the time fuck the surface to meet the specialist

Time away from me
Will get you down
I love the way you put me in the big house
I love the way you put me in the big house

If I get there early will it be the right time
Our heaven is just waiting is just waiting
So put your hand into mine
If I get too surly will you take that in stride
Our boat is just there waiting
So put your little hand in mine

And speak when you're spoken of
Catch up on your sleep
When you wear that body clock
You're acting on initiative
And you're spelling out your love
You shouldn't be alone in there
You could be above ground

If you're frustrated then go
If you're frustrated then go

Honey bee, we should be through with this,
Your packaged eyes, your vicious lips
You could be young, but you're out of touch
If this loves been done, then what's your rush?

I'm a specialist in hope and I'm registered to vote
Why don't you come into my barrio
We'll see if you can float
I'm a specialist in hope and I'm registered to vote
Why don't you come into my barrio
We'll see if you can float
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Interpol – Specialist
“Specialist” is a bonus track included in some versions of the band’s debut, Turn on the Bright Lights. It was released on the Interpol EP prior.
Interpol – Specialist (Black Session)
[Verse 1] / You make me lose my buttons, oh yeah, you make me spit / I don't like my clothes anymore / We're spending time and money, yeah, you're colder than yourself / Now we're
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Interpol – Song Seven (Second Demo)
[Verse 1] / You can't sit up / Yeah, you fell too fast / You come at the right time / Yeah, you come too fast / You bloom in spring / Yeah, you move the sky / You've come in
Interpol – Precipitate (Second Demo)
[Verse 1] / Been bad, Saturn makes your mind break in pieces / Been bad, so you cannot find the dimensions / But it will be around these spots that I've given to you / You will
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Interpol – PDA (Black Session)
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Interpol – Gavilan/Cubed (Third Demo)
[Verse 1] / Gosh, I sure miss the early days / When I was so drunk / Tied up in so many ways / Looking for the sanctity of love 'cause / I might make you handsome / Yeah, I might
Interpol – PDA
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Interpol – Mascara
Yes I sure miss the early days / When I was so drunk / Tied up in so many ways / Looking for the sanctity of love cause / I might make you handsome / I might give you me / And
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[Verse 1] / When she walks down the street / She knows there's people watching / The building fronts are just fronts / To hide the people watching her / [Verse 2] / But she once
Interpol – Obstacle 1 (Black Session)
[Verse 1] / I wish I could eat the salt off your last faded lips / We can cap the old times make playing only logical harm / We can cap the old lines plain that nothing else will
Interpol (Ft. Zane Lowe) – Narc (BBC Session)
[Verse 1] / Touch your thighs, I'm the lonely one / Remember that last sweat, because that was the right one / Oh, all your mysteries are moving in the sun / I show some love and
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Interpol – NYC (Demo)
[Verse 1] / I had seven faces / Thought I knew which one to wear / But I'm sick of spending these lonely nights / Training myself not to care / The subway is a porno / Pavements
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Surprise, sometimes, will come around / Surprise, sometimes, will come around / I will surprise you sometime / I’ll come around / Oh, I will surprise you sometime / I’ll come
Interpol – The New (Peel Session)
[Verse 1] / I wish I could live free / I hope it's not beyond me / Settling down it takes time / One day we'll live together / And life will be better / I have it here yeah in my
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Will you put my hands away? / Will you be my man? / Serve it up, don't wait / Let's see about this ham / Oh, what happened? / Oh, what happened? / Homespun desperation's knowing
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[Verse 1] / I'm gonna pull you in close, gonna wrap you up tight / Gonna play with the braids that you came here with tonight / I'm gonna hold your face and toast the snow that
Interpol (Ft. Zane Lowe) – Evil (BBC Session)
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Interpol – Roland (First Demo)
Shhhh / C'mon, c'mon / My best friend's a butcher / He has sixteen knives / He carries them all over the town / At least he tries / Oh, look it stopped snowing / My best friend's
Interpol – A Time To Be So Small (Second Demo)
[Verse 1] / We saw you from the urchin's side from under the boat / We saw you making knots, we saw you get the rope / The boy appearing on the deck, you're making it lurch / The
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Specialist” by Interpol?
“Specialist” by Interpol was written by Interpol.
Q:What is the most popular song on Turn on the Bright Lights: Tenth Anniversary Edition Disc 2 by Interpol?
The most popular song on Turn on the Bright Lights: Tenth Anniversary Edition Disc 2 by Interpol is “Specialist” with a total of 31K page views.
Q:When did Interpol release Interpol (EP)?
Interpol released Interpol (EP) on June 4, 2002.
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