2012Released
3:29

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Vocalist James Mercer sings on this electronica-flexed slice of indie-folk. "One Dead land's collided. You pour your life down the rifle's spiral and show us you've earned it." He explained the lyric during an interview on the NPR radio network: "I was thinking about religious violence and what it must be like to be in a situation where it seems that your fate has brought you to battle."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Rifle's Spiral.
F♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
107BPM

Album

The album The Rifle's Spiral is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released The Rifle's Spiral.
Aural Apothecary/Columbia
(P) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

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