All night long

by Jenny Hval

From the album: Iris Silver Mist

Duration: 06:01

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Lyrics for All night long

The recording software asks, "This note or that?" The recording software asks, "Quantify?" It never ask where I'm from Asking me, "Please make a choice" All night long with the choices All night long with the choices All night long for the others All night long for the others All night Do you remember all the Pandemic birthdays? A friend Received so many flowers It looked like she had died She found herself absent Absent from her own house Happy birthday! All night long in my absence All night long for the others All night long with the choices All night long in my absence All night long What do I choose? It should be something What do I know? Even without the flowers I'm not there What am I now? I'm lost in the admin A failed CEO Cleaning out my grave What do I know? I'm lost in absentia Dancing on my grave What would happen if I fell If I fell through? In the eyes that open on the inside In the eyes, the coffin is a black box It's just what I do It's just what I do I'm performing there Performing on top of my bones, mine and my family's bones As long as I'm performing, I'm not choosing, or dying I'm performing in the speed of light Faster than autotune can read and transform a note Faster than a microphone can pick up any sound Dodging the entire industry Just a living matter moving through light and shadow Happy birthday! All night long All night long All night long All night long All night long

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