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Ariel Pink – Nightbirds (2025) | Track profile | Dork

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Ariel Pink
The Key of Joy Is Disobedience
Nightbirds

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Nightbirds

Release date: 12th September 2025

From The Key of Joy Is Disobedience

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About This Track

"Nightbirds" is a track by Ariel Pink, from the album The Key of Joy Is Disobedience, released 12th September 2025. Full lyrics are available below.

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Ariel Pink

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Lyrics

Nightbirds

[Chorus]

Brain swells after nightfall in our sorority

Brain cells after nightfall, come join for tea

Nightbirds after nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

We have sundown 'til the break of dawn

We go up all night and we're singin' along

Brain swells after nightfall in our sorority

Brain cells after nightfall, come join for tea

Nightbirds after nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

We have sundown 'til the break of dawn

We go up all night and we're singin' along

[Verse]

Yeah, brain cells after nightfall

Ya gotta play this song for me

Brain cells after nightfall, owls in the trees

Nightbirds after nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

We hate sunlight but we're up all night

808 and electrolytes

[Chorus]

Brain swells after nightfall in our sorority

Brain cells after nightfall, come join for tea

Nightbirds after nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

We have sundown 'til the break of dawn

We go up all night and we're singin' along

[Verse]

Ravens after nightfall, shadows play on white walls

Grey stone conclave campus nights

808 and electrolytes

Angels breaking my fall

Sunday service, why God?

We have sundown to the break of dawn

We go up all night, up all night, up all night, up all night, up all night...

Brain swells after nightfall

Brain cells after nightfall

Brain swells after nightfall

Brain cells after nightfall

Brain swells after nightfall

Brain cells after nightfall

[Chorus]

Brain swells after nightfall

Brain cells after nightfall

Night turns on at nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

We have sundown 'til the break of dawn

We go up all night and we're singin' along

[Outro]

Brain swells after nightfall in our sorority

Brain cells after nightfall, come join for tea

Nightbirds after nightfall, brain turns off at nightfall

La la la, la, la la la, la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la

Brain swells after nightfall

La la la la la la...

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Track details

From The Key of Joy Is Disobedience

2025

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The Key of Joy Is Disobedience

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