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Cavetown

NPC

Release date: 16th January 2026

From Running With Scissors
Track 5
4:06
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‘NPC’ by Cavetown is an alternative track from the album ‘Running With Scissors’, released in 2026. The lyrics present a persona who feels unseen and mislabelled, using images of numb concealment alongside domestic gestures, as the voice insists that even “Nobody sees”. The writing leans into isolation and discomfort, with a sense of vigilance and refusal in the face of social distance. In the verses, identity is reduced to a stand-in, then reclaimed in small, ritualised acts, even as the speaker admits they cannot settle in the space between.

"NPC" is a single by Cavetown, from the album Running With Scissors, released 16th January 2026. The track is 4:06 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Cavetown.

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Cavetown

Cavetown

Lyrics

NPC

Nobody knows me

That's what they call me, You-know-who
Got A void for A body

No one can see me, Not even you
I settle in (I settle in)
I light A salt lamp, Blow the fuse
I pick my skin (I pick my skin)
Can't get comfy, No I refuse
I can't stand the space in between
Nobody sees what I see
Here I go on a plane again to A place
Where I literally live, Still it's all new to me
Uncanny valley girl dream
The main character acting like an NPC
Everybody's at home
Or away
Or in some third place
But I live in the space in between
I live in the space in between
I live in the space in between

Not no body for nothing

There's a hole in my stomach and it grew
From a tear to A chasm
Now I'm just like you
I can't stand the space in between
Nobody sees what I see
Here I go on a plane again to A place
Where I literally live, Still it's all new to me
Uncanny valley girl dream
The main character acting like an NPC
Everybody's at home
Or away
Or in some third place
But I live in the space in between
I live in the space in between
I live in the space in between

Here I am
I was nowhere, Now I live in you
A light you've bent
You're the prism that I'm passing through
I can't stand the space in between
Nobody sees what I see
Here I go on a plane again to A place
Where I literally live, Still it's all new to me
Uncanny valley girl dream
The main character acting like an NPC
Everybody's at home
Or away
Or in some third place
But I live in the space in between
Oh, I live in the space in between

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Track details

From Running With Scissors

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Running With Scissors
Cavetown
16th January 2026
Track number
5
Release year
2026
  1. 1Skip
    2:34
  2. 2Cryptid
    2:04
  3. 3Rainbow Gal
    2:22
  4. 4Baby Spoon
    3:00
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    The upcoming album 'Running With Scissors' drops later this month.

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    "It’s finally being unveiled at just the right time," comments Cavetown.

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    You'd be better of getting tickets to Cavetown's tour later this year, rather than Iron Maiden (baby).

    22 Oct 2021 • 7:50 am
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    Keep an eye out for more Cavetown soon.

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