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NIGHT CRAWLING by John Cale

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John Cale

NIGHT CRAWLING

Release date: 20th January 2023

From Mercy
Track 8
4:54
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"NIGHT CRAWLING" is a single by John Cale, from the album Mercy, released 20th January 2023. The track is 4:54 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about John Cale.

About the Artist

John Cale

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Lyrics

NIGHT CRAWLING

Help Me.
To Help You
To figure things out
Anyone
Can Play that game
Odds are we’ll carry on
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
You asked me to say
How our lives would be different today
Think about the way you feel
And the way you live today
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
We plaaaay.
We plaaaaay
We plaaaaaay
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on
We’ve played that game before (we played that game)
We played that game. Yes we played that game
We plaaaaaayed.

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Track details

From Mercy

4:542023Single
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Album
Mercy
Mercy
John Cale
20th January 2023
Track number
8
Release year
2023
  1. 1MERCY (feat. Laurel Halo)
    7:00
  2. 2MARILYN MONROE'S LEGS (Beauty Elsewhere) [feat. Actress]
    6:53
  3. 3NOISE OF YOU
    5:16
  4. 4

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STORY OF BLOOD (feat. Weyes Blood)
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  • 5TIME STANDS STILL (feat. Sylvan Esso)
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  • 6MOONSTRUCK (Nico's Song)
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  • 11I KNOW YOU'RE HAPPY (feat Tei Shi)
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  • 12OUT YOUR WINDOW
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  • —MARILYN MONROE'S LEGS (Beauty Elsewhere)
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  • —MERCY
  • —THE LEGAL STATUS OF ICE
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    John Cale
    Producer
    John Cale, Nita Scott
    Producer
    Dustin Boyer
    Bass
    John Cale
    Drums
    Deantoni Parks, John Cale
    Vocals
    John Cale
    Additional Production
    Dustin Boyer
    Background Vocals
    Dustin Boyer
    Mastering Engineer
    Mike Bozzi
    Mixing Engineer
    Seven Davis Jr.
    Piano
    John Cale
    Recording Engineer
    Dustin Boyer
    Synthesizer
    John Cale
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