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Laufey

Clockwork

Release date: 21st August 2025

From A Matter Of Time
Track 1
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Laufey's 'Clockwork' is a portrait of romantic anxiety rendered with surgical precision. The song tracks a narrator caught in the familiar spiral of self-doubt before a date: the catastrophising, the physical symptoms, the conviction that every word will betray her. She knows the pattern is irrational, yet finds herself trapped in it anyway. The lyrics move between her internal chaos and the moment itself, where touch and a smile at the arcade begin to dissolve the carefully constructed dread. What makes the song work is its refusal to resolve neatly. The narrator's fear of her own feelings is as vivid as the feeling itself. She swings from "I'll run away" to "I fell in love with you" without apology, the repetition of "like clockwork" suggesting both inevitability and the mechanical precision with which her emotions seem to follow a predetermined script. It's a song about the gap between what we think will happen and what actually does, and the strange relief when the two briefly align.

"Clockwork" is a track by Laufey, from the album A Matter Of Time, released 21st August 2025. The track is 2:31 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Laufey.

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Lyrics

Clockwork

Swore I'd never do this again
Think that I'm so clever I could date a friend
He just called me, said he's running late
Like me, he probably had to regurgitate

I know it's irrational, at least I'm self-aware
I'm shivering, maybe I'll stay home
"Oh shit, he's here!"

My head's a wild place, I've considered every way
Words I'll forget, deeply regret, he'll run away
And nothing brings me fear like meeting with my destiny
But like clockwork, think he fell in love with me

Now we're drinking, caught in fight-or-flight
I think I might be loving this romantic night
Damn, he's smiling, staring back at me
We're at the arcade, think it's going perfectly

I know I'm dramatic, but I caved in at his touch
I want him forever, oh, my God, I've said too much

My head's a wild place, I've considered every way
Words I'll forget, deeply regret, I'll run away
And nothing brings me fear like meeting with my destiny

But good God, I think he fell in love
Ticktock, and I fell in love too
Like clockwork, I fell in love with you

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Track details

From A Matter Of Time

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A Matter Of Time
A Matter Of Time
Laufey
22nd August 2025
Track number
1
Release year
2025
  1. 1Clockwork
    2:31
  2. 2Lover Girl
    2:44
  3. 3Snow White
    3:14
  4. 4Castle in Hollywood
    2:34

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Laufey, Spencer Stewart
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    Bass
    Spencer Stewart
    Drums
    Ryan Shaw
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Jannick Frampton
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    Cello
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    Double Bass
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    Electric Guitar
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    Immersive Mixing Engineer
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    Steve Kaye
    Violin
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