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Final Song

Release date: 13th May 2016

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MØ's 'Final Song' is a tropical house and dance-pop track built around a simple, urgent plea: don't let this be the end. The production sits somewhere between dancefloor and heartbreak, with a drum machine that stutters and synthetic xylophonic flourishes that catch the light like a disco ball. Lyrically, the song traces the absence of a partner as a kind of musical silence, the loss of rhythm and soul when they're gone. The hook arrives as both confession and resistance, a voice asking to be heard before the night closes. The song works because it refuses to choose between intimacy and movement. Verses recall childhood songs written for two people, melodies on repeat, but the chorus pulls toward something larger and more defiant: a higher ground, a perfect sound, the insistence that connection matters enough to fight for. There's no resignation here, only the determination to carry on.

"Final Song" is a single by MØ, released 13th May 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about MØ.

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Lyrics

Final Song

Please, won't you wait?
Won't you stay?
At least until the sun goes down
When you're gone, I lose faith
I lose everything I have found
Heart strings, violins
That's what I hear when you're by my side
Yeah, that's what I hear when you're by my side

But when you're gone the music goes
I lose my rhythm, lose my soul
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song

So don't let this be our final song
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song

Baby when we were young
There was nothing to make believe
And the songs that we sang
They were written for you and me
Melodies on repeat
That's what I hear when you're by my side
Yeah, that's what I hear when you're by my side

And when you're gone the music goes
I lose my rhythm, lose my soul
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song

So don't let this be our final song
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song

Ooh-ooh, take us to a higher ground
Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down
Ooh-ooh, underneath the disco light, it's alright
We could make the perfect sound
We could make the perfect sound

But when you're gone the music goes
I lose my rhythm, lose my soul
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song

So don't let this be our final song (Hey)
So hear me out before you say the night is over
I want you to know that we gotta, gotta carry on
So don't let this be our final song (Hey)

Ooh-ooh, take us to a higher ground
Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down
Ooh-ooh, underneath the disco light, it's alright
We could make the perfect sound
Ooh-ooh, take us to a higher ground
Here and now, whatever you do, just don't look down
Ooh-ooh, underneath the disco light, it's alright
Don't let this be our final song

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    MNEK, MØ, Noonie Bao
    Producer
    MNEK
    Engineer
    Mark Holden
    Drums
    MNEK
    Assistant Engineer
    Jeff Jackson, Robin Florent, Stuart Hawkes
    Background Vocals
    MNEK
    Mixing Engineer
    Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin
    Programmer
    MNEK
    Vocal Producer
    MNEK
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