Listen to Guilty Party by The National

Guilty Party

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Aaron Dessner

Electric Guitar

Bryce Dessner

Electric Guitar

Matt Berninger

Lead Vocals

Bryan Devendorf

Bryan Devendorf

Drums

Arianna Tessier

Arianna Tessier

Violin

Barbara Liepvre

Barbara Liepvre

Cello

Benachir Boukatem

Benachir Boukatem

Viola

Benjamin Lanz

Trombone

Charlotte Juillard

Charlotte Juillard

Violin

Domitille Gilon

Domitille Gilon

Violin

Ella Jarrige

Cello

ÉMILIE SAUZEAU

Violin

Grégoire Dubruel

Grégoire Dubruel

Bass Trombone

Juliette Salmona

Juliette Salmona

Cello

Kyle Resnick

Musician

Leslie Boulin Raulet

Leslie Boulin Raulet

Violin

Marc Desjardins

Marc Desjardins

Violin

Marine Gandon

Viola

Matthias Piccin

Matthias Piccin

Violin

Nikolai Spassov

Nikolai Spassov

Violin

Pauline Hauswirth

Pauline Hauswirth

Violin

Sarah Chenaf

Viola

Thomas Bartlett

Thomas Bartlett

Keyboards

Thomas Garoche

Bass Trombone

Alexander Ridha

Alexander Ridha

Musician

Scott Devendorf

Scott Devendorf

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Aaron Dessner

Songwriter

Bryce Dessner

Orchestrator

Matt Berninger

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bryce Dessner

Producer

Matt Berninger

Co-Producer

Aaron Dessner

Producer

Andi Toma

Additional Engineer

Greg Calbi

Mastering Engineer

Jan St. Werner

Additional Engineer

Jonathan Low

Mixing Engineer

Peter Katis

Mixing Engineer

Steve Fallone

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You're sleeping night and day
How'd you do it
Me I am wide awake
Feeling defeated

I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I know it's not working
I'm no holiday
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
We just got nothing
Nothing left to say

Another year gets away
Another summer of love
I don't know why I care
We miss it every summer

I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doing this
There's no other way
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
I just got nothing, nothing left to say

It all, all catches up to me
It all, all catches up to me all the time

I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I know it's not working, I'm no holiday
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
We just got nothing, nothing left to say

I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doing this, there's no other way
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
I just got nothing, nothing left to say

It all, all just catches up to me
It all, all catches up to me all the time

Writer(s): Bryce David Dessner, Matthew D. Berninger, Aaron Brooking Dessner
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

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