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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Lawrence
Guy Lawrence
Songwriter
Howard Lawrence
Howard Lawrence
Songwriter
James Napier
James Napier
Songwriter
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gus Pirelli
Gus Pirelli
Recording Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Disclosure
Disclosure
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Street lights turn on one by one
My hope is descending like the sun
Try to tell myself there's freedom in the loneliness
Oh, baby
[Verse 2]
Always restless, story of my life
Disconnected, body clock's not right
Try to tell myself that I'ma get some sleep tonight
[PreChorus]
Found myself where I started
This isn't where I want to be
The time that I find hardest
Always comes eventually
[Chorus]
My shadow doesn't show in the dark
The night time is inclined to my heart
The emptiness I felt from the start
Will follow me till I fall apart
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
[Verse 3]
My demons are blockin' out the light
And my mind is about to lose the fight
Why can't I find peace when a caracal could sleep tonight?
Yeah
[Verse 4]
Your absence isn't something that I choose, yeah
Choose, choose, choose
But the truth is you were never mine to lose
Lose, lose, lose
Spendin' half my life just tryna get away from you
Oh, baby, oh
[PreChorus]
Found myself where I started
This isn't where I want to be
The time that I find hardest
Always comes eventually
[Chorus]
My shadow doesn't show in the dark
The night time is inclined to my heart
The emptiness I felt from the start
Will follow me till I fall apart
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
[Refrain]
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
My shadow doesn't show in the dark
The night time is inclined to my heart
The emptiness I felt from the start
Will follow me till I fall apart
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
[Refrain]
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Guy William Lawrence, Howard John Lawrence, James John Napier

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