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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aaron Dessner
Guitar
Bryan Devendorf
Drums
Bryce Dessner
Guitar
Matt Berninger
Vocals
Scott Devendorf
Bass Guitar
Marla Hansen
Background Vocals
C.J. Camerieri
Trumpet
Jeb Wallace
French Horn
Thomas Bartlett
Keyboards
Tim Albright
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Aaron Dessner
Composer
Bryan Devendorf
Composer
Bryce Dessner
Composer
Matt Berninger
Songwriter
Scott Devendorf
Composer
Padma Newsome
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Katis
Producer
The National
Producer
Lyrics
Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city with our diamond slippers on
Do our gay ballet on ice, bluebirds on our shoulders
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight, no thinking for a little while
Let's not try to figure out everything at once
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Writer(s): Bryce David Dessner, Matthew D. Berninger
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