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The first single off of Arkells' 2022 album picks up exactly where 2021’s Blink Once left off. The closing track of Blink Once, “Last Night I Heard ‘Em Sing (Outro)”, finishes with a percussive string riff that slowly fades out with the vocal line:
Last night I heard ‘em clapping
Last night I hear...
[Verse 1]
Last night, I heard 'em laughing
Last night, I heard someone cry
I asked if there's something funny
Or something on your mind
If I can't get back what's stolen
If can't get back the time
You won't see me pleading guilty
If I never did the crime
[Chorus]
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
Now it's a drop, drop in the bucket for you
Becomes a knock, knock on your ocean view
Trying to find you, get you up to speed
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
It's hot, hot dripping on your toes
Connect the dots, dots, you can see where it goes
Spell it out now for everyone to see
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
[Verse 2]
Last night, I heard 'em clapping
Last night, I heard 'em sing
Just wait until the smoke clears
See what the morning brings
And I don't want back what's broken
Man, you thought that I was blind
And I know what you've been selling
And it ain't worth a dime
[Chorus]
Now it's a drop, drop in the bucket for you
Becomes a knock, knock on your ocean view
Trying to find you, get you up to speed
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
It's hot, hot dripping on your toes
Connect the dots, dots, you can see where it goes
Spell it out now for everyone to see
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
[Bridge]
It's a feeling, do you feel me?
Now I'm breathing to this heart drum beating
A feeling, do you feel me?
Now I'm breathing like it's a—
[Chorus]
Drop, drop in the bucket for you
Becomes a knock, knock on your ocean view
Trying to find you, get you up to speed
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
It's hot, hot dripping on your toes
Connect the dots, dots, you can see where it goes
Spell it out now for everyone to see
Blink twice, there's gonna be a reckoning
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
R-E-C-K-O-N-I-N-G
Reckoning was written by Max Kerman & Tim Oxford & Nick Dika & Mike DeAngelis & Anthony Carone.
Reckoning was produced by Eric Ratz & Derek Hoffman.