Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff
This airy electronic-pop track features an appearance by writer Ocean Vuong, whose work also narrates the immigrant struggle in the United States. In here, Vuong’s voice, recorded from the “On Being” podcast, enters the song midway, delivering a chilling reflection on the eternal nature of energy an...
[Verse 1]
You know, they call me the night queen
'Cause I live in the dark
And I don't let nobody near me
And I betray my heart
[Verse 2]
And I'm addicted to freedom
Well, honey, what good will that do?
Living this lonely life
So separated from you
[Chorus]
And, oh, if the world can't find me, oh
I'll leave it all behind me
[Verse 3]
So tired of running in a pack
I left my home, I can't turn back
So tired of running in these escapades
They got me living up on esplanade
[Chorus]
And, oh, if the world can't find me, oh
I'll leave it all behind me
[Break]
As a species, as life on Earth, we've been dying for millennia
But I built an energy device
It's transformed
[Chorus]
Oh, if the world can't find me, oh
I'll leave it all behind me
Oh, if the world can't find me, oh
I'll leave it all behind me
nightqueen was written by Hurray for the Riff Raff.
nightqueen was produced by Brad Cook.
Hurray for the Riff Raff released nightqueen on Fri Feb 18 2022.