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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aaron Dessner
Guitar
Bryce Dessner
Electric Guitar
Matt Berninger
Vocals
Bryan Devendorf
Drums
James McAlister
Drums
Kyle Resnick
Trumpet
Lisa Hannigan
Additional Vocals
Mina Tindle
Vocals
Robert Ames
Conductor
Scott Devendorf
Bass Guitar
Agata Darashkaite
Violin
Akiko Ishikawa
Violin
Alexandra Caldon
Violin
Anna De Bruin
Violin
Anna Ovsyanikova
Violin
Ben Lanz
Trombone
Claire Hazelton
Violin
Clare Kennington
Violin
Daisy Vatalaro
Cello
Jonny Byers
Cello
Juan Gonzalez
Violin
Julian Azkoul
Violin
Kirsty Mangan
Violin
Louise McMonagle
Cello
Mandira De Saram
Violin
Mathew Bain
Violin
Max Ruisi
Cello
Miles Brett
Violin
Minn Majoe
Violin
Peteris Sokolovskis
Cello
Radhika de Saram
Violin
Sérgio Serra
Cello
Zahra Benyounes
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Aaron Dessner
Composer
Bryce Dessner
Composer
Matt Berninger
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The National
Producer
Bella Blasko
Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Jonathan Low
Mixing Engineer
Sean O’brien
Engineer
Steve Fallone
Mastering Engineer
Tucker Martine
Producer
Lyrics
It's a calculation I made a mistake on
I never should have said it like I said
It'll come to me later like a space invader
And I won't be able to get it out of my head
What if I'd never written the letter
I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you?
What if I'd stayed on the C train to Lafayette?
What if we'd never met?
What if I'd only just done what you told me and never looked back?
What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway and faded to black?
It was too romantic, it was sad and frantic
A paperback book in a storm drain
It could go number one if I copied anyone
From a melody that I wish I had
What if I'd never written the letter
I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you?
What if I'd stayed on the C train to Lafayette?
What if we'd never met?
What if I'd only just done what you told me and never looked back?
What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway and faded to black?
What if I'd never written the letter
I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you?
What if I'd stayed on the C train to Lafayette?
What if we'd never met?
What if I'd only just done what you told me and never looked back?
What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway and faded to black?
It'll come to me later like a space invader
And I won't be able to get it out of my head
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Why'd I leave it like that? Why'd I leave it like that?
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Why'd I leave it like that?
Why'd I leave it like that?
Why'd I leave it like that?
Why'd I leave it like that?
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Quarter after four in the morning, my heart's software gore
Why'd I leave it like that?
Writer(s): Bryce David Dessner, Matthew Donald Berninger, Aaron Brooking Dessner
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