Track 1 of the album Blackout Sessions · 2010
Retirement Party for the Night Shift
“We opened with the end of a shift because our first night began with the power going out. The badge on the hook is a goodbye, and the kick is the handshake.”
techno · warehouse techno · anthemic techno · 3:38
Lyrics
Badge on the hook and the hallway hums Thirty years of the graveyard light Coffee and static, the quiet drums Of the machines that kept the night Hands that fixed what no one saw Hands that learned the dark by heart Tonight the floor is yours, the law Is the bass and the way we start Raise it up, raise it up For the ones who held the line Night shift, night shift, take your bow Night shift, night shift, dance it out now Night shift, night shift, the sun can wait Night shift, night shift, never late Take your bow Lights go low and the kick goes deep The crowd is every face you knew Those who watched while the world was asleep Now the world is watching you Cake and confetti in the loading bay Speakers stacked on the steel Tomorrow's a long and open day Tonight is what you feel Raise it up, raise it up For the ones who held the line Night shift, night shift, take your bow Night shift, night shift, dance it out now Night shift, night shift, the sun can wait Night shift, night shift, never late Take your bow Hold the breath, hold the breath Count it down to the drop Thirty years in a single step Never stop Night shift, night shift, take your bow Night shift, night shift, dance it out now Night shift, night shift, the sun can wait Night shift, night shift, never late Take your bow Take your bow Night shift