album cover
The Cat
album cover
The Cat was released on February 20, 2026 by Mute as a part of the album Paper Masks
February 20, 2026
LabelMute
LanguageEnglish
BPM190
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

The cat watches fireflies in my garden
Tapping its tail slowly
Furry philosopher
You can see the ghosts that surround us
And play with their coat tails
[Instrumental]
Remnant of the wild
Your soul bears shadows of the past
Dark and deathly still
I trail you to the river
And we gaze at minnows
With glazed eyes and sharpened claws
[Instrumental]
Always the hunter
You fall with grace
Into my lap
Rough-tongued
Whiskered
Staring at my eyeballs
As they move
Small beads to play with
Purring, a carpet of fluff
You put your paws up for a moment
Relaxing bonelessly
Slackening into a tea towel
Playfully innocent
[Instrumental]
Until the nighthawk screams
From the outskirts
Sliding to the edge
Pupils dilated
No longer tamed
You dissolve into the night
Shadowless
Your nine lives calling
Written by: Danielle de Picciotto, Hiromi Nagashima

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