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Long Game
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On Tour
Folk
Long Game was released on March 27, 2026 by Merge Records as a part of the album Hurts Like Hell
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Release DateMarch 27, 2026
LabelMerge Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM74

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Charlotte Cornfield
Charlotte Cornfield
Vocals, Guitar
Adam Brisbin
Adam Brisbin
Pedal Steel Guitar
Bridget Kearney
Bridget Kearney
Vocals, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
El Kempner
El Kempner
Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Sean Mullins
Sean Mullins
Drums
Núria Graham
Núria Graham
Vocals, Piano, Background Vocals
Philip Weinrobe
Philip Weinrobe
Synthesizer
Daniel Pencer
Daniel Pencer
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlotte Cornfield
Charlotte Cornfield
Composer, Lyrics, Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Philip Weinrobe
Philip Weinrobe
Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
Josh Bonati
Josh Bonati
Mastering Engineer
Daniel Murphy
Daniel Murphy
Graphic Design

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Nineteen at the bar
With a nylon string guitar
Ten friends in the crowd
Two drink tickets down
Speeding off on a bike
In the middle of the night
Invincible feeling
Jagged lines on the ceiling
[Bridge]
Paint job in my room
Someone should have said, "That kid needs a vacuum"
And it sure as hell wasn't you
You were putting up a curtain in my moldy bathroom
Bringing a pizza by
Telling two truths, one lie
I really wanted to believe ya
I really wanted to see ya
[Verse 2]
Friday staying out
Lying on Destiny's couch
Throwing down about love
Burned copy of the best of
Early chill of fall
Playing POP Montreal
I wanted to make it a good one
I wanted to make it count
[Bridge]
I was still having fun
Worshipped my idols and wanted to be one
We were all listening to Neil Young
You said your favourite record was Zuma
I always dug you and your sense of humour
2 a.m. with your hand in mine
2 a.m. with our love in mind
It was our love
[PreChorus]
And coming out of it unscathed was impossible
I changed, wasn't mystified in the same ways anymore
[Chorus]
It's a long, long game to play when you're learning the hard way
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play when you're learning the hard way
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play
[Verse 3]
Greyhounds and trains
Memorizing people's names
Sleeping where there was a bed or a couch
And when I was home, riding my green bike past your house
When your car was loaded in the driveway and you were pulling out
[Verse 4]
I always expected you to go
But I didn't think you'd call me from Île Perrot
Barely out of town when you stopped and phoned
You said you wouldn't turn around, but it was hard to go
We moved too fast when it could've been slow
Got too high, cue the crushing low
Now I've been everywhere, I'm Hank Snow
I could've let it die, I guess I never grow
[Chorus]
It's a long, long game to play when you're learning the hard way
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play when you're learning the hard way
It's a long, long game to play
It's a long, long game to play
[Outro]
More doing, less trying
More truth, less lying
More breathing, less sighing
More fun, less crying
More doing, less trying
More truth, less lying
More breathing, less sighing
More living
Less dying
Written by: Charlotte Cornfield
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