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Scapegoat
4
On Tour
Alternative
Scapegoat was released on May 22, 2026 by Mint Records as a part of the album So Wrong for so Long
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Release DateMay 22, 2026
LabelMint Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM67

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nora Kelly Band
Nora Kelly Band
Guitar
Ethan Soil
Ethan Soil
Percussion
Patrick Rendell
Patrick Rendell
Guitar
Rachel Silverstein
Rachel Silverstein
Keyboards
Dylan Keating
Dylan Keating
Pedal Steel Guitar
Ellie MacPhee
Ellie MacPhee
Fiddle
Scott ‘Monty’ Munro
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nora Kelly Band
Nora Kelly Band
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nora Kelly Band
Nora Kelly Band
Producer
Ethan Soil
Ethan Soil
Engineer
Marcus Paquin
Marcus Paquin
Producer
Andrew Woods
Andrew Woods
Engineer
Gwen Dumontet
Gwen Dumontet
Engineer

Lyrics

I feel I’m coming round the bend
Is the taxi to the airport a beginning or an end?
I realize as I board the plane
6 years on medication
Nearly every cell’s changed
Take the scapegoats out to pasture
If you’re really, if you’re really their master
Set the Godforsaken flock free
They’ll come home if it’s where they need to be
Oh God, the boy is trying to make his amends
He’s done the work to fix it and he tried to find an end
But fear is here, the seed a tree
And now the field needs a fence
The front door to my parents house is my last defence
But I’ll take the scapegoats out to pasture
If I’m really, if I’m really their master
Set the Godforsaken flock free
They’ll come home if it’s where they need to be
Ooo - I’ll never touch the skyline
Or meet the horizon cause the car keeps on driving
Ooo - I’m coming home now
The sun’s always rising is what I’m realizing
Cause if I’ve pushed you away it was me I betrayed
So I’ll take the scapegoats out to pasture
If I’m really, if I’m really their master
Set the Godforsaken flock free
They come home if it’s where they need to be
You will see
Little kid you’re really lucky you still got time
While you’re kissing on the mouth just to stay here
I got all the time to wander back
While you’re kissing on the mouth just to stay here
I keep watching wheels fall off the track
Car fire
with you tearing down my street
Even though you were whispering softly
head down
For a minute of relief
You should know you keep killing me softly
Dead dog lying cold in the tall reeds
Guns down with the prophecy complete
Double down
With your fists on the high keys
Even then you were whispering softly
 
Someone told me that a promise is a knife fight
Buzz you in everytime’s like the first time
While you’re kissing on the mouth just to stay here
I got all the time to wander back
While you’re kissing on the mouth just to stay here
I keep watching horses turn the track
Car fire
with you tearing down my street
Even though you were whispering softly
Head down
For a minute of relief
You should know you keep killing me softly
Dumb luck and the buckle of your knees
3-4 with the prophecy complete
Froze up
With your palm on the high beam,
Even then you were whispering softly
(Outro)
Dragging it up
You drank from the cup
In the hotel lobby
lucky in love
You should know better by now
Dusk is coming on
Written by: Nora Kelly
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