Yötön Yö (translated to Nightless Night), is a song performed by Ahti in Alan Wake 2 and is performed in Finnish. It is performed in Suomi Hall by Ahti in Return 3: Local Girl, is featured in the short film of the same name created by Thomas Zane, and can be heard on the radio in all Break Rooms with the ability to swap between Return and Initiation.
English Lyrics[]
Like a nightmare, he comes for you
Draped in shadows
Many tales are told about him
You can never escape him
He stares at you in the mirror
The heat of the murder like a crown burning on his brow
You know his gaze, you can never forget
Even with his face hidden behind a veil of blood
It's nightless night
It eats your mind
It's nightless night
It eats at a man
Soon this dance turns into a game tag played with knives
The bloody mouth twists into a grin
The cap of the booze bottle has gone missing
The knives are out with a rattle, the last thing you'll hear
It's nightless night
The light is lost
It's nightless night
All hope is lost
It's nightless night
It swallows your love
It's nightless night
It devours us all
He's been called by many names
Like a dying man curses death itself
And prays to a god of dark myths
Old Scratch, Satan, our savior
A black cloud boils inside his skull
It explodes out and rages into the night
With boundless joy in his eyes
He has come, it has come
To the bottom of the well, into a pile of corpses
No one will make it alive through this night
In his dark room he writes
He fishes you into this verse from his fever dreams
He stares at you in the mirror
The heat of the murder like a crown burning on his brow
You know his gaze, you can never forget
Even with his face hidden behind a veil of blood
It's nightless night
It takes your soul
It's nightless night
It devours you
Finnish Lyrics[]
Kuin painajainen, hän luoksesi saapuu
Hänet verhottu on varjojen kaapuun
Monta tarinaa hänest' kerrotaan
Häntä pakoon et pääse sä milloinkaan
Hän peilistä sua tuijottaa
Murhan polte, se kruunu loimuaa
Tuon katseen tunnet, et voi unohtaa
Vaik' kasvot piiloutuu veriverhon taa
On yötön yö
Se järjen syö
On yötön yö
Se miehen syö
Puukkohippaan tanssi pian vaihtuu
Irveen vääntyy jo verinen suu
Viinapullosta korkki hukataan
Tupenrapinan vain kuulee korvissaan
On yötön yö
Se valon syö
On yötön yö
Se toivon syö
On yötön yö
Se rakkaan syö
On yötön yö
Se kaiken syö
Monin nimin häntä kuultu on kutsuttavan
Niin kuin kiroaa kuoleva Kuoleman
Rukoilee synkkien myyttien jumalaa
Vihtahousua, Saatanaa, Vapahtajaa
Musta pilvi päässä kiehuu
Ulos räjähtää ja yössä riehuu
Silmissään riemu rajaton
Hän tullut on, se tullut on
Kaivon pohjalle ruumiskasaan
Tästä yöstä ei selviä kukaan
Synkäs' huoneessaan kirjoittaen
Onkii houreistaan sinut säkeeseen
Hän peilistä sua tuijottaa
Murhan polte, se kruunu loimuaa
Tuon katseen tunnet, et voi unohtaa
Vaik' kasvot piiloutuu veriverhon taa
On yötön yö
Se sielun syö
On yötön yö
Se sinut syö
Trivia[]
A portion of the song was performed at The Game Awards 2023 on December 7, 2023 by the Game Awards Orchestra as part of the build up to the final award, Game of the Year, for which Alan Wake 2 was nominated.
