we always knew we'd be lovers
when the summer ends
we couldn't stand to be apart from one another
on the other hand
we weren’t fit to play
like kings and queens before
and now I'm sleeping with the lights on looking over my shoulder and double bolting the door
and the problem is
as if it needs to be told
that nothing gets better and the same things repeat on and on we get old
the air just changes my mind
while i lie stuck in time
I'm getting out, down, now
and the cities too cold the cities too hot
life doesn't give a fuck about what you want
let's slip out, take a ride, let's get high for just a little while
and your daddy is pretty and your momma's rich
let's get the fuck out of the city and get our fix
of the air, in the night, let's get high, for just a little while
and i have to ask, what you want from me
because i want to be, by myself
you're a hot blur, i can barely see
I'm a hot mess, just as well
it's all a hot blur
I'll keep on walking down
can't find a way to make it seem okay, but on the other hand
it's probably bad for me, and that just seems to be right
so I'll jump in from the deep end and just leave it up to reason I'll be cured by the light
and the cities too cold the cities too hot
life doesn't give a fuck about what you want
let's slip out, take a ride, let's get high for just a little while
and your daddy is pretty and your momma's rich
let's get the fuck out of the city and get our fix
of the air, in the night, let's get high, for just a little while
A nostalgic record full of ambling rhythms, vivid imagery, and cotton-soft melodies tapped out on an ever-present ’70s synth-organ hybrid. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 11, 2021
Lush & lovely compositions from this duo that blend dreamy electronics with floating melodies in songs that drift between pop & ambient. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 27, 2021
Kishi Bashi poured every ounce of his dazzling creative energy into this exultant gift of an album. His every instrument is a living thing, a reflection of the infectious joy within him. Lighght is precisely that: a source of light, a healing balm for the soul, a wondrous show of moving color, love, and hope. HK