Aphelion is the A-side single off Arab Strap’s 7" single bundled together with Flutter on side B.
This special 7" is due for a March 4th release, on the anniversary of the duo’s comeback album As Days Get Dark released just a year before and it features two songs written during the creative process...
[Verse 1]
Kick the sheets off the night
And fuck it till its legs shake
If we can't make it alright
We can make a tiny earthquake
[Verse 2]
And her sound love's sweet
Sad lovers' tongues by night!
In this black kingdom of touch
We hate our life
[Verse 3]
Blow a kiss to the night
And leave it on its way in now
All the fun has taken flight
And soon we'll have to face the day now
[Bridge]
As heaven falls the earth is spun
To pull us further from our sun
The war unwon
The deed is done
We're just victims of gravity
[Chorus]
The final song fades out
And shadow fills the room
And we lie awake, griеving effigies
On our pocket-sprung tomb
[Verse 4]
Deepеn our decision
And deepen our tristesse
Loving takes its sleep
With just one last cold caress
Aphelion was written by Malcolm Middleton & Aidan Moffat.
Arab Strap released Aphelion on Thu Jan 13 2022.