“Moonlight” greets the listener with gentle synths, birdsong, and guitar evoking the feeling that the listener entering another world. As lead singer Yannis Philippakis explained to Consequence of Sound:
I like records where there’s an opening of a space. You feel like you’re going through a wormho...
[Verse]
I walked into the desert
I walked out of the past
You were riding on a black horse
To sing songs at the table again
I walked into the desert
I walked into the dawn
You came to me on a black horse
To remind me of all I've said and done
[Outro]
"Be lightweight,"
When I roam
"Be lightweight,"
When I roam
"Be lightweight,"
When I roam
"Be lightweight,"
When I roam
Moonlight was written by Jack Bevan & Jimmy Smith (UK) & Edwin Congreave & Yannis Philippakis.
Moonlight was produced by Foals & Brett Shaw.
Yannis described this song as a “palate cleanser” in the Apple Music track by track commentary.
It sets the tone, but it’s also not necessarily what people might expect after What Went Down … I wanted it to feel like it’s the entry point into the world. Like it’s one of those cheesy ‘60s TV graphic...