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“Distorted Light Beam” is the lead single from Bastille’s fourth studio album. It premiered on on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show on June 23rd, 2021 as the Hottest Record in the World.
DISTORTED LIGHT BEAM ∞ Hottest Record In The World tonight on @BBCR1 with @anniemacmanus ∞ Listen in from 6pm pic.twi...
[Verse 1]
It isn't enough
To start a riot
Distort the light beam
Until I like me
It isn't enough
If this is real life
I'll stick to dreamin'
Come see what I see
[Pre-Chorus]
Feeling like
If this is life
I'm choosin' fiction
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Call it faith (Call it faith)
Call it fame (Call it fame)
The fantasy's the same (Uh)
[Chorus]
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake me up, don't wake me up
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake mе up, don't wake me up
[Verse 2]
Levеlin' up
Delete my history
Choose how you see me
And the future's easier
Levelin' up
I'm here, I'm winnin'
Defeat the big boss
Game over, your loss
[Pre-Chorus]
Feeling like
This ain't life
I'm choosin' fiction
Ooh woah, ooh woah
Call it faith
Call it fame
The fantasy's the same (So)
[Chorus]
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake me up, don't wake me up
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake me up, don't wake me up
[Bridge]
Will I ever, will I ever
Will I ever wake up?
Hope I never wake up (Will I ever)
I never get tired (Will I ever)
No, no, no, no, no (Will I ever)
No, no, no, no, no
[Chorus]
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
Don't wake me up, don't wake me up
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake me up, don't wake me up
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can do anything
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can go anywhere
When I'm dreamin' tonight, I can be anyone
So don't wake me up, don't wake me up
[Outro]
Ooh, and when I'm dreamin', I can do anything
So here I go
Distorted Light Beam was written by Dan Smith & Mark Crew & Marty Maro & Ryan Tedder.
Distorted Light Beam was produced by Mark Crew & Dan Smith & Ryan Tedder & Marty Maro.
Bastille released Distorted Light Beam on Wed Jun 23 2021.
In an interview with Annie Mac from BBC Radio, Dan Smith said:
We just wanted to explore the idea of like the fact that online or virtually you can kind of choose who you want to be, you can distort this version of yourself. But that escapism, obviously, is amazing in some senses but can be really...
We worked on this over Zoom with Ryan Tedder, and we then took it away and took it into the world of digital dreaming. I had a lot of fun writing the lyrics. It’s the plugging-in moment at the beginning; it sets the scene of this dreaming space where literally anything is possible. It was really fun...