“It Gets Dark” is the first song Sigrid recorded for her upcoming second studio album. In an interview for Rolling Stone’s Twitch channel, she stated that the song set the tone for what the album would end up sounding like.
[Verse 1]
High, there's a reason for my high
There's a whole world outside
I saw it last night
Yeah, they're sayin' I'm insane
'Cause I wanna go to space
And leave it all behind
And leave it all behind
I'm leavin'
[Chorus]
I (I)
I've never, ever been this far away from home
And now I know
It gets dark, yeah, it gets dark and I
I'm movin' at the speed of light, I had to go
But now I know
It gets dark so I can see the stars
[Verse 2]
Yeah, my feet came off the ground
Gravity won't hold me down
No, not this time
I'm not who I used to be
'Cause I came out herе to see
The universe insidе
I'm leavin' them behind
I'm leavin' them
[Chorus]
I (I)
I've never, ever been this far away from home
And now I know
It gets dark, yeah, it gets dark and I
I'm movin' at the speed of light, I had to go
But now I know
It gets dark so I can see the stars, no
[Outro]
It gets dark so I can see the stars
It gets dark so I can see the stars
It gets dark so I can see the stars
It gets dark so I can see the stars
It Gets Dark was written by Sigrid & Emily Warren & SLY.
It Gets Dark was produced by SLY.
Sigrid released It Gets Dark on Wed Mar 09 2022.
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