Enter Shikari’s latest single, “Redshift” released 12th January 2016, is an account of the ephemeral nature of existence, how we are very lucky to both exist at this exact time in history, and how we and other objects in space are travelling at a rate so fast that in the distant future, our night sk...
[Intro]
We drift apart, we drift apart
We drift apart, we drift apart
[Verse 1]
If there's one reason to smile
It's when you look up out at night
You're fortunate enough
To drink in a vista
A hundred billion flares
Display a glowing history
Splayed out across a canvas
The night sky
[Pre-Chorus]
But for a moment, just contemplate
When looking up, you only saw a blank slate
And for a moment, just contemplate
It appears that Heaven's been abandoned
[Chorus]
We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
We separate, we fragment
We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
It appears that Heaven's been abandoned
[Verse 2]
I climbed down from the wall
Where I sit and search for a source sublime
Other than our dear sun
The lone star, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
But for a moment, just contemplate
When looking up, you only saw a blank slate
And for a moment, just contemplate
It appears that Heaven's been abandoned
Just contemplate
What if the heavens were abandoned?
[Chorus]
We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
We separate, we fragment
We accelerate
Through the extent of outer space
We accelerate
It appears that Heaven's been abandoned
[Interlude]
Your skin and bones
Heart and mind
Are made from the remnants of stars
That died
And can you feel it inside?
Can you feel it inside?
Can you feel it inside?
[Bridge]
A supergiant erupts into a supernova
The ultimate sacrifice
And we are the descendants
A supergiant erupts into a supernova
The ultimate sacrifice
And we are the descendants
[Outro]
We drift apart, we drift apart
We drift apart, we drift apart
Redshift was written by Rory Clewlow & Rob Rolfe & Chris Batten & Rou Reynolds.
Redshift was produced by Dan Weller & Enter Shikari.
Enter Shikari released Redshift on Tue Jan 12 2016.