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This song seems to be written about a blind girl named Marie-Laure from Anthony Doerr’s bestselling book All The Light We Cannot See published in 2014. The book reads “the dust swirls in the strange light” on page 362, and many of the points written about here in verses align with the book’s content...
[Chorus: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
Her father's voice
Her mother's heartbeat
The orange color inside her eyelids
The sunlight on her skin
Dust swirls in strange light
[Post-Chorus: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
The feeling of the rug on her body
The hum from the speakers
She learns how to lie
[Chorus: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
Her father's voice
Her mother's heartbeat
The orange color inside her eyelids
The sunlight on her skin
Dust swirls in strange light
[Post-Chorus: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
The feeling of the rug on her body
The hum from the speakers
She learns how to lie
She learns how to lie
She learns how to lie
She learns
[Bridge: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
The feeling of anger
The end of her street
Time in buildings
Time in cars
Could she run forever?
Could she run forever?
[Outro: Brooklyn Youth Chorus]
Dust swirls in strange light
Dust swirls in strange light
Dust swirls in strange light
Dust swirls in strange light
Dust swirls in strange light
Dust Swirls in Strange Light was written by Mike Mills (Graphic Design) & Bryce Dessner.
Dust Swirls in Strange Light was produced by Aaron Dessner & Mike Mills (Graphic Design) & Bryce Dessner & Matt Berninger.
The National released Dust Swirls in Strange Light on Fri May 17 2019.