Glada
Future Islands * Track #1 On As Long As You Are
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Album As Long As You Are
Glada by Future Islands
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The first song of the album As Long As You Are. In an interview at Beat Route singer Samuel T. Herring explains that a glada is a common bird (known as a Red Kite in English) in Southern Sweden where he was living with his partner.
“They’re just these beautiful birds that swoop over the fields. The...
Glada Lyrics
New canopies arise
From the crumbling framework
The remnants of fire
And you came as you are
And they said
“Heaven’s a mystery, unless you’re a star.”
“Unless you’ve a crown.”
But they’re wrong
And you can walk this head around and gone
Or we can fly
Who am I?
Do I deserve to see again?
The slow lapping waves
Bathing my face in light
In the night
Long after summer winds
In the last, diving in
Finding love and a friend
In the dawn
The blueberries arrive
Round the purpling nettles
The ramsons' empire
And you came from the stars
And you said
“We are the prey that we seek in the dark”
But who am I?
Do I deserve the sea again?
Slow lapping waves
Bathing my face in light
In the dawn
For far and long, as I have been
The last time around
Now finding a friend
Who am I?
Why do I deserve the sea again?
After all I’ve done
And finding love in the end
Glada Q&A
Who wrote Glada's ?
Glada was written by Future Islands.
Who produced Glada's ?
Glada was produced by Future Islands.
When did Future Islands release Glada?
Future Islands released Glada on Fri Oct 09 2020.
What did Future Islands say about "Glada"?
Samuel T. Herring said:
I was fighting early on for that to be the opening of the record, because those opening chords, the sounds of birds, for me it’s like parting marsh grass or parting leaves and entering into a new space. And I love that as an entrance to an album—that feeling of entering into...
What have the artists said about the song?
A glada is a type of bird in Sweden, a bird of prey with a large V-shaped tail. That song was written in the countryside in Southern Sweden, the Skåne region. A big part of Swedish life is spending time in nature—in the summertime, you’re basically not allowed to go inside your house until it’s time...