“Strange Lights”, the most pop-leaning song on Cryptograms, was written entirely by guitarist Lockett Pundt. It was inspired by a dream Pundt had where he, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, and a friend all walked into the sun, knowing it would kill them.
Cox views the song as “an unrequited homoer...
What direction should we choose?
We're lost and still confused
I walk into the sun
With you, the only one
Who understood the ways
The hours become days
The weeks turn into months
We walk into the sun
So glad to have a guide
Less lonely for the ride
And should this car ascend
At least I'm with a friend
In space all things are slow
No sound with speakers blown
The silence fits the scene
The prince is now the king
We walk into the sun
We walk but cannot run
Because walking's half the fun
We walk into the sun
And neon blurs my sight
I'm guided by strange lights
And I'm rattled and I'm stunned
As I walk into the sun
Strange Lights was written by Bradford Cox.
Strange Lights was produced by Deerhunter.
Deerhunter released Strange Lights on Mon Jan 29 2007.