At a July 18th, 2018 show at Red Rocks Ampitheater in Morrison, Colorado, Sylvan Esso frontwoman Amelia Meath introduced “The Glow” as a song about “all of the people I wanted to sleep with in high school.”
[Verse 1]
Willy's so tall
And Avi's so fair
And Deanna's so beautiful
Pretending not to care
[Chorus]
And I remember The Glow, oh, oh
And I remember The Glow, oh, oh
[Post-Chorus 1]
In my headphones
After school and slightly stoned
I remember The Glow
[Verse 2]
Meg's so snide
And Allie's so loud
And Micah's is so dreamy
Shaking in the crowd
[Chorus]
And I remember The Glow, oh, oh
Yeah, I remember The Glow, oh, oh
[Bridge]
Walking back from the show
With my heart in echo
So alone in the snow
And Phil singing just to me, only
[Chorus]
I remember The Glow, oh, oh
I remember The Glow, oh, oh
Yeah, I remember the glow
Oh, I remember the glow
[Post-Chorus 2]
It wasn't from a phone
And I knew I wasn't alone
[Chorus]
I remember The Glow
Yeah, I remember The Glow
I remember The Glow
I remember The Glow
The Glow was written by Amelia Meath & Nick Sanborn.
The Glow was produced by Sylvan Esso.
Sylvan Esso released The Glow on Fri Apr 28 2017.
“The Glow” is about listening to The Microphones‘ record The Glow Pt. 2, one of the first records that I really loved. Each track made my heartsick, high-schooler self feel less lonely and more safe. I used to listen to it on a Discman while I walked home from shows at The Middle East or TT The Bear...