The Light Before We Land Lyrics

Lyric discussion by meatyllamastick 

Cover art for The Light Before We Land lyrics by Delgados, The

I think it's about the melancholy, resigned feeling of knowing something bad or difficult is coming, and nothing you do will change that. There's nothing you can do to be prepared, and you just have to sit and wait. You have a bit of time to relax, but know you'll have to face it soon.

It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing that's to come; it could also be a happy, good thing that's coming to its end.

Kind of also invokes feelings of ASMR (you know, that tingly-head feeling you get from hearing soft noises like typing or whispering, in a quiet setting) and not wanting it to end.

...if that makes any sense