The vocals and melody radiate warmth, while the lyrics express a willingness to remain cool. “Dust In The Sunlight” voices a willingness to keep a relationship a secret in order to appease the other person. The concession is described with poetic elegance in the first four lines:
You whispered hello
Still it hangs in the air like smoke
Raise my hand in half-surrender
I’ll pretend, just a friend
“Dust In The Sunlight is from a duo with the same name as their single:
“The song speaks about being caught up with someone who's emotionally unavailable and being prepared to compromise your own values in order to keep them around. We liked the imagery of the title so much that it became the namesake of the band.”
“The song speaks about being caught up with someone who's emotionally unavailable and being prepared to compromise your own values in order to keep them around. We liked the imagery of the title so much that it became the namesake of the band.”
The duo is Annie Rew Shaw and Billy Wright. They are equally skilled vocalists, which is evidenced during their harmonization and undeniable during vocal layering. Twice, a verse is started before the end of the previous verse. In both cases, the word “oxygen” is layered with the start of the next verse. It is done skillfully and elegantly.
Dust In The Sunlight is based in in the UK. Annie Rew Shaw and Billy Wright met by chance, and quickly recognized how well their voices melded together. Within 12 months of their formation, Dust In The Sunlight signed a record deal with the label Project Melody. Together, they plan to release their first E.P in 2020.
“Dust In The Sunlight” by Dust In The Sunlight
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Lyrics of “Dust In The Sunlight” by Dust In The Sunlight
You whispered hello
Still it hangs in the air like smoke
Raise my hand in half-surrender
I’ll pretend, just a friend
Breathe you in, oxygen
No one knows it
Keep it secret, keep it tight
Float by like dust in the sunlight
Dust in the sunlight
Oh, behave in any way you want
Just let me know
Or/ I’d change just to make you stay a minute more
Kept me hidden, stashed away
Your creature comfort, misheard name
The all-pretending, it means nothing
‘Til you lose it
Snatched away like oxygen
If no one knows then there’s no pressure
Love with no pain
Empty pleasure
Dust in the sunlight
Dust in the sunlight
Oh, behave in any way you want
Just let me know
Or, I’d change just to make you stay a minute more
[Repeat]
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