Em

““I wrote ‘Daylight’ about the idea that, reputation, for me, aesthetically and thematically, felt like a very, very long night of storms and volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes, hail, tornadoes, endless fire, an astroid hit. And so it felt like trying to figure out what’s what throughout all that. I did gain sort of an insight that I didn’t have before, which was like, even though all this stuff has happened and you, at times, feel really down about stuff that’s happened in your life or your past or whatever, letting it go is a really, really, really, important step. Even if you never fully get there. Reminding yourself to let things go as they present themselves, even if you can’t seem to let them go yet, is a helpful exercise. And realizing that you can find love in literally the worst times in your life. You can find friendship in the worst times in your life, you can find the best things in your life that you will have forever in temporary, really awful times that will pass. And so those were all the themes I was thinking about when I wrote this song, but I don’t think I was necessarily thinking about them because I wrote it really fast. But, I think about them now.”

“I think this song is important right now because it really feels timeless and romantic. It makes me feel like music is about celebrating the moments in our lives when we feel magical connections and loyalty and trust. To sway with your lover in the living room or to daydream on your own...this is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written.”

“I began to talk. I talked about summer, and about time. The pleasures of eating, the terrors of the night. About this cup we call a life. About happiness. And how good it feels, the heat of the sun between the shoulder blades.”