02. The Sky Lit Up
Written by Polly Jean Harvey
Musicians: Polly Jean Harvey, Mick Harvey, John Parish, Rob Ellis, Eric Drew Feldman, Jeremy Hogg, Joe Gore
Produced and mixed by Marius De Vries

Found on:
Is This Desire?

"One day [Captain Beefheart] said 'you've got to hear this, this is a great singer'. And then he played 'The Sky Lit Up' from my last album. I was really embarrassed, but him doing that really meant something." -PJH (music365, 2000)

I'm walking in the city tonight
I'm walking in the city at dark
Remembering, remember light
Thinking of nothing, and the shooting stars
And this world tonight is mine
A world to be remembered in
Think on a faded photograph
My hair longer than it's ever been

and then the sky lit up
The sky, my friend
And I'm lighter than I've ever been

I saw the trees crossing the moon
I saw the stars in the Heaven above
Shine on my own beautiful prayer
Shining on my own beautiful love

The sky lit up

And I'm dancing with him
In this city and in this town
I don't care what he's thinking of
Just take the car, just take my hand