‘Sun Gun’ is a song about the future. But also a song about the past… from the future’s perspective. A dys/utopian narrative. A rescue mission. An uplifting space romp. A portent of potentiality and a premonition of probability for the ever expanding, avaricious human race. ‘Sun Gun’ is a song of hope, a song of love… a light to lift the darkness.
A 9mins30 sweeping epic journey – ‘Sun Gun’ is a timeless neo-psych, shimmering, summer’s day intergalactic cruise, surfing on waves of vocal harmonies and cascading guitars. From ‘Sun Machine’ to ‘Sun King’, sun salutations to sun salvation. A fitting last song for the creative enterprise that is The Arthur Brothers Nine, ‘Sun Gun’ acts as a statement of intent. A song to launch The Arthur Brothers into space and back again. ‘Destination we've arrived’.
LYRICS:
It's cold in the night
And no one's watching
You're alone inside
But we can take it all away in time
Time to know it's time
To let yourself go
This machine can hear you cry
Ten thousand miles away
A memory, a photograph, a vision
From another place
A shard of heaven drops
A diamond blanket guides you homeward
Destination we've arrived
We've been dreaming of
A light to lift the darkness
Sun Gun beaming out
A blinding ray of gold
Sing sing, shake it up
Shine across horizons
Let the light be love
No one can reach you
If you never show yourself completely
Broken dreams are floating by
Don't let them shackle you in fear
Trust the road you're on
And all the signs will guide you homeward
Destination we've arrived
We've been dreaming of
A light to lift the darkness
Sun Gun beaming out
A blinding ray of gold
Sing sing, shake it up
Shine across horizons
Let the light be love
We'll build a home
To keep us warm
When the snow is falling down
Burn a fire
A beacon white
In the blackest heart of night
This ticking timebomb
Will blow your mind
So sleep tonight
And wake up wrapped in kindness
Destination we've arrived
(This machine can hear you cry)
Destination we've arrived
(We've come to guide)
Destination we've arrived
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Come to, come to guide you home
We've been dreaming of
A light to lift the darkness
Sun Gun beaming out
A blinding ray of gold
Sing sing, shake it up
Shine across horizons
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love....
(Ho ho ho ho
Ho woo ah ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho....)
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
For you and me
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
For you and me
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
For you and for me
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love
Let the light be love....
Let the light be
Won't you let the light
Let the light be
We're gonna find a new home
We're coming home
Gonna find a new home
We're coming home
We're coming home....
Written By: J. C. Wright, Danny Arthur, Matt Arthur
Produced by: J. C. Wright.
Co-production and engineering: Michael Freyer, Sam Wheat
Performers
Matt Arthur: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Danny Arthur: Backing Vocals, Synthesiser
J. C. Wright: Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesisers, Space Sounds, Percussion
Chris Burrows: Electric Guitar
Ali Byworth: Drums
Vocal Arrangements
J. C. Wright
Mix Engineer: Aaron Cupples
Mixed by: Aaron Cupples and J. C. Wright
Mastered by: Henke Jonsson at Masters of Audio, Stockholm SE
The Arthur Brothers; an artistic alliance centered around the biological brothers Matt and Danny Arthur and the producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist J. C. Wright.
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