Lights Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), kno… Read Full Bio ↴Lights Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known mononymously as Lights (previously stylized as LIGHTS), is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. She has had multiple singles which have charted within the top ninety on the Canadian Hot 100. She was awarded the 2009 Juno Award for New Artist of the Year and two 2009 Astral Media Radio awards during Canadian Music Week.

Her debut EP Lights was released in July 2008 and achieved commercial success which enabled the release of her first full-length album, The Listening, on September 22, 2009. Her second album, Siberia, was released on October 4, 2011. Both albums have been certified gold in Canada. Lights released her third studio album, Little Machines, on September 19, 2014, which debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at number five. Her fourth album, Skin&Earth, which featured "Giants", was released in September 2017, accompanied by a graphic novel of the same name. Her albums won the Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year in 2015 and 2018.

Lights has collaborated with artists including Bring Me the Horizon, Silverstein, Deadmau5, Felix Cartal, i_o, Owl City and Sleepy Tom. Lights signed with Fueled by Ramen in 2019 and released Skin&Earth Acoustic, which included three new songs.

In 700000000000000000000000 skies
Lights Lyrics

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Waiting for the night
When the stars come alive
And they dance and hover
Like a private circus show

They're watching something
Underneath the seas
Underneath the seas

Oh, please let me know now
Oh, I'll find truth, I'll find how

Deep under the ground
Away from the public eye
Science explains their wonder
Like always something ordinary

Oh, please let me know now
Oh, I'll find truth, I'll find how

Oh, please let me know now
Oh, I'll find truth, I'll find how

Overall Meaning

The song "In 700000000000000000000000 skies" by Lights, is an evocative piece that speaks about the wonder and beauty of the night sky. The lyrics are infused with a dreamy and poetic tone, which emphasizes the majesty and power of the stars. The opening lines of the song speak about waiting for the night, when the stars come alive, and describes how they "dance and hover/ Like a private circus show." This is a metaphor for the magic that takes place at night when the stars appear and light up the sky in their own spectacular way.

The second verse of the song seemingly touches on a more esoteric idea, as Lights sings about the stars watching "something underneath the seas." This line brings to mind images of the mystery of the deep ocean that remains largely unexplored and undiscovered. The chorus brings the song back to a more plaintive plea as Lights begs for truth and understanding: "Oh, please let me know now/Oh, I'll find truth, I'll find how." The song is a beautiful and enchanting ode to the power and majesty of the natural world and the mystery that still exists in the universe.

Line by Line Meaning

Waiting for the night
Anticipating the arrival of the night

When the stars come alive
When the stars become visible in the dark sky

And they dance and hover
And they move around gracefully and stay suspended in the air

Like a private circus show
Like a show put on for a select few

They're watching something
The stars are observing something

Underneath the seas
Beneath the surface of the water

Oh, please let me know now
Expressing a request for information

Oh, I'll find truth, I'll find how
Expressing a determination to uncover the truth

Deep under the ground
Far beneath the surface of the earth

Away from the public eye
Out of the view or knowledge of others

Science explains their wonder
The phenomena are described and explained by scientific principles