alt-J

Released: June 21, 2017

Songwriter: Phil Lynott

[Verse 1]
When I passed you in the doorway
And you took me with a glance
Should've been on that last bus home
But I asked you for a dance
Now we go steady to the pictures
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
My father's going crazy
Says you're living in a trance

[Chorus]
Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight, it's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night

[Verse 2]
Well, it's three o'clock in the morning
And I'm on the streets again
Disobeyed another warning
Should've been home by ten
Now I won't get out until Sunday
I'll have to say I stayed with friends
But it's a habit worth forming
If the means justify the ends

[Chorus]
I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight, it's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight, it's alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night

alt-J is an English indie rock band that consists of vocalist and guitarist Joe Newman, keyboardist and bassist Gus Unger-Hamilton and drummer Thom Green. Gwil Sainsbury was the band’s bassist before leaving the band in early 2014.

Formed at Leeds University and signed to a label in Cambridge, UK, the band originally made songs on Garageband before releasing them under the pseudonym ∆.

∆’s name takes a little explaining. Pronounced alt-J, the delta sign is inserted when you press alt and J on a Mac keyboard.

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