Laura Veirs - Flying Into Darkness

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music, Music Commentary

4.5 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “Flying Into Darkness” from Laura Veirs’ album Temple Songs, out August 14.

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0:00.0	I was flying to dark through the midnight air, didn't know where, but I was going there, stars all around me, and when planets beamed, messages from e-box wasn't listening, I had once in a lifetime on repeat
0:21.9	hurtling through space
0:23.8	with my metal wings
0:25.3	where the northern lights
0:27.2	cradling my head
0:29.3	when will I be grounded
0:30.7	when I'm dead
0:32.3	Is there a place I can go
0:34.6	Where I can be myself
0:37.9	Is there a song I'll sing
0:41.6	That I'll never sound
0:44.9	Every restless soul
0:48.4	Every one of us
0:52.5	What are we doing?
0:57.0	When can we rest? When can we rest?
1:01.0	Turn to love, turn to the earth, turn to each other, turn to rebirth.
1:07.0	No more masters, no more greed, planting evil seed after seed every restless soul every one of us is there a place we can go we can trust i was flying into darkness in the midnight air didn't know where but i was going there is there a place I can go
1:30.3	where I can be myself is there a song all sing that I won't sell every restless soul every one of us what are we doing when can we rest when can we rest when can we rest when can we rest when can we rest when can we rest? When can we rest?
2:01.6	When can we rest?
2:02.6	When can we rest?
2:05.6	When can we rest?
2:08.6	When can we rest?
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