Featured image credit: SWAY by Starset
Release Date: Sept 12, 2025
It sounds so hyperbolic to say this, but yet again, Starset has blown my mind. I thought Ad Astra was PEAK Starset. Sway initially felt like a cover; didn’t hook and choke me like Ad Astra; but then I slowed down and actually listened. I will have this song on repeat for a while.
I understand music and art is subjective, which is why I’m not worried about being correct right now. I just want to share my initial reaction last night when I finally read the lyrics:
I am always so blown away by this band.
Listening to SWAY.
HOLY SHIT.
This isn’t just a song. This is a hug.
What would you say to millions of scared people if you could?
That is what this song feels like.
This isn’t our war. They want us stressed and scared.
It will be okay.
Stay positive and breathe.
Because what do they tell you when you’re in pain?
Breathe. Relax. It won’t last forever.
𝅘𝅥𝅯
I think I feel them all around us
They’re floating on the wind
Relax and don’t let them in
𝅘𝅥𝅯
So I danced in the kitchen while listening to this song, making dinner, wearing a dress, and looking pretty for my husband. ❤
Amid all this political craziness we are living through right now.
I will say there is some inconsistency with the lyrics. YouTube Music (and several other lyric sites) have the lyrics “Grey, White, Blue” which in my mind is a twist on “Red, White, Blue” – which makes more artistic sense to me, but after listening carefully, he is definitely singing “while.”
In addition to that, “grey” is the non-American standard way of spelling that color; “gray” is standard here. So, to me, it seems like there might (potentially) be different lyrics for countries other than the US, given the mix up. But even in the Official Visualizer (above) there’s both spellings, so I am a little confused!
However, the Official Visualizer has the lyrics “Grey While Blue” – but I do love the straightforward idea of Gray, White, Blue. Grey While Blue is fine, though; I do prefer to be correct and it does sound more like he is singing “while” rather than “white.”
The theme of this album is crystal clear to me: Life is hard, complicated, messy, and painful. Appreciate what you have while you can.
I will do my best to listen. I just wish I could thank them personally. I needed this album right now. It couldn’t have been better timing.
Please enjoy SWAY, and your own life, too.
Full Lyrics from Official Visualizer
Looks like we’re locked inside the darkness
They want us to be numb
The vultures are just behind
So don’t stop ’til we get to the sun
We’ve got a long way to run
And so we sway, sway
We sway right through
In the grey while blue
I see the way the gray
It falls on you, and it’s on me too
Grey while blue
I think I feel them all around us
They’re floating on the wind
Relax and don’t let them in
They’re flying high up just above now
They want us to be low again
We’ve got a long, long way to run
We’ve got a long, long way to run
We’ve got a long, long way to run
So don’t stop ’til we get to the sun
Sway, sway
We sway right through
In the grey while blue
I see the way the gray
It falls on you now it’s on me too
Grey while blue
Grey while, grey while blue
Grey while, grey while
Oh, you don’t understand, it’s out of our hands
Just push away ’til daylight
Oh, from now until then, we’re grain in the wind
Just let it sway and blow by
Grey while, grey while blue
Grey while, grey while blue
Grey while, grey while blue
Grey while, grey while blue
Grey while, grey while blue