About
To the Light followed Sway as the second Lufthaus single from Visions Volume 1, released on 22 April 2022 through Armada Music. Written and produced by Robbie Williams, Tim Metcalfe and Flynn Francis, the song was created during their remote lockdown sessions and expanded on the spectral, cinematic sound first heard in the debut single. Extended and remix versions by Fidelas and Matador arrived later in 2022.
Opening with a sparse pulse and echoing synth pads, To the Light unfolds gradually, layering rhythm and atmosphere in a way closer to Berlin-style melodic techno than mainstream EDM. Williams’s vocal, calm and measured, carries the song’s central refrain “One body, one mind, trauma, trauma, trauma” a chant of release that builds through repetition rather than melody. The lyric explores unity and healing, an extension of the spiritual tone that runs throughout the project.
Armada Music described the song as “suspenseful and sombre before searching out a flicker of hope,” capturing its balance of introspection and uplift. Like much of Visions Volume 1, it trades stadium-pop dynamics for something immersive and slow-burning, its structure designed for a late-night set rather than a radio chorus.
“It’s more spiritual, about the melody of being a human being. It’s still music with verses and lyrics, just a different sound.”Robbie Williams
With its hypnotic rhythm and minimalist production, To the Light deepened Lufthaus’s identity as a serious electronic act. It cemented the group’s aesthetic - melancholic, atmospheric and quietly redemptive - and pointed toward the cohesive sound world that would definem Visions Volume 1.
Lyrics
Your fast friends are gone,
No surprise,
Not to anyone, when you say you don't care
You do
When you say there's more left in the tank
I know you're through
Are you gonna work it out
Before you die
You know you don’t heal
If you don't cry
If you don't cry
No trauma trauma trauma karma willing
No trauma trauma trauma
To the light I go
In the light I know
To the light I grow
On any warm day
One body one mind
Into the grief we are resigned
I hold the light
Like magic
But not for long
So don't panic
And they call it tragic
Find someone who loves you
At your darkest, not brightest and smartest
You just got to believe it
You just got believe it
To the light I go
In the light I know
In the light I grow
In the light alone
In the light
In the light
In the light
To the light I go
Credits
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Vocalist
Robbie Williams -
Songwriter
Robbie Williams, Tim Metcalfe, Flynn Francis -
Recording Studio
Armada Music