Viral “Daylight” Singer Swears The Song Is About God, Not Gay Sex… But Then Why Is It Like That?

There’s no use crying over spilled milk — or, misinterpreted song lyrics. David Kushner, the songwriter behind the viral track “Daylight,” has posted several videos seemingly upset that “atheists” have glommed onto the track, which has gained quite a following on TikTok for sounding like a facsimile of the average queer experience.Some of the lyrics that have led queer people to glom onto the gothic pop song include: “Telling myself I won’t go there/ Oh, but I know that I won’t care/ Tryna wash away all the blood I’ve spilt/ This lust is a burden that we both share/ Two sinners can’t atone from a lone prayer/ Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt.” With other lines like “I know I can’t resist it” and “you and I drink from the poison from the same vine,” it’s easy to see how people might get that impression. - YouTube youtu.be The song has become a popular audio clip on TikTok, often used over videos of characters who are either already in a queer relationship or ones that they hope might be. The song has been used in fan-edited homages, for example, to media such as Young Royals, The Maze Runner and Leviticus. However, the clip’s popularity among queer audiences seems to have struck a discordant note with Kushner, who has now posted several videos in which he takes umbrage with “atheists” who have co-opted the song’s lyrics.On August 10, Kushner posted a video clarifying that the song is not about queer sexuality, but is instead about the Bible verse Romans 7, which he summarizes as a chapter about “the war between the spirit and the flesh” — though it is also widely understood to be about holiness, sin, and the law and about Paul’s internal struggles. Of course, grappling with sin in a world that denigrates queerness does sound pretty gay to us! @davidkushner before now knowing the true meaning of daylight, comment how your spirit first interpreted the meaning of it and how it related to your life. love y