Gerard Way Praises The Regrettes' Lydia Night, "Dasher" Video Director

By Katrina Nattress

December 20, 2018

Last Friday (December 14), Gerard Way hit us with another new single. "Dasher," the song about a girl falling in love with a reindeer, who in turn "thinks she's pretty great too," was a festive track (and video) that got us in the holiday spirit. It's also a beautiful, haunting number, made more powerful by The Regrettes' Lydia Night delivering a chill-inducing spoken word speech about flying high with her magical partner halfway through the song.

On Tuesday (December 18), the former My Chemical Romance frontman took to Instagram to praise Night, and the video's director Aaron Hymes.

"This is a clip from the brilliant Dasher lyric video by director @aaronhymes," Way wrote. "I find this video to be very moving, and I love the direction and the powerful moments that happen in it. Also, some people have been asking about the spoken word part of the song. That was done by Lydia Night from @theregrettesband and it was so wonderful to have her amazing voice in the song. I find her bit to be haunting yet kind and personal." The singer-songwriter also posted the song's lyrics below his heartfelt message.

Check out the post below.

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This is a clip from the brilliant Dasher lyric video by director @aaronhymes. I find this video to be very moving, and I love the direction and the powerful moments that happen in it. Also, some people have been asking about the spoken word part of the song. That was done by Lydia Night from @theregrettesband and it was so wonderful to have her amazing voice in the song. I find her bit to be haunting yet kind and personal. Lyrics are below. #dasher - Dasher Under atmospheric haze Just some stratospheric strays we wait And can we hold on our hearts ‘til the day brings the light? Nice to meet you Marigold I don’t think you’re looking old but “I don’t think you can stay” Said the sea to the night When you go When you go away When you go Can you come this way? ‘Cause I feel safe in your arms And she’s got dashes in her stars I hope you both come around this way She’s a waitress he’s uptown City rain it gets her down enough to waste all her dreams On a paycheck and drown But she needs to laugh sometimes And she dreams you’ll take her with you anywhere ‘Cause these air traffic lanes need you now When you go When you go away When you go Can you come this way? ‘Cause I feel safe in your arms And she’s got dashes in her stars I hope you both come around this way I really can’t tell if I’m dreaming or breathing Could be I’m just meaning to stay on the ground but I’m easing into the dark and lifting off hand in yours And the clouds never look like this down there And the stars make a sound way up here And I never miss the sun when I’m with you I never miss the sea Like I’m never leaving home And I’m never all alone I’m just waiting for the magic Of the diamonds in the trees Here with you Here with us Way up in the air with the birds and the snow and this great big sky ‘Cause I feel safe in your arms And she’s got dashes in her stars Let’s run away fast and far And no matter where you are I hope you know That we can show this world it just can’t bring us down From these clouds When we come this way This way This way Someday Someday This way

A post shared by Gerard Way (@gerardway) on Dec 18, 2018 at 2:40pm PST

This is the third single Way has released in the last two months, following "Baby You're A Haunted House" and "Getting Down the Germs;" however, no details have been revealed as to when we can expect a new album.

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