White Light
Whispers of Enlightenment: Gene Clark's White Light Revealed
Lyrics
Oh, the village of the hill
Referring to a village located on a hill
Sitting silently at will
Describing the village as calm and composed
Like some prophecy forgotten by an age
Comparing the village to a forgotten prophecy from a distant era
With no guns before it's gate
No weapons threatening the village
The mysterious estate
Describing the estate as mysterious
Lies waiting for it's history's dawning page
Awaiting the dawn of its historical significance
With the raging of the sea before it's height
Facing the power of the sea
And the strength of those whom see beyond their sight
Highlighting the strength of those with foresight
Oh, the smithies anvil rings
Referring to the sound of a blacksmith's anvil
And the symphony it sings
Describing a symphony produced by the anvil
No voice nor poet's pen can put to tune
Expressing the ineffability of the experience
And electric lines of force
Reference to unseen forces and energies
Ring around the humble lives
Describing the impact on ordinary lives
Of the souls that hear the master saying, "Soon"
People hearing a master figure's message of imminent change
With the clouds that gather near disturb the night
Clouds gathering and disrupting the night
Striking flashes of a difference, fleeing fright
Signs of change causing fear
No slight of tongue nor hand
No deception or physical resistance can oppose
Can so boldly there withstand
When the truth speaks, nothing can resist it
When the spirit of it's truth shall speak the time
When the truth reveals itself, it marks the time
And no ignorance of life
No ignorance can survive in the face of truth
Can be held within the sight
The wisdom gained over time
Of the buttresses of ageless binds of time
Time's enduring foundations
The communion of the forces take delight
Forces of nature find joy in unity
With the fear that no tongues may read nor write
Fearful of the unknown, beyond the grasp of language
A white light
Reference to a transformative, illuminating experience
Oh the village of the hill
Reiteration of the village on the hill
Sitting silently still
Emphasizing the village's enduring silence
With the strength of ages past they're still at hand
Strength from the past persists
Reckons not to look behind
Avoiding dwelling on the past
But to look within and find
Encouraging introspection and inner discovery
And to hear of those enlightened by the lamb
Listening to those enlightened by wisdom or spiritual insight
With the powers of the wind both fierce and light
Powerful forces, both intense and gentle, shape events
And the waters of the storm went through the night
Waters of turmoil persist through challenges
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