Robert Forster

Let Your Light in, Babe

Embracing Light: A Tale of Compassion and Homecoming
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Lyrics

Mrs Ellis said, ""There's someone you should meet here in the church.""

Mrs Ellis suggests meeting someone in the church.

I lent my back again, up against the church and went back inside

The narrator leans against the church and returns inside.

There was a woman and a child whom I'd not seen

A woman and a child, unfamiliar to the narrator, are present.

And Mrs Ellis said, ""The woman is a friend, new to this town, a mother and a child.""

Mrs Ellis introduces the woman as a new friend and mother.


Let your light in, babe

An encouragement to embrace and share one's inner light without fear.

Let your light in, babe

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Let your light in, babe

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And don't you be afraid

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I live by myself, a mile from the church and do my work at home

The narrator lives alone, a mile from the church, and works from home.

The house was a gift, given from a friend on whom I used to care

The house, named Silius Farm, was a gift from a caring friend.

Named Silius Farm, though it's not a farm, but a house amidst trees

Silius Farm, though named as a farm, is actually a house surrounded by trees.

And Mrs Ellis said, but I stopped her and said, ""They can stay with me.""

Narrator offers the woman and child to stay at their house.


Let your light in, babe

Reiteration of the encouragement to let one's light in without fear.

Let your light in, babe

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Let your light in, babe

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And don't you be afraid

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(later), Mrs Ellis said, 'Now are mother and child well?""

Mrs Ellis inquires about the well-being of the mother and child.

I said, ""They are well

The narrator assures Mrs Ellis that the mother and child are well and explains their whereabouts.

The mother is in bed. The child is at school and I must be rushing home!""

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Let your light in, babe

A repetition of the encouragement to let one's light in without fear.

Let your light in, babe

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Let your light in, babe

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And don't you be afraidLet your light in

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Let your light in

Further repetition emphasizing the importance of letting one's light in.

Let your light in

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Let your light in

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Let your light in, babe

A final repetition of the encouragement to let one's light in without fear.

Let your light in, babe

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Let your light in, babe

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Let your light in

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