Light Travels
Journey of Illumination: Simple Minds' 'Light Travels'
Lyrics
Light travels through the universe.
Light symbolizes energy or knowledge that moves through the vastness of the cosmos.
It arrives.
It reaches its destination or becomes apparent in some form.
It remains.
Once arrived, it persists or has a lasting impact.
Things get better after things get worse.
A general observation that improvement often follows challenging times.
I feel the same.
The narrator experiences a consistent emotional state.
Nothing's changed.
Despite external circumstances, there is a lack of personal transformation.
Nothing's changed.
Reiteration of the lack of change in the narrator's perspective or feelings.
Words unravel out of all of us.
Communication, possibly in the form of spoken words, reveals aspects of individuals.
They arise.
Words emerge or are expressed.
They refrain.
They are stated or held back.
Things get better after things get worse.
Similar to line 4, a reminder that positive changes can follow difficulties.
I feel the same.
Continuation of the narrator's unchanging emotional state.
Nothing's changed.
Reiteration of the absence of personal change.
But there's no need to worry.
An assurance that there is no need for concern or anxiety.
Hello, hello, is anybody home?
A call for attention, questioning if anyone is present or listening.
But there's no need to worry,
Reiteration of the lack of need for worry.
Hello, hello, see them come,
Another call for attention, observing the arrival of others.
See them go,
Observation of others entering and leaving, suggesting transience.
See them go!
Repetition emphasizing the departure of others.
Light travels through the universe.
Recurrence of the description of light traveling through the universe.
It arrives.
Reiteration of the arrival of light at its destination.
It remains.
Emphasis on the lasting presence or impact of light.
Things get better after things get worse.
Repetition of the idea that positive changes follow difficulties.
I feel the same.
Continued expression of a constant emotional state in the narrator.
Nothing's changed.
Reiteration that there is no personal change despite external events.
But there's no need to worry.
Reassurance that there is no need to worry, echoing line 16.
Hello, hello, is anybody home?
A repetition of seeking acknowledgment or response from others.
But there's no need to worry.
Reiteration of the lack of necessity for concern.
Hello, hello, see them come, see them go.
Continued observation of others arriving and departing.
But there's no need to worry.
Repetition of the message that worry is unnecessary.
Hello, hello, is anybody home?
Another call for attention, questioning if anyone is present or listening.
But there's no need to worry.
Restatement of the idea that there is no need to worry.
Hello, hello, oh!
An exclamation, possibly expressing surprise or emotion.
Hello, hello.
A friendly greeting or attempt to establish communication.
Hello, hello.
Repetition of the greeting, suggesting persistence or a desire for connection.
Hello, hello, oh!
An exclamation, possibly expressing surprise or emotion.
Hello, hello.
A friendly greeting or attempt to establish communication.
Hello, hello.
Repetition of the greeting, suggesting persistence or a desire for connection.
Hello, hello, oh!
An exclamation, possibly expressing surprise or emotion.
Light travels through the universe.
Final repetition of the description of light traveling through the universe.
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