Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
The title of this song seems to be modified from Czeslaw Milosz’s poem “The City”:
The city exulted, all in flowers.
Soon it will end: a fashion, a phase, the epoch, life.
(Source: The Collected Poems, Ecco Press, 1988, p. 417)
[Verse 1]
These are the images I arrange
To fill in my report on you
Holiness, mystery, disturbing and strange
Obscuring the point of my view
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Everyone seems to know just what you are
But I never seem to break through
Forgive me, please, if I can't see that far
Life's dulling the point of my view
[Chorus]
Half light, coming through the dark glass darkly
Half light, where faith and doubt remain
Half light, tattoo scars where shadows mark me
Half light, I don't expect you to explain
[Verse 2]
This is the passage I undertake
Over the epoch and phase
The terror and sweetness of history and fate
The last word on the very last page
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Everyone seems to think they've got it made
That you're on a rack by the door
It's true, I don't know much except I am saved
From falling through cracks in the floor
[Chorus]
Half light, coming through the dark glass darkly
Half light, where faith and doubt remain
Half light, tattoo scars where shadows mark me
Half light, I don't expect you to explain
[Verse 3]
Tomorrow I'm planning to write the great book
In which I will capture our time
Set forth the fury, the sound and the look
If I could just make up my mind
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Everyone seems to think you're on their side
But I don't think you're that small
How could they see it when reason has died?
We haven't a clue to it all
[Chorus]
Half light, coming through the dark glass darkly
Half light, where faith and doubt remain
Half light, tattoo scars where shadows mark me
Half light, I don't expect you to explain
Half light, coming through the dark glass darkly
Half light, where faith and doubt remain
Half light, tattoo scars where shadows mark me
Half light, I don't expect you to explain
Half Light, Epoch, And Phase was written by Terry Scott Taylor & Greg Flesch & Tim Chandler.
Half Light, Epoch, And Phase was produced by Terry Scott Taylor & Daniel Amos.
Daniel Amos released Half Light, Epoch, And Phase on Sun Nov 15 1987.