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Though The ConstruKction of Light has been oft-cited as indicative of Belew’s gravitation towards nonsensical lyrics that permeate other tracks in its eponymous 2000 release, the entirety of its lyrics follow a clear theme of metaphysics whereas songs such as Into The Frying Pan and The World’s My O...
[Part 1]
[Instrumental]
[Part 2]
[Chorus 1]
Pain, day, sky, beauty, die, black, joy, love
Empty, day, life, die, pain, passion, joy, black
Day, hate, beauty, die, life, joy ache, empty
Day, pain, die, love, passion, joy, black, light
[Verse 1]
And if God is dead, what am I?
A fleck of dirt on the wing of a fly
Hurtling to earth through a hole in the sky
A hole in the sky
And if Warhol's a genius, what am I?
A speck of lint on the penis of an alien
Buried in gelatin, beneath the sands of Venus
[Chorus 2]
Time, sun, hurt, trust, peace, dark, rage, sad
White, rain, sun, anger, hurt, soft, trust, night
Rage, rain, white, hope, dark, sacred, sun, time
Time, trust, hurt, rage, anger, rain white, light
[Verse 2]
And if a bird can speak, who once was a dinosaur
And a dog can dream; should it be implausible?
That a man might supervise the construction of light
The construction of light
[Chorus 3]
Pain, day, sky, beauty, black, die, joy, love
Empty, time, sun, hurt, trust, peace, dark, rage
Sad, white, rain, hate, anger, hope, sacred, passion
Life, night, ache, soft, light
The ConstruKction of Light was written by Pat Mastelotto & Trey Gunn & Robert Fripp & Adrian Belew.
The ConstruKction of Light was produced by King Crimson.
King Crimson released The ConstruKction of Light on Tue May 23 2000.