Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Clouds roll by
Reeling is what they say
Or is it just my way?
Wind blows by low light
Side tracked low light
Can't see my tracks your scent way back
Can I be here all alone?
Clear a path to my home
Blood runs dry
Books and jealousy tell me wrong
All I feel calm
Voice blows by low light
Car crash low light
Can't wear my mask your first my last
Voice goes by
Two birds is what they'll see
Getting lost upon their way
Wind rolls by, low light
Eye sight, low light
I need the light
I'll find my way from wrong, what's real?
The dream I see
Reeling is what they say
Or is it just my way?
Wind blows by low light
Side tracked low light
Can't see my tracks your scent way back
Can I be here all alone?
Clear a path to my home
Blood runs dry
Books and jealousy tell me wrong
All I feel calm
Voice blows by low light
Car crash low light
Can't wear my mask your first my last
Voice goes by
Two birds is what they'll see
Getting lost upon their way
Wind rolls by, low light
Eye sight, low light
I need the light
I'll find my way from wrong, what's real?
The dream I see
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First off, I'd like to preface this by saying, a song is what you make of it--it only is what it means to you, that could be alot, or nothing.
Low Light was written by Jeff Ament. He was quoted as saying 'I think 'Pilate' was the question I was asking myself, and 'Low Light' was the answer.'
Pilate is about the biblical 'Pontius Pilate being all alone on a mountain with his dog. He couldn't sleep and he couldn't function. It really struck me hard, because at that point in my life I was feeling very alone.' --According to Ament.
So, personally, I look at 'Low Light' as a response to 'Pilate.' A beautiful conversation going on in the poetic mind of Ament, and an eloquent response to the questions many of us have in life. Pilate was hung up on ordering the crucification of Christ, and couldn't get this out of his head. How many times do each of us dwell on mistakes we made? He was really annoyed by the last conversation he had with Christ being cut too short. How many times have you started a prayer and stopped halfway through when you felt content? The things Pilate was going through, Ament was going through as well.
Looking at 'Low Light':
'Scent way back' could easily be a reference to Jesus having perfume poured on him in the tomb. 'Poise blows by' was most like Pilate losing his poise to yield and allow the crucifixion. 'Two birds is what they’ll see getting lost upon their way'…I think it was Peter who heard the Rooster (a bird), crow whenever he denied Jesus. 'I need the light. I’ll find my way from wrong.'–Is Pilate’s lament on the mountain with his dog. 'What’s real? The dream I see.'–Spiritual awakening? 'Can wear my mask, your first, my last'–Dealing with the tradition of an executioner wearing a mask. Like they were breaking someone in during the crucifixion, and Pilate gives him his mask, because he personally won’t be needing it anymore.
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Although this song seems to be a tragic love story, I think you're right. This is a spiritual awakening song. It is the response to Pilate. It is such a haunting, beautiful song by the best musical group of all time!
Jeff read The Master and Margarita and pretty much took a huge theme of that book and wrote Pilate, as for low-light, I really like your thoughts. You must have read the book as well otherwise you have a very thought-out succinct interpretation to a vague song. However, the vagaries and overall melancholic of this song is so beautiful, gets me every freegin time