I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Oooo
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, fall in light.
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
As you now are in your heart
Fall in light
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel it as a water fall
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, grow in light.
Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing.
Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing.
Past the sound within the sound
Past the voice within the voice.
Ah. Ah. Ah.
Leave your office, run past your funeral,
Leave your home, car, leave your pulpit.
Join us in the streets where we
Join us in the streets where we
Don't belong
Don't belong
You and the stars
Throwing light
Ooo (repeat)
Fall, fall.
Ooo
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, grow in light.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, fall in light.
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
As you now are in your heart
Fall in light
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel no shame for what you are
Feel it as a water fall
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, grow in light.
Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing.
Stand absolved behind your electric chair, dancing.
Past the sound within the sound
Past the voice within the voice.
Ah. Ah. Ah.
Leave your office, run past your funeral,
Leave your home, car, leave your pulpit.
Join us in the streets where we
Join us in the streets where we
Don't belong
Don't belong
You and the stars
Throwing light
Ooo (repeat)
Fall, fall.
Ooo
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, ooh.
Fall in light, fall in light
Fall in light, grow in light.
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery, edited by janeaparis1, teckgecko
New Year's Prayer Lyrics as written by Jeff Buckley
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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nickel4yourthoughts you are not alone my ears decieved me also I thought he was singing fall in love , fall in love . I think I really wanted to hear that, but fall in light is equally nice.
I think this is one of my favourite songs on "Sketches(...)", and I'm rather shocked there haven't been more comments.
It's rocky, funky with that riff he plays.
The drumming is PERFECTION. That gets everyone I've introduced it to into the song. I love this song.
He gets everything right in this song, and I Love it
Beautiful, trance-like thing. Odd comment, but I love the way he draws out the second "dancing"...it's faint and very haunting.
for me, this opitomizes jeff's identity. very eastern influenced, especially after "you and the stars throwing light", the note he reaches is very Nusrat Fatesh influenced. beautiful song.
The morning star fell in the light of pride. We fall in the light of knowledge. We walk the razor's edge. Our feet bleed. If we fall to the left or the right we fall into the light 'dancing'. Enjoy, because we may not ever know why but knowing that may help us grow and that might be enough.
I always thought he was saying love as well. Light is love in a lot of religions or spiritual practices. So maybe not too far off?
Oh my god I hate you all. You just ruined this song for me forever because I've been singing it wrong. I would have sworn that the words were fall in line. Dammit I feel violated. ;Þ
I know right! That's what I though too! Now I'm pissed!
This song reminds me of that story- the Pied Piper of Hameln.
It's not "As You now you are in your heart", but "in your blood"...
"As an arrow in your bow"