If you listen to the version on Live at Stubb's Matisyahu explains it somewhat. I'll quote.
"Hasidics explains that everything in this world, everything in this life has an inner essence, and inner soul… y'know... and when it started out, before the soul was reincarnated into this life, into this body and time and place that we find ourselves, it was basking above in the rays of godliness y'know... and it comes into this world for one reason, that it should transform the darkness into light. It should take the darkness of this world and make it light"
If you listen to the version on Live at Stubb's Matisyahu explains it somewhat. I'll quote.
"Hasidics explains that everything in this world, everything in this life has an inner essence, and inner soul… y'know... and when it started out, before the soul was reincarnated into this life, into this body and time and place that we find ourselves, it was basking above in the rays of godliness y'know... and it comes into this world for one reason, that it should transform the darkness into light. It should take the darkness of this world and make it light"