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I Was Afraid All Of The Day Lyrics
I was afraid all of the day,
I was the bars of my own cage,
I woke up, and in fear I lay,
Shielding my face from summer rays,
I was afraid all of that day,
I got up slow and afraid,
Staring off in a fearful way,
I went darkly through my day,
All through the day I was afraid,
I had no courage and no faith,
I became a walking cave,
Who once was brave, but now afraid.
I'm familiar with this way,
I face this fear,
I've been a slave,
And each time I've earned the day,
I've held a torch - it's gone away.
And so what did I hold today?
What was it that broke my days?
Was it the moon or the sunny rays?
Was it a bird? Was it a face?
Was it a presence or escape?
Was it appetite and taste?
What good feeling came my way?
What delight was on display?
Well here I am at close of day.
I'm at my bed and still in shape,
I'm still afraid of close of day.
My black eyes didn't go away,
I was afraid all of the day,
And now I look the moon in the face,
And in my fear, I curse it's grace;
It's waste.
I was the bars of my own cage,
I woke up, and in fear I lay,
Shielding my face from summer rays,
I was afraid all of that day,
I got up slow and afraid,
Staring off in a fearful way,
I went darkly through my day,
All through the day I was afraid,
I had no courage and no faith,
I became a walking cave,
Who once was brave, but now afraid.
I'm familiar with this way,
I face this fear,
I've been a slave,
And each time I've earned the day,
I've held a torch - it's gone away.
And so what did I hold today?
What was it that broke my days?
Was it the moon or the sunny rays?
Was it a bird? Was it a face?
Was it a presence or escape?
Was it appetite and taste?
What good feeling came my way?
What delight was on display?
Well here I am at close of day.
I'm at my bed and still in shape,
I'm still afraid of close of day.
My black eyes didn't go away,
I was afraid all of the day,
And now I look the moon in the face,
And in my fear, I curse it's grace;
It's waste.
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Submitted by
voiceinheadphones On Oct 12, 2011
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After my first read-through, I think this might be about either depression or being overly cautious about opening up to others after being hurt (possibly betrayed).
From a few select lines, it becomes clear that the depressive feelings are cyclic:
"I'm familiar with this way / I face this fear / I've been a slave"
but the narrator also knows what it feels like to feel normal:
"I've held a torch - it's gone away"
I think the torch is referring to the concept of the Glow, which is a recurring theme in Phil's music. My interpretation of the Glow is that it's some transcendental happiness that comes and goes.
The end of the song is about how, even though the narrator knows the depression/Glow cycle repeats and will continue to repeat, he can't help but scorn the idea of the Glow ever coming back:
"And now I look the moon in the face / And in my fear, I curse its grace"
He doesn't want to get his hopes up again.