Be Here Now Lyrics

Lyric discussion by theveil 

Cover art for Be Here Now lyrics by Ray LaMontagne

Be here now is a class mantra. The idea behind it is to bring the individual into the present. There is in fact only now and now is eternity. The past is behind you and the future also doesn't exist. Being here now in the present, will bring you bliss. The bliss of the Buddist's nirvana, the Hindu's moksha, and even Christianity's heaven.

@theveil I find this interpretation fairly shallow. The song handles some of what you point out but in passing imagery that is contrasted with other images of profound lost and darkness. The song is much more complex then this as a singular meaning. There is nothing blissful in this song and no antipation of bliss.