Astronomy (8th Light) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by smithjac 

Cover art for Astronomy (8th Light) lyrics by Mos Def

"Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two"

[1's and 2's are referring to the turntable. He telling everyone to get into the music.]

"It's the third eye vision"

[A frequent theme in hip-hop, the 3rd eye referring to seeing the truth.]

"five side dimension"

[I'm not sure about this, but I'm thinking maybe the 5 pillars of Islam.]

"The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight"

[Someone help me out with this one. The only "8th light" I'm familiar with is the 8 candles of a Menorah, used by Jews to celebrate Chanukah.]

This song is full of great references. I like your third eye and five pillars of Islam. When I heard the "8th light" it made me think of the "Prophesy of the 8th Fire" it is a Anishinabe prophesy that predicts many races coming together on this continent. It sounds like a stretch but the "Panther" reference and the connections between the Black Panther and the Red Power Movements make it less of a stretch. Also I've just gotta add I love the "Black is the color of my true love's hair" line. It comes...