The Ninth Wave Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Theresa_Gionoffrio 

Cover art for The Ninth Wave lyrics by Kate Bush

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The Morning Fog

KB: "Well, that's really meant to be the rescue of the whole situation, where now suddenly out of all this darkness and weight comes light..." Nosferatu (1922): "As the sun rose, Harker felt himself freed from the oppressions of the night..."

Finally, The Morning Fog represents the all clear salvation emerging from the Tennysonian ninth wave: a thanksgiving for surviving the dark night of the soul; a triumphant recognition and deeper understanding of life; the birthing song of a born again, wiser and more responsible adult self; etc.

KB: "I think even though a lot of people say that the side is about someone drowning, it's much more about someone who's not drowning, and how they're there for the night in the water, being visited by their past, present and future to keep them awake, to keep them going through until the morning, until there, uh, there's hope..."

"RAIN, RAIN, AND SUN! A RAINBOW IN THE SKY! A young man will be wiser by and by; An old man's wit may wander ere he die. Rain, Rain and sun! a rainbow on the lea! A truth is this to me, and that to thee: And truth or clothed or naked be. Rain, sun, and rain! and the free blossom blow; Sun, rain, and sun! and where is he who knows? From the great deep to the great deep he goes." --Tennyson, The Coming of Arthur.