In the Light Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And if you feel that you can't go on
And your will's sinking low
Just believe, and you can't go wrong
In the light you will find the road
You will find the road
[Verse 2]
Hey, ooh, did you ever believe that I could leave you
Standing out in the cold?
Yeah, baby, I know how it feels 'cause I have slipped through
To the very depths of my soul, yeah
Oh-ho, baby, I just want to show you what a clear view
It is from every bend in the road
Now listen to me
Oh, whoa-whoa, as I was
And really would be for you, too, honey
As you would for me, oh, I would share your load
Let me share your load
Ooh, let me share, share your load
[Instrumental Break 04:10-05:28]
[Verse 3]
And if you feel that you can't go on
In the light you will find the road
Hey, oh ho, the the winds of change may blow around you
But that will always be so, oh
Whoa whoa, whoa whoa, when love is pain it can devour you, but you are never alone
I will share your load, I will share your load
Baby, let me, oh, let me
In the light
Everybody needs the light
Ooh, yeah yeah
Ooh, baby
Everybody, everybody, everybody
Sure enough they do
[Outro]
Light, light, light, in the light
Light, light, light, in the light, ooh, yeah
Light, light, light, in the light
Light, light, light, in the light
Light, light, light, in the light, ooh yeah yeah
Light, light, light, in the light, everybody, come on now
About
The seventh track off Physical Graffiti, “In the Light” was composed mostly by bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones using a synthesizer. For the song’s intro, guitarist Jimmy Page used a violin bow to play his guitar (as he had previously done on “Dazed and Confused” and “How Many More Times”), giving it a unique sound to compliment the synthesizer.
The track was built upon a previously-written song called “In the Morning,” and was originally titled “Take Me Home.”
Led Zeppelin were never able to play the track live because the sound of the synthesizer could not be re-produced outside the recording studio.
Jimmy Page labelled the song as a follow-up to “Stairway to Heaven.”
Q&A
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In 1975, Jim Miller wrote for Rolling Stone:
‘In the Light,’ one of the album’s most ambitious efforts, similarly fizzles down the home stretch, although the problem here is not tedium but a fragmentary composition that never quite jells: When Page on the final release plays an ascending run intended to sound majestic, the effect is more stilted than stately.
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- 2.The Rover
- 6.Kashmir
- 7.In the Light
- 8.Bron-Yr-Aur
- 10.Ten Years Gone
- 11.Night Flight
- 12.The Wanton Song
- 13.Boogie with Stu
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