What Is The Light?
(An Untested Hypothesis Suggesting That The Chemical By Which We Are Able To Experience The Sensation Of Being In Love Is The Same Chemical That Caused The “Big Bang” That Was The Birth Of The Accelerating Universe)
At the 54-second mark of "What Is The Light?" Steven's wristwatch can be heard chiming. A similar occurrence would happen while recording "Goin' On" years later. In both cases, the Lips left the sound on the song.
What is the light
That you have
Shining all around you
Is it chemically derived
'Cause if it's natural
Something glowing from inside
Shining all around you
Its potential has arrived
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
What is the light
That you have
Shining all around you
Is it chemically derived
That you have
Shining all around you
Is it chemically derived
Something glowing from inside
Shining all around you
Its potential has arrived
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Love is the place that you're drawn to
Looking into space, it surrounds you
Love is the place that you're drawn to
That you have
Shining all around you
Is it chemically derived
Discography Appearances
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Live
Like on The Soft Bulletin, "What Is The Light?" has often segued into "The Observer" in live shows. The pair was frequently played in The Soft Bulletin era and was used to close out many shows during the Yoshimi period. Since then, it has only made a one-off appearance at Bonnaroo 2007 and was sound checked for the 2005 Xingolati cruise festival. The backing video consists of images of space and 2001: A Space Odyssesy to accompany the song's subtitled hypothesis.
| 09/14/2012 | Victoria BC Canada | Royal Athletic Park | Rifflandia | |
| 09/11/2012 | Big Sur CA USA | Henry Miller Memorial Library | folkYEAH | |
| 09/09/2012 | Dana Point CA USA | Doheny State Beach | Doheny Days | |
| 07/22/2012 | Dover DE USA | Woodlands Of Dover International Speedway | Firefly Festival | |
| 07/20/2012 | Thornville OH USA | Legend Valley | All Good Music Festival | Download Available |
| 06/28/2012 | New Orleans LA USA | House of Blues | O Music Awards | Download Available |
| 06/22/2012 | Lawrence KS USA | Liberty Hall | ||
| 06/21/2012 | Lawrence KS USA | Liberty Hall | ||
| 06/16/2012 | Toronto ON Canada | Yonge-Dundas Square | NXNE | |
| 06/09/2012 | Manchester England | Platt Fields Park | Parklife Weekender |
New Year's Eve
Cox Center
Oklahoma City OK - USA
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