Porcupine Tree – Half Light

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Such a pale light
Such a long night
Pick up that key
Don't drop your gaze in your coffee
Is it me?
Do I look beautiful in the half light?
It's been so long
Years have gone
Since I belonged
Hold me please
Stay with me
And I will sleep
I will go now
But I will be with you
Hold my gaze
Hold me inside you

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"Half-Light" as written by Steven/balch Wilson

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    General Comment:I interpreted Half Light as David "forgiving" her after her death, or forgiving himself for his reactive emotional lashing-out at her after she dies -- obviously to himself, but he still carries the guilt. The lyrics simply add a spiritual sense, that she had not yet moved on in order to help guide him in to better times. It kind of sums-up her entire part of their relationship: to show him the love he never had and help him grow strong.

    First and third verse are her talking, second and fourth are him.
    Flag Cedstickon June 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This person,either mother or son (I am not familiar with the Deadwing screenplay), is dead. He/she has been hanging around in the "half light" (between "the light" or, as some people say Heaven, and life on Earth) and is ready to make the full step into the light. But before doing so, he/she is contacting the other to say goodbye and to remember me this way.

    Quite beautiful, moving and definitely on of PT's best!
    Flag DTFANIAMon May 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:As already said, this song is just incredibly emotional and amazing. It is so melancholy and encompasses so many feelings. I think everyone can relate to it in their own way. To me, it's a bit like finally finding belonging, a home, after wanting it for so long. Finally finding peace, rest, love? The character wants to belong to someone, and that's how I relate to it. I also believe that to a certain extent there are possible undertones of death to this song.
    Flag X Y Zon April 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Maybe not the best song of PT but for me it's the most beautiful.
    Flag Karathi87on April 21, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Oh man, this song is absolutely beautiful.
    Flag X Y Zon November 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:even if you dont know the story behind the lyrics, this song touches.
    i get a sense of home.
    returning home.
    not to your house or whatever.
    but home.
    coming back to yourself.
    Flag loverloveron June 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I'm a huge PT fan and love all their work, but somehow this quiet little gem is the one song my mind goes back to over and over, so i guess its my fav PT song. ITs so beautiful and melancholy, and I know that the song is about the David in the deadwing story but its hard to keep myself detached from hearing my own name in the first few seconds of the song, it sometimes creeps me out but sometimes makes the song more personal
    Flag deadwing89on March 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Aside from what it means to the Deadwing story...
    This song is BEAUTIFUL.
    I'm not one to get really moved by music but this did it.
    Flag jeemson February 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:David was the name of the guy who the album/story is based around, if you read the screenplay on myspace.com/…. For those of you who have, you'll understand this a whole lot better.

    I see this as Elizabeth (The female character) singing to David. Now I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
    Flag im_a_pirateon May 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Hmmmm..True.Anyways great song.
    Flag sage_stonedon March 26, 2007   Link

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