Let There Be More Light Lyrics
Far, far, far, far away, way
People heard him say, say
I will find a way, way
There will come a day, day
Something will be done
[Chorus: David Gilmour]
Then at last, the mighty ship
Descending on a point of flame
Made contact with the human race at Mildenhall
[Verse 2: Richard Wright and Roger Waters]
Now, now, now
Is the time, time, time
To be, be, be aware
[Chorus: David Gilmour]
Carter’s father saw him there
And knew the road revealed to him
The living soul of Hereward the Wake
[Verse 3: Richard Wright and Roger Waters]
Oh, my
Something in my eye, eye
Something in the sky, sky
Waiting there for me
The outer lock rolled slowly back
The service men were heard to sigh
For there revealed in glowing robes was Lucy in the sky
[Verse 4: Richard Wright and Roger Waters]
Oh, oh
Did you ever know, know
Never ever will they
I can't say
[Chorus: David Gilmour]
Summoning his cosmic powers
And glowing slightly from his toes
His psychic emanations flowed
[Guitar Solo Outro]
About
The first song on A Saucerful of Secrets, “Let There Be More Light” was written by Roger Waters and features vocals from Waters, David Gilmour, and Richard Wright. Like “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” (yet unlike most of Waters' other songwriting contributions), the song features science fiction themes: the lyrics discuss a UFO sighting at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, and allude to the Beatles' popular track “Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds” as well as the legendary English figure Hereward the Wake.
The song’s title is a play on a biblical excerpt “Let there be light”, continuing what Waters had started on the previous album with “Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk”.
Released in 1968, it’s notable for being the first Pink Floyd song to feature a guitar solo from guitarist David Gilmour, who joined the band shortly before the recording of A Saucerful of Secrets.
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