It's Just Light – English Lyrics

• By: Allie X
• Album: Happiness Is Going To Get You

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical world of Allie X's 'It's Just Light,' a rich art-pop closer that muses on complex emotional truths. Through its evocative metaphors about light and darkness, you can explore sophisticated English vocabulary related to existential themes, pain, and hope. The song's duality—combining a melancholic tone with hopeful lyrics—makes it a compelling study in expressing nuanced emotions.

[English]

The light, it shines through the glass

And it burns me with its rage

Illuminates all the cracks

And the furrows in my face

And all the people in the mass

Look into the sky and start to say

"Light the way"

We all turn into stars as we fade away

Leaving behind our love as the people pray

And one hundred years go by in a blinding light

But I won't cry no more, now I know that it's just light

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

The light, it knows how to hold you and heat you till you're dry

The light, it kills all the mold so that you can stay alive

But one day soon, the bell will toll, a fortune circle through the sky

Into this world you say goodbye, oh

I've been praying to the light

For a gentler descent

For when I look it in the eye

It gives me a confidence

No matter where the place or time

The light it gets you in the end

In the end

We all turn into stars as we fade away

Leaving behind our love as the people pray

And one hundred years go by in a blinding light

But I won't cry no more, now I know that it's just light

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

(Light) I will bend with the light in the end, oh

Bend, I will bend to the light, it's the end

(Bend) Light, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Let high, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la (It's just light)

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (It's just light)

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (It's just light)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - not heavy or strong
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ B2	verb - to light up or brighten
crack /kræk/ A2	noun - a narrow opening in a surface
furrow /ˈfʌroʊ/ B2	noun - a wrinkle on the skin
mass /mæs/ A2	noun - a large body of matter with no particular shape
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a massive luminous ball of plasma held together by its own gravity
fade /feɪd/ A2	verb - to become less bright or intense
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B1	adjective - so bright as to cause temporary loss of sight
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something
heat /hit/ A1	verb - to make something hot
mold /moʊld/ B1	noun - a furry growth on the surface of organic matter
toll /toʊl/ B2	verb - to ring a bell
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ B1	noun - luck or chance
gentler /ˈdʒɛntlər/ B1	adjective - mild and kind
confidence /ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - the feeling of self-assurance
bend /bɛnd/ A2	verb - to shape something into a curve

Key Grammar Structures

• The light, it shines through the glass

  ➔ Subject + Verb, Pronoun + Verb + Preposition

  ➔ The comma after 'light' separates the appositive phrase 'it shines through the glass', which describes the subject.

• And it burns me with its rage

  ➔ Conjunction + Pronoun + Verb + Object + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The pronoun 'it' refers back to 'the light', and 'with its rage' is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb 'burns'.

• We all turn into stars as we fade away

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Preposition + Noun + Subordinating Conjunction + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ The clause 'as we fade away' is a subordinating conjunction that indicates simultaneity with the main clause.

• But I won't cry no more, now I know that it's just light

  ➔ Conjunction + Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb + Adverb + Conjunction + Subject + Verb + Conjunction + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ The contraction 'won't' is a negative form of 'will not', and 'that it's just light' is a noun clause functioning as the direct object of 'know'.

• The light, it knows how to hold you and heat you till you're dry

  ➔ Subject + Verb, Pronoun + Verb + Infinitive Phrase + Conjunction + Verb + Pronoun + Until + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ The infinitive phrase 'how to hold you' functions as the direct object of 'knows', and 'till you're dry' is a prepositional phrase indicating duration.