Blinded by the Light

Here's a song I wrote called "Blinded by the Light."
It's about the confusion that often follows a moment of clarity.

(Performed today at Columbine United Church)

Blinded By The Light

by Mark Foster

Last night I dreamt that I was trapped in a cave

The writing on the wall said that this would be my grave

If I did not find the exit

So I scratched and clawed and kicked until it cracked

Into the darkness came a sliver of light

And I tore the wall around it ‘til it rushed in so bright

That I had to shield my eyes

And I could see no more than when it had been black

But I woke this morning

And I looked out my blinds

There was nothing up ahead of me

And nothing behind

I’ve been blinded by the light

I’ve been blinded by the light

Last night I woke when I was lost in a dream

Sat beside my bed and then stepped into the stream

Of human consciousness

I felt connected to every other heart and mind

That brilliant light began to overwhelm

I fell to my knees asked God to take the helm

I closed my eyes to pray

And that silence and that darkness was divine

But I woke this morning 

And I lifted my shade

I saw seven billion monkeys

Marching in a parade

I’ve been blinded by the light

I’ve been blinded by the light

Blinded by the light

My wandering led me to a fork in the road

There was safety to my right if I could just crack the code

I gave them signs and tokens

But what they wanted was my money and my brain

Had to keep my head so I did not choose the right

I took the tunnel to my left and then I saw the light

And I ran ahead to meet it

When underneath I felt the rumblings of a train

I woke this morning,

And I hit rewind

And found the angel I’ve been following 

Was equally blind.

I’ve spent my whole life dreaming in black and white

Until the colors of the rainbow knocked me clean out of sight

I’ve been blinded by the light

I’ve been blinded by the light