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The Clear Light of Day

from Hell's Laughter and Heaven's Ache by John Ludi

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An oddly hopeful (at least in the last verse) little tune about the tendency we have had to place the responsibility for our own flawed behavior on a vaguely-defined supernatural entity who may not even exist in the way most of us imagine.

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THE CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY

In our mad pursuit of questionable ends
borne by motivations we refuse to comprehend.
Towards disaster we're conditioned to descend,
barely bolstered by convictions we can't defend.

(c)And the sun comes up every day, we buy and sell and then pray
that god will save us from ourselves.

What is it in our souls that makes us turn away
when the rare voice of reason points the way
out of the caves of fear and prejudice?
What fatal flaw in us instructs us to resist?

While taking everything and all for granted
we've ignored the dark seeds we've planted.
But once the storm begins it never can be stopped,
and once the lid is raised it never can be dropped.

If we stood blinking in the clear light of day,
if conscience and empathy replaced our greed and rage,
what world of beauty would we all be living in?
Could we then love ourselves and forgive ourselves our sins?

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from Hell's Laughter and Heaven's Ache, released January 1, 2001

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John Ludi Madison, Wisconsin

John Ludi is a musician/singer-songwriter with a wide array of influences and lyrical interests who was "Indie" before the term even existed. Working outside of the music industry by choice has given Ludi the ability to release songs of a level of lyrical depth that are anathema to the minds of the "suits". Ludi lives off-grid in a yurt in the woods of WI and will "fight the power" til he dies. ... more

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