What adventures lie ahead for the wanderer once he reaches the top of that mountain? This week is all about \u2018Golden Light\u2019, which is the answer to that question. The second ballad of the album is more hopeful compared to its predecessor and it\u2019s laced with comforting words and the promise that the wanderer\u2019s challenging journey and his battle with the darkness will soon be rewarded with paradise. It\u2019s a needed promise; the wanderer is finally ready to face his fate, and this may be his final push to journey on.<\/p>\n
The song starts with a sweeping, yet soothing tune of both piano and electric guitar, leading to the first verse. \u201cThere is a place beyond the heart of the darkness, where all the hurt and pain is gone and forgotten.\u201d Says the voice, which can be interpreted as the spirit guide speaking to the wanderer. Imagining he has reached the top of the mountain, he now has the ultimate view across the strange kingdom and, with that, a chance to see the path he must take to reach what the spirit promised. <\/p>\n
She promises blue skies and golden sunlight, a place of happiness and warmth, but for that the wanderer must look beyond the dark. Before him lies a perilous path: a raging sea, a dark forest and an abandoned village obscured in the shade of the tall trees. He must make it across to reach his destination and the spirit is urging him that he is strong enough to make it. \u2018Let the idea of the paradise that awaits you soothe you, may it be your strength when the journey gets tough,\u2019 the chorus narrates. \u2018Do you feel the last golden light of the setting sun warming your skin as you stand here? That same sun will shine upon you when you make it to your paradise.\u2019 \u201cGolden light, it shines upon you now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second verse is basically a metaphor of the phrases \u2018time heals all wounds\u2019 and \u2018what doesn\u2019t kill you makes you stronger\u2019. Though these phrases could be broadly interpreted, in their core they ring true to a lot of people. The only way to heal is to keep moving forward, to tend to your wounds and to find comfort in things that mean a lot to you. Pain, fear, anger and sadness teach us valuable lessons and allow us to experience joy, happiness and love more deeply. <\/p>\n
With the wise words of the gentle spirit, his newfound strength and the promise of something beautiful, the wanderer is preparing his journey towards the paradise he had been looking for. Keep an eye out for the next blog to find out what he encounters along the way!<\/p>\n
There is a place beyond the heart of the darkness
\nWhere all the hurt and pain\u2005is\u2005gone, and forgotten
\nWhere\u2005skies are blue and where the\u2005sunlight is golden
\nPainting all that you see in beautiful colours<\/p>\n
The flowers whisper in the soft breeze of summer
\nAlong a pathway leading into the garden
\nIt\u2019s where the children play in echoes of laughter
\nWhere time is standing still, th\u0435 seasons unchanging<\/p>\n
Open your ey\u0435s, look beyond the dark
\nEden awaits, let it soothe your heart
\nTake in the light, put your soul to rest
\nSpirit of life, heal the wounds of time<\/p>\n
Golden light, it shines upon you now<\/p>\n
With darkness fading there is so much to live for
\nJust like the soil is the most fruitful with ashes
\nLet your heart bloom just like the flowers of Eden
\nThe gentle breeze will calm the storms that still haunt you<\/p>\n
Follow the path inside, along the green meadows
\nSee all the promises fulfilled as you wander
\nThe spirit\u2019s waiting at the edge of the water
\nFor you to wash away your deepest of sorrows<\/p>\n