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Filtering the Light
Morning light comes easy through the trees
Dew throws little diamonds in the light
Coffee warms our hands, the talk comes free
Truth feels gentle when the time is right
Noise makes the brightest truth go blind
Filter it out, leave what matters behind
Clouds and gentle slants soften the light
Truth comes through when the filter is right
Mid-morning finds the dew already gone
Everything is clearer in the light
We talk through all the choices on our minds
Truth and understanding sit just right
Noise makes the brightest truth go blind
Filter it out, leave what matters behind
Clouds and gentle slants soften the light
Truth comes through when the filter is right
Summer sun stands high above the yard
Too much light can leave a person blind
Words come heavy, truth gets lost in noise
What matters most gets harder now to find
Dawn gave every word a softer glow
Mid-morning brought the meaning clear
Afternoon could leave us blind
Filter noise, let truth appear
Noise makes the brightest truth go blind
Filter it out, leave what matters behind
Clouds and gentle slants soften the light
Truth comes through when the filter is right
ABOUT THIS SONG
Written and produced by Tasmanian songwriter Jason Bresnehan, Filtering The Light is a musical arrangement in the Country genre with a male vocal. The song was inspired by Emily Dickinson's famous poem Tell all the Truth but tell it slant and explores the idea that truth is most powerful when it can be understood, absorbed and acted upon rather than simply delivered at full force.
The lyrics use the changing light of a single day as a metaphor for communication. Gentle morning light represents truths that arrive softly and naturally, while the stronger light of midday brings greater clarity and understanding. By afternoon, however, the brightness becomes overwhelming and the truth begins disappearing beneath noise rather than revealing itself. The recurring image of filters, clouds and softened light suggests that wisdom often lies not in reducing the truth but in helping people receive it.
The artwork depicts a musician sitting in a golden landscape as two figures walk through an intense burst of light flowing across the hills. The image reflects the song's central idea that light can both reveal and overwhelm. The music, the figures and the landscape are connected by a common journey towards understanding, while the radiant light symbolises truth emerging through the noise.
This song forms part of the Identity Truth Famous Poems Collection by Seventh Ribbon Music.
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