Blue Light - Bloc Party, Live

A single from the full gig from Bristol in February this year. This gig was part of the band's first UK tour in support of "A Weekend In The City"

01. Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
02. Like Eating Glass
**03. Blue Light
04. Hunting For Witches
05. Banquet
06. Waiting For The 7:18
07. The Prayer
08. This Modern Love
09. Uniform
10. Two More Years
11. So Here We Are
12. Helicopter
13. Kreuzberg
14. She's Hearing Voices
15. Sunday
16. Pioneers

Just thought I'd throw this in:

I was discussing this song with my friend and his response absolutely blew me away. He said it was about being addicted to drugs but then he fell in love and she keeps him from going back to drug use. Prepare to be amazed:

Blue light is installed in public toilets in seedy areas so that drug addicts can't see their veins (ref: http://archive.theargus.co.uk/1999/2/18/198732.html). Verse one relates to addiction, and the "shadows" and "cupboards" being the dark places in the mind where the addiction grows and is found. "It will...every night" relates to the feeling of invincibility that some drugs can give you; ditto for "It will...remember" and the feeling of clarity.

Verse two is about a lover no longer at hand; "What could I ever run to?" is the narrator's pathetic plea that drugs were the only possible substitute for the love he has lost. Lines three and four are ambiguous; either, as conventionally assumed, they are about the lovers having been parted and as such being torn apart and unable to sleep; or the lover is also addicted and the drugs are wrenching her body apart and stopping her from sleeping.

"And you didn't even notice..." is about beautiful moments of love that were numbed by drug use. The "And you couldn't tell..." line is often misinterpreted; rather than saying that the lover couldn't tell the difference between them, the narrator in fact refers to an event (that she "didn't even notice") of the-sky-turning-blue-and-one-not-being-able-to-tell-the-difference-between-them (I hope this is clear).

The final repeated line ("You are the bluest light") is a sober realisation that her love is the only thing that will stop his addiction. She acts as the blue light hiding his veins from view; the light that prevents him from reentering the dark "shadows" and "cupboards" of his mind.

Category:

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Tags:

• Blue
• Light
• Bloc
• Party
• Live
• Bristol

[showbread8771]

@jetbtkng I live in the states and the media gives bloc party virtually no coverage. so this band wasn't "fed" to me. i stumbled upon them on my own and it was one of the happiest moments of my life. they live show bring a certain level of organic intamicy bereft of any artificial showman ship. they are real they are genuine. they are not trying to be rockstars, they are muscicians who care about what they right, and try and bring a level of honesty to their live shows. most bands can't say that

[MYNAMESCIAN]

@jetbtkng There is no need to hate on other people's music tastes. Bloc Party and Metallica are two of my favourite bands. You obviously don't pay attention because he only never says blue light once in the song, he does repeat "you are the bluest light", but only at the end. There are plenty more lyrics in the song. They are very creative and musically are brilliant and so are Metallica. I don't see why you feel the need to put down other ppl's music taste! Music is not about competition!

[b1333rz]

I feel like seeing a crying guy at 2:57, he's at the left side of the video. Anyone?

[ToshiyaReitaVK]

me and kele have dreads lol well he use to

[bertparty99]

omg the info<3

[role1984]

bitte nicht auflösen..ihr seid so verdammt geil...

[Ilovedayledoggi]

meaning of song blew my mind..it makes the song even more beautiful.

[dannycag]

Definitely my favourite bloc party song, without a doubt. They all need to take a long hard look at this video, then they'll realise they'll never be as good with a new frontman or kele going solo. it just works.

[TheSway93]

kele is fucking awesome. i dont give a fuck what people think. he is GOD.

[carlo88moe]

this song is like starting over....hitting the refresh on the frozen screen that is ur life right now....makes you think about those ideas you had about the best you you could be

[Yeshuaissaviour7]

@sec19972007

just watched it last night, sad moment