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What Is the Light? Lyrics

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What Is the Light?

From The Soft Bulletin1999

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What Is the Light?

What is the light That you have Shining all around you? Is it chemically derived? 'Cause if it's natural Something glowing from inside Shining all around you It's potential has arrived Looking into space, it surrounds you Love is the place that you're drawn to Looking into space, it surrounds you Love is the face that you're drawn to Looking into space, it surrounds you Love is the place that you're drawn to Looking into space, it surrounds you Love is the face that you're drawn to What is the light That you have Shining all around you? Is it chemically derived?

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About this track

"What Is the Light?" is a song by The Flaming Lips from the album The Soft Bulletin, released in 1999. The song was written by Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne. It was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips.

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Steven Drozd— 215 credits as songwriter & producer →
Wayne Coyne— 217 credits as songwriter & producer →

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