Ray
Hora Lyrics


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Diese Fortschritte! Dieses Eindringen von Wissensstrahlen
von allen Seiten ins erwachende Hirn! Ich leugne nicht: es begluckte
mich. Ich gestehe aber auch ein: ich uberschatzte es nicht, schon
damals nicht, wieviel weniger heute...
[F.Kafka]

Rays of knowledge
from everywhere inside my brain
used to make me happy
in the end it's only pain

A pure white sheet of knowledge
so much to see and to know
the strong will for the progress
the will to see the will to go
the light of knowledge seemed so brightly
hoped that it woul never blind me

Rays...

Oh my sweet delight of knowledge
Please enlighten me
So please enlighten me

Rays...

Used to love the new sentence
became addicted to the science
oh sweet delight of cognition
turned to a longing for hell




love is not the reason anymore
it's just the thrill of possibility

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hora's song "RAY" depict the singer's relationship with knowledge and the effects it has had on him. The song starts with a quote from Franz Kafka, which talks about the wonder of knowledge and how it can penetrate the mind. However, the singer admits that he did not overestimate the power of knowledge as much as he does now. The chorus of the song uses the metaphor of "rays of knowledge" penetrating the brain, which used to make the singer happy. However, at the end of it all, this knowledge has caused him pain.


The verses of the song reveal the conflict that the singer faces with the pursuit of knowledge. He is inspired by the pure white sheet of knowledge and the numerous possibilities that it offers. However, this inspiration quickly turns into an addiction and a thirst for cognitive fulfillment, leading him to journey into a metaphorical hell. In the end, the thrill of possibility overshadows the love that was once the driving force behind his pursuit of knowledge.


Overall, the song displays an insightful commentary on the duality of knowledge, how it can be both a source of great happiness and a cause of pain.


Line by Line Meaning

Diese Fortschritte! Dieses Eindringen von Wissensstrahlen
Rays of knowledge


von allen Seiten ins erwachende Hirn!
from everywhere inside my brain


Ich leugne nicht:
used to make me happy


es begluckte mich.
in the end it's only pain


Ich gestehe aber auch ein:
A pure white sheet of knowledge


ich uberschatzte es nicht, schon damals nicht, wieviel weniger heute...
so much to see and to know the strong will for the progress the will to see the will to go the light of knowledge seemed so brightly hoped that it would never blind me Rays...


Oh my sweet delight of knowledge
Oh my sweet delight of knowledge


Please enlighten me
Please enlighten me


So please enlighten me
Rays...


Used to love the new sentence
Used to love the new sentence


became addicted to the science
became addicted to the science


oh sweet delight of cognition
oh sweet delight of cognition


turned to a longing for hell
turned to a longing for hell


love is not the reason anymore
love is not the reason anymore


it's just the thrill of possibility
it's just the thrill of possibility




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