Light Has Come

"Light Has Come" is the first song in the musical Believe!  I first wrote the song in 1986 while playing keyboard and singing lead in a local Christian rock band called, "Point of Contact."  I know...what a name.  We weren't very good, but we were fairly ambitious.  We were like a Christian version of Toto--a very poor version.  Moving along, I write songs by necessity.  Which means that I generally write songs when a project or a friend needs a song.  Originally, "Light Has Come" was kind of an 80's rock anthem, with lots of driving analog synthesizer.  Maybe a popular sound in the discos of Europe, but not the kind of music that thrives in America.  (Which is a whole "nother" subject matter)

I put "Light Has Come" into Believe! on the basis of the lyrics.  I felt that the lyrics set the stage for the rest of the musical by introducing the idea of light invading the world through the coming of Jesus Christ.  The lyrics worked; however, the 80's feel of the song had a lot to be desired, so I started retooling the arrangement and even messed with the melody.  The result is a song that has kind of a "Spiritual Man" feel to it.  ("Spiritual Man" is a song on Toto's "Falling In Between" album)  Here are the lyrics:

Light Has Come: Music and Lyrics by RJ Dugone (C) 2010

Light has come into the world, Jesus Christ, light up the world...

You know the world is dying, from self-inflected wounds,
Everybody talks about war and doom,
We need a miracle, we need a healing touch,
We need some good news now, or is that asking too much?

We are lookin' for the light in the darkness, the darkness,
We are lookin' for the light in the darkness, the darkness.

Well, I know someone, He is God's only Son,
He's the only way to a brighter day,
He is the solid rock, on which I stand,
He's the blessed hope, for every woman and man!

We are lookin' for the light in the darkness, the darkness,
We are lookin' for the light in the darkness, the darkness.

See the glory--see the glory of the Lord,
See the glory--see the glory of the Lord,
He shines so brightly in the darkness.