Illuminine
By: Thurston Moore

Written by: Thurston Moore

Versions:
  1. Illuminine (4:02)
    Available on Demolished Thoughts.
    Credits
    Recorded at: The Library
    Beck Hansen: Bass, Keyboard / Synthesizer, Producer
    Thurston Moore: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
    Mary Lattimore: Harp
    Darrell Thorp: Mix
    Samara Lubelski: Violin
 
Lyrics:
Illuminine [Version (a)]:

Sunday lights come take my nights
And I'll bend down to my knees and die
Illuminate my soul to take
Illuminine your clear cool wine

Going back alone, your lovers light is home
Where the hallowed shine, the lights lighting the road

Monday cries, white clouds turn grey
But your perfect lights brings the sun to play
Illuminine, illuminine
Your clear cool love, your clear cool light

Morning comes awake to your wildest dreams
Let the daylight break, set the angels free

Sunday lights come take my nights
And I'll bend down to my knees and die
Illuminine illuminine
Illuminine illuminine
Illuminine illuminine
Illuminine illuminine
Illuminine illuminine
Illuminine illuminine
 
The Song:

Thurston Moore's 2011 solo album, Demolished Thoughts, was produced by Beck. It was recorded in Beck's home studio, which is called The Library. Beck is also credited on "additional arrangements," and playing the synths, some bass, and background vocals on the album. Beck's current rhythm section, Joey Waronker and Bram Inscore, also play throughout the record (not on this song though).

"Illuminine" is the second track on Demolished Thoughts. Thurston Moore wrote a less-than-serious track-by-track guide, and this is what he wrote about "Illuminine":

On day two I played the second song, “Illuminine”, in a field alive with sheep, bells tinkling to the sky from their necks, surrounding me as I sang into a specially-prepared dirt-mic, where the resonance becomes richer the more prone the performer’s body is to the earth. Lyrics of salvation through lonesome meditation of nature and its reflection of animal magnetism. Surrendering to spirit desire.


As usual, Beck infuses these pretty acoustic songs with a lot of subtle depth--strings, synths, a little bass fill the song out.