Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith album): Difference between revisions

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The song is about how Clapton was becoming more comfortable with his life. He had just left [[wikipedia:Cream (band)|Cream]] at the peak of its popularity, and was looking forward to playing with Blind Faith. He wasn't too comfortable though: Clapton was fighting drug addiction and falling in love with George Harrison's wife, whom he would later marry.
The song is about how Clapton was becoming more comfortable with his life. He had just left [[wikipedia:Cream (band)|Cream]] at the peak of its popularity, and was looking forward to playing with Blind Faith. He wasn't too comfortable though: Clapton was fighting drug addiction and falling in love with George Harrison's wife, whom he would later marry.


Clapton called this a "song of gratitude." It was one of his first songs to explore spirituality, which he did on some of his solo tracks in the '70s. He said the message of this song was to "say 'thank you' to God, or whatever you choose to call Him, for whatever happens."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/blind-faith/presence-of-the-lord|title=Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord}}</ref>
Clapton called this a "song of gratitude." It was one of his first songs to explore spirituality, which he did on some of his solo tracks in the '70s. He said the message of this song was to "say 'thank you' to God, or whatever you choose to call Him, for whatever happens."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/blind-faith/presence-of-the-lord|title=Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord|website=songfacts.com}}</ref>