Idiot's Guide To Lyrical Meaning?
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Idiot's Guide To Lyrical Meaning?
Ever hear a song that is sung with outright passion but for some reason or another you can't interpret the lyrics or feel you are missing something?
I know that music and lyrics can mean different things to different people but there is a song that I really like(not that new)but I want to know what it was that the song writer was feeling when he wrote it.
The name of the song is Colorful by The Verve Pipe. It's on the Rock Star MPST but I haven't seen the movie yet.
Colorful
Written by brian vander ark
The show is over close the story book
There will be no encore
And all the random hands that I have shook
Well they’re reaching for the door
I watch their backs as they leave single file
But you stood stubborn, cheering all the while
I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser’s living fortunate
Cause I know you will love me either way
Most were being good for goodness sake
But you wouldn’t pantomime
You are more beautiful when you awake
Than most are in a lifetime
Through the haze that is my memory well
You stayed for drama though you paid for a comedy
I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser’s living fortunate
Cause I know you will love me either way
Look ahead as far as you can see
We’ll live in drama but we’ll die in a comedy
I know I can be colorful...
Do I have to see the movie to get a better understanding of what the song means? It's tough sometimes because I know songs aren't meant to be absorbed in a literal sense.
Have any of you ever loved a song but never fully understood it?
I know that music and lyrics can mean different things to different people but there is a song that I really like(not that new)but I want to know what it was that the song writer was feeling when he wrote it.
The name of the song is Colorful by The Verve Pipe. It's on the Rock Star MPST but I haven't seen the movie yet.
Colorful
Written by brian vander ark
The show is over close the story book
There will be no encore
And all the random hands that I have shook
Well they’re reaching for the door
I watch their backs as they leave single file
But you stood stubborn, cheering all the while
I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser’s living fortunate
Cause I know you will love me either way
Most were being good for goodness sake
But you wouldn’t pantomime
You are more beautiful when you awake
Than most are in a lifetime
Through the haze that is my memory well
You stayed for drama though you paid for a comedy
I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser’s living fortunate
Cause I know you will love me either way
Look ahead as far as you can see
We’ll live in drama but we’ll die in a comedy
I know I can be colorful...
Do I have to see the movie to get a better understanding of what the song means? It's tough sometimes because I know songs aren't meant to be absorbed in a literal sense.
Have any of you ever loved a song but never fully understood it?
