A celtic, ethereal kind of song written about a few real artists who inspire me. - Monet, Joni Mitchell and Wordsworth. :) - Also inspired by the vocal layerings of Enya's music. I hope you like it! :)

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I really do believe that as music is such a personal thing, it is entirely up to the individual to interpret the song however they wish to.
However - as a few people have asked, I'll explain my intentions when writing the song. I don't want to give everything away, as part of the enjoyment when listening to a piece of music is filling in the gaps in your own way.

The main subject of the song is inspiration, expression - and also beauty. As I see it there's only one slight hint of sadness, but I'll come to that in a mo.

The first verse speaks for itself really. It's a kind of creative description of Monet's work. 'Your darkest colours glow' states how even the darker colours, which some may regard as being sorrowful or depressing are still beautiful and it is only human thought or association which labels them as being gloomier than the brighter colours.
It's not that I think we should start using darker colours to represent happiness or anything - it's just a statement.

The second is written in admiration of Joni Mitchell and how she's so talented in representing human emotion in her songs. All of us are able to feel happiness and sadness, excitement and anger - all contradicting emotions. So I thought I'd add some of those contradictions in the verse. 'Light the darkest corner, watch the night-time turn' represents how music like Joni's makes me feel. :)

The chorus is a summing-up of the sublime effect that music, art, nature etc. can have on us. They're just things after all, but things that make us really feel.

The third verse is about William Wordsworth (obviously) and the way he would walk through the woods etc. to gain inspiration - 'through the light' is a reflection of his pantheistic beliefs.
'With your friends you watch the nightingale at night' refers to a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called 'The Nightingale' in which he (Coleridge) sits with Wordsworth and his sister and hears the nightingale's song. Coleridge comments in the poem about how the nightingale is often referred to as 'a most melancholy bird' - and states how unfair this is. Both Wordsworth and Coleridge's beliefs were that 'nature should not be used as a screen onto which human emotions are projected.'

The fourth states how I believe that we should not take anything for granted. This is the only part where I believe the hint of sadness is present - a sadness that we often forget to notice the simplest, most beautiful things in life.

So that's it really. I hope this kind of helps, though I've probably made things a little (lot) more confusing! Lol. :)

LYRICS:

Mr. Monet paint a picture of your soul
On the woven yarn your darkest colours glow
Show your friends the timeless beauty in your eye
Spots of gold and green sing springtime lullabies

Oh Ms. Mitchell paint a season with your words
Light the darkest corner, watch the night-time turn
Crimson colours and your rainbow on the wall
Still you tell us now you don't know love at all

Gold and blue to bring the morning
Silver skies to make the night
Colours journey through our soul
Words of beauty ever told
Give me reason to embrace the light

Mr. Wordsworth on your journey through the light
With your friends you watch the nightingale at night
Oh but nature's not the melancholy one
And as soon as that we know his work is done

There's no story from the day that can't be told
But you fear the telling sets it all in stone
Moving on, you say that ignorance is bliss
Just remember all the moments that you've missed

Gold and blue to bring the morning
Silver skies to make the night
Colours journey through our soul
Words of beauty ever told
Give me reason to embrace the light

Gold and blue to bring the morning
Silver skies to make the night
Colours journey through our soul
Words of beauty ever told
Give me reason to embrace the light
Colours journey through our soul
Words of beauty ever told
Give me reason to embrace the light

(c) Copyright Holly Kirby 2009