Monday, July 13, 2009

vincent


Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land

Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now

Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflecting Vincent's eyes of China blue
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hands

Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now

For they could not love you
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you Vincent
This world was never meant for one as
beautiful as you

Starry, starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
A silver thorn on a bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will


Note: No Mister Linky yet as LJL has not uploaded the latest one :) I will update as soon as possible.

10 comments:

  1. I have heard other versions of this song before. But I never thought that Josh Gorbon sing this song too. :D

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  2. Tekkaus - Yes he sang this song since I was 21 or 22 years old.

    He got beautiful voice :)

    Eh, what happen to Music Monday?

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  3. It reminds of an english teacher who sang to us this song. cool you brought the memory...Starry, starry night...Smarty, Smarty Brian, you arent ordinary? are you, aren't you? :)

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  4. Babypose - I'm ain't ordinary. I can capture your heart only with a smile and I can capture your mind only with my words :P

    English teacher? Cute?

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  5. I love this song! I still prefer Don McLean's original version though : )

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  6. Foong - Yes some people will like the older version. Even for some songs, I prefer the older one too.

    You should listen to some other songs sang by Josh :)

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  7. Anonymous8:55 PM

    la cakap je la u adore josh...kan?....suaraku...sepertinya..hahahaha

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  8. Ary - Yep I adore him ;)

    Suara mu sepertinya? *pengsan*

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  9. Better update with LJ's linky asap, Brian! :P

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  10. JL - I don't think there is any latest linky?

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