Starry Night Blues

Strokes of genius, they flow from my hands (from my hands) The sunflowers bend, in the fields they stand A starry night overflows from my mind In the heart of the canvas, my dreams are enshrined I'm mixing my pains with shades so bright On this palette of life, I'll fight my good fight Hey, hey, hey, paint me a starry night view [Verse 2] I’m lost in a field full of yellow and blue I put down my feelings, no need for a fight On canvas, I bare all my soul in the light The colors, they swirl, they dance, and they blend Arles brings a peace I don’t need to pretend My ears might not hear but my heart's full of sound (full of sound) I'm screaming in silence, in color I'm found Hey, hey, hey, let the paint be my voice [Chorus] Sing me a portrait, let the blues make its choice Vivid as visions that come in the night In the brushstrokes I'm free, in the oil lies my might Oh, dear brother, with your letters in hand (in my hand) The love and the pain, the life you withstand Haunted by shadows, chased by the light (by the light) In the pulse of the day, and the whisper of night Chorus: The world might be blind, to the things that you gave A tortured mind, so wildly brave (wildly brave) Through turpentine, in color, you bathe Banish the grey, with every stroke, you're bold You pay the price, with madness, you've sold Hey, hey, hey, chase the sun, reckless and young [Verse 3] With every hue you pour out your cries In the South of France, where the olive trees sigh A man in a room, with just paint and the sky A vision so clear, with each hue's reply He tells his tale, with a tear and a lie Heart on the canvas, soul's desperate try In every stroke, a piece of him dies Brilliant madness, in every line (in every line) Where cobalt sorrow and the ochres align The tortured genius, so ahead of his time In the pulse of each brushstroke, his legacy's prime [Chorus] Hey, hey, hey, paint the world, take your stand With every color, you defy life’s demand