I wrote this after my grandmother passed away in 2001.. I had fallen into a very, very dark place, and this song was the beginning of my "healing" of sorts. It was the first of many songs I wrote that year. It is the one that means the most to me, of all the songs I've ever written.
If you have ever wondered why paintingangels is my username, now you'll know. Even though I have explained it before. For instance, the day I made this video and posted it to openmic. I explained it all then. So for now, I will just share the video again. Because I'm feeling sharey.
BY THE WAY.. in this video I totally screw up the lyrics and get stuff wrong. (I skip the third verse entirely, which is the intro to the CHORUS. I mean, wow. ) So if you are following along with the lyrics expecting everything to flow smoothly, you are setting yourself up for emotional failure.
Here I am,
painting angels on my walls
to keep me company
now that you have gone.
And I know that it is true,
Every rainbow holds some blue
within its pretty walls
a little shade of you
Now, it's another day
planting daisies in my back yard.
They look so pretty,
standing tall alone.
And it's another night
watching sheep jump broken fences
in my weary sleep
before I find my dreams
I feel the angels gazing at me
as I open up my eyes
to see a new day waiting patiently
And as my thoughts run 'round in circles
another rainbow paints the sky
It looks so pretty
I know I'll find my way
And it's another day
planting daisies in my back yard
They look so pretty
standing tall alone.
And it's another night
watching sheep jump mended fences
in my weary sleep
before I find my dreams
©2019 serena matthews (paintingangels)
