Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
We all know the feeling, it´s frightenin' sometimes
When we catch the news on the radio
Death, war, destruction, limitless pain
All the tears that have been cried
Time is running, years gone by
No one to break the silence
What we do is what we get
We harvest what we've sown
Poles are melting, holes in the sky
Woods are on fire
Scary pollution, our world´s gonna die
Look what we do, it's madness
I paint a new world
Colors of magic are brightenin'
Paint a new world
Moon sun and stars are risin'
I paint a new world
Magical brushes will lighten
A tame new world
Earth, wind, fire and sea
I hear all those voices, I see all the signs
Of killing, rape, forced conformity
Hedonism, decay, deaf dumb and blind
Where do we go from here
Time is running, years gone by
No one to break the silence
What we do is what we get
We harvest what we've sown
Who will wage the next few wars
Wreak havoc on the masses
Politics, religion soaked up with lies
See what we do? It's madness
I paint a new world
Colors of magic are brightenin'
Paint a new world
Moon sun and stars are risin'
I paint a new world
Magical brushes will lighten
A tame new world
Earth, wind, fire and sea
When we catch the news on the radio
Death, war, destruction, limitless pain
All the tears that have been cried
Time is running, years gone by
No one to break the silence
What we do is what we get
We harvest what we've sown
Poles are melting, holes in the sky
Woods are on fire
Scary pollution, our world´s gonna die
Look what we do, it's madness
I paint a new world
Colors of magic are brightenin'
Paint a new world
Moon sun and stars are risin'
I paint a new world
Magical brushes will lighten
A tame new world
Earth, wind, fire and sea
I hear all those voices, I see all the signs
Of killing, rape, forced conformity
Hedonism, decay, deaf dumb and blind
Where do we go from here
Time is running, years gone by
No one to break the silence
What we do is what we get
We harvest what we've sown
Who will wage the next few wars
Wreak havoc on the masses
Politics, religion soaked up with lies
See what we do? It's madness
I paint a new world
Colors of magic are brightenin'
Paint a new world
Moon sun and stars are risin'
I paint a new world
Magical brushes will lighten
A tame new world
Earth, wind, fire and sea
Lyrics submitted by SergeF2007
Paint a New World Lyrics as written by Sascha Gerstner Michael Weikath
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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