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”
Oh yea
Oh
Woke up this morning found our love on the floor
Deception tattooed cross my arm
Well the art of the color jumps back into my hand
Like a boomerang coming for more
Romantic lover in this world
I brought a letter for you
Romantic lover somewhere in this world
I've got a message for you, it goes
Baby, baby I don't know
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Why you keep lying to me?
(Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate)
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying to me?
(Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime)
This is what she sounds like, hey, hey
Have you ever seen a crow fly over the wheat field?
Looking for a lover like mine
Well the art of a color is the masterful slight
Illusion for the schemer's delight
Romantic lover in this world
I brought a letter for you
Romantic lover somewhere in this world
I've got a message for you
Baby, baby I don't know
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Why you keep lying to me?
(Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate)
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying to me?
(Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate)
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Baby, baby I don't know
(Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime)
Why you keep lying to me?
This is what she sounds like, hey, hey
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate
Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying?
Why you keep on lying to me?
Oh baby, baby I don't know
You know I say baby, baby I don't know
The art of the color
You know
The art of the color
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate
Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime
Oh
Woke up this morning found our love on the floor
Deception tattooed cross my arm
Well the art of the color jumps back into my hand
Like a boomerang coming for more
Romantic lover in this world
I brought a letter for you
Romantic lover somewhere in this world
I've got a message for you, it goes
Baby, baby I don't know
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Why you keep lying to me?
(Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate)
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying to me?
(Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime)
This is what she sounds like, hey, hey
Have you ever seen a crow fly over the wheat field?
Looking for a lover like mine
Well the art of a color is the masterful slight
Illusion for the schemer's delight
Romantic lover in this world
I brought a letter for you
Romantic lover somewhere in this world
I've got a message for you
Baby, baby I don't know
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Why you keep lying to me?
(Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate)
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying to me?
(Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate)
(Good and bad, remembering all the times we had)
Baby, baby I don't know
(Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime)
Why you keep lying to me?
This is what she sounds like, hey, hey
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate
Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime
Oh no, no, no, no
Why you keep on lying?
Why you keep on lying to me?
Oh baby, baby I don't know
You know I say baby, baby I don't know
The art of the color
You know
The art of the color
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Love and hate, wipe those words from off your plate
Church and state, darlin' don't you hesitate
Good and bad, remembering all the times we had
Truth and lie, the art of color is your crime
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Art of Color Lyrics as written by Corey Hart
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