My interpretation is that he is a "color reporter"- someone who thrives on color, and yet he's in a city "bled white"- a city void of color, the thing he needs to flourish. Basically he's bored or uneasy about the dismal, uninteresting world surrounding him.
The lines "Because I'll have to be high to drag the sunset down/And paint this paling town" suggest that he is going to try and bring life back into the town. How is debatable. His being "high" could either mean being happy and above all the sad, disappointing souls of the city, or it could simply mean high on some form of drug. By Elliott's track record, I would assume the latter, but the lines "I'm never going to become what you became/Don't you dare disturb me" hint that Elliott meant that he is going to try and figuratively be "above" someone or some people.
Not Elliott's best, however that doesn't say much as even Elliott's poorest songs are better than most other artists and moving in some way. Seems he tried to create a slightly more upbeat one here. It worked but..I don't know. I kinda prefer the slower tempo for Elliott.
"Not Elliott's best" What?! This song is incredibly cool! Everything about it, the lyrics, the instrumentation, the harmonies, thr chord progressions, the awesome intro, the minor variences in the bass line and the little licks and riffs and what not that he put in, it's all so very cool. Not my favorite Elliott song (there's too many to choose from), but it's certainly among the best.
"Not Elliott's best" What?! This song is incredibly cool! Everything about it, the lyrics, the instrumentation, the harmonies, thr chord progressions, the awesome intro, the minor variences in the bass line and the little licks and riffs and what not that he put in, it's all so very cool. Not my favorite Elliott song (there's too many to choose from), but it's certainly among the best.
My interpretation is that he is a "color reporter"- someone who thrives on color, and yet he's in a city "bled white"- a city void of color, the thing he needs to flourish. Basically he's bored or uneasy about the dismal, uninteresting world surrounding him.
The lines "Because I'll have to be high to drag the sunset down/And paint this paling town" suggest that he is going to try and bring life back into the town. How is debatable. His being "high" could either mean being happy and above all the sad, disappointing souls of the city, or it could simply mean high on some form of drug. By Elliott's track record, I would assume the latter, but the lines "I'm never going to become what you became/Don't you dare disturb me" hint that Elliott meant that he is going to try and figuratively be "above" someone or some people.
Not Elliott's best, however that doesn't say much as even Elliott's poorest songs are better than most other artists and moving in some way. Seems he tried to create a slightly more upbeat one here. It worked but..I don't know. I kinda prefer the slower tempo for Elliott.
"Not Elliott's best" What?! This song is incredibly cool! Everything about it, the lyrics, the instrumentation, the harmonies, thr chord progressions, the awesome intro, the minor variences in the bass line and the little licks and riffs and what not that he put in, it's all so very cool. Not my favorite Elliott song (there's too many to choose from), but it's certainly among the best.
"Not Elliott's best" What?! This song is incredibly cool! Everything about it, the lyrics, the instrumentation, the harmonies, thr chord progressions, the awesome intro, the minor variences in the bass line and the little licks and riffs and what not that he put in, it's all so very cool. Not my favorite Elliott song (there's too many to choose from), but it's certainly among the best.