Adding the Blue
Adding the Blue: A Canvas of Broken Promises
Lyrics
Everybody's asking where did you go?
Everybody is inquiring about your whereabouts.
This gonna be my masterpiece
Chrissie Hynde considers this song to be her masterpiece.
The paint's not even dry yet,oh no
The painting is not yet finished, and the paint is still wet.
I could trace the outline of a shadow
Chrissie expresses the ability to outline a shadow but needs more than that.
I need blood and breath
Blood and breath are essential elements for Chrissie to mix her colors.
To mix my colours
Continuation of the need for vitality to create art.
Where did you go?
Reiteration of the question about the person's disappearance.
After you promised me a portrait
The person promised Chrissie a portrait but vanished.
Took off your clothers, held a pose
Describing the process of posing for the portrait.
Drawing youour arms, your hands and vens and fingers and your lips
Detailed description of drawing various body parts.
Broken nose
Mention of a broken nose in the portrait.
On your eyes, so just stare into the distance
Instructing the person to stare into the distance without moving.
Please don't move,
Plea for the person not to move during the artistic process.
Whatever you do
Reiteration of the request for stillness while adding the color blue.
While I'm adding the blue
Continuation of the artistic process, specifically adding the color blue.
I know I'm not monet or van gogh
Chrissie acknowledges she is not on the level of famous artists like Monet or Van Gogh.
I can't draw like S. Clay Wilson
Comparing her artistic skills to S. Clay Wilson and expressing limitations.
You got insede the brush
Reference to the person being inside the brush, affecting the artwork.
That chips with red
Description of a brush that chips with red, possibly implying a flaw in the process.
I can't draw from memories or photos
Chrissie cannot draw from memories or photos; she needs vitality.
I need blood and breath
Reiteration of the importance of blood and breath in her artistic process.
But you left me nothing
The person left Chrissie with nothing to work with in creating the portrait.
Closed this chapter yesterday
Closure of a chapter related to the person's absence.
Take this page and throw it away
Suggesting discarding a page, possibly symbolizing moving on from the past.
Fill the holes in,
Filling the holes and smoothing the walls metaphorically represents healing.
Sand the wall
The person's absence is emphasized by suggesting erasing any evidence of their presence.
You were never here at all
The person's nonexistence is asserted.
The warmth where someone never stood
Reference to the absence of warmth where the person never stood.
Promises were never good
Reflecting on broken promises and their lack of validity.
The smell of human sweat and tears
Evoking senses associated with human presence, emphasizing the person's absence.
A passing thought,
A fleeting thought or memory related to the pain of the past.
The paing year baby.
Possibly addressing a yearning for the person who is no longer present.
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