Lyrics
Some folks see the world as a stone
Some people perceive the world as unyielding and unchanging.
Concrete daubed in dull monotone
Concrete is portrayed as uninspiring and lacking vibrancy.
Your heart is the big box of paints
The heart is metaphorically described as a diverse palette of emotions and experiences.
And others, the canvas we're dealt
Others are constrained by the circumstances they find themselves in, depicted as a canvas.
Your heart is the big box of paints
Reiteration of the heart as a source of varied emotions and experiences.
How colored the flowers all smelled
Reflecting on the rich and vivid sensations associated with memories.
As they huddled there, in petaled prayer
Describing flowers in a prayer-like posture, possibly symbolizing the beauty and fragility of life.
They told me this, as I knelt there
Received wisdom from others while in a contemplative state.
Awaken you dreamers
Addressing dreamers, urging them to wake up and engage with reality.
Adrift in your beds
Dreamers are metaphorically adrift in their thoughts, possibly disconnected from reality.
Balloons and streamers
Imagery of celebration and decoration, contrasting with a dreamlike state.
Decorate the inside of your heads
Encouraging the release of creative thoughts.
Please let some out
Expressing a desire to share one's creativity with the world.
Do it today
Emphasizing the urgency of creative expression.
But don't let the loveless ones sell you
Warning against allowing those lacking love to influence or control one's perception.
A world wrapped in grey
Rejecting a world characterized by monotony and dullness.
Some folks pull this life like a weight
Some people approach life as a burdensome task.
Drab and dragging dreams made of slate
Depicting life as dull and dreams as heavy and burdensome.
Your heart is the big box of paints
Reiteration of the heart as a source of diverse emotions and experiences.
And others, the canvas we're dealt
Others are limited by the circumstances they find themselves in, again portrayed as a canvas.
Your heart is the big box of paints
Repetition emphasizing the richness of emotional experiences.
Just think how the old masters felt, they call
Reference to how great artists of the past might have felt.
Awaken you dreamers
Addressing dreamers who are asleep or oblivious to their surroundings.
Asleep at your desks
Dreamers are compared to those sleeping at their desks, possibly missing out on life.
Parrots and lemurs
Unconventional and bizarre thoughts populate the unconscious mind.
Populate your unconscious grotesques
Encouraging the release of unconventional and imaginative thoughts.
Please let some out
Expressing the urgency of sharing creative ideas.
Do it today
Reiterating the importance of immediate creative expression.
But don't let the loveless ones sell you
Warning against allowing loveless individuals to influence one's perception of the world.
A world wrapped in grey
Rejecting a world characterized by monotony and lack of love.
And in the very least you can
Suggesting the least one can do is to be authentic and unabashedly oneself.
Stand up naked and
Encouraging bold and genuine self-expression.
Grin
Suggesting a positive, carefree attitude in the face of challenges.
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