Vincent
Don McLean"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean, released in 1988 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:46 long and contains 51 lines and 302 words.
Lyrics
0:01Sung By "Don Mclean"
0:02Starry starry night
0:04Paint your palette blue and grey
0:10Look out on a summer's day
0:13With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
0:18Shadows on the hills
0:22Sketch the trees and the daffodils
0:27Catch the breeze and the winter chills
0:31In colors on the snowy linen land.
0:37Now I understand
0:42What you tried to say to me
0:47How you suffered for your sanity
0:52How you tried to set them free.
0:55They would not listen they did not know how
1:00Perhaps they'll listen now.
1:06Starry starry night
1:10Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
1:15Swirling clouds in violet haze
1:19Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue.
1:24Colors changing hue
1:29Morning fields of amber grain
1:33Weathered faces lined in pain
1:38Are smoothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
1:42Now I understand
1:47What you tried to say to me
1:51How you suffered for your sanity
1:56How you tried to set them free.
1:59They would not listen they did not know how
2:04Perhaps they'll listen now.
2:08For they could not love you
2:12But still your love was true
2:17And when no hope was left in sight on that
2:21Starry starry night.
2:24You took your life as lovers often do,
2:29But I could have told you Vincent
2:33This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
2:43Starry starry night
2:48Portraits hung in empty halls
2:52Frameless heads on nameless walls
2:56With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
3:00Like the stranger that you've met
3:05The ragged men in ragged clothes
3:09The silver thorn of bloddy rose
3:13Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
3:19Now I think I know
3:24What you tried to say to me
3:28How you suffered for your sanity
3:33How you tried to set them free.
3:37They would not listen they're not listening still
3:43Perhaps they never will.
3:46The End.
Sung By "Don Mclean" Starry starry night Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul. Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand What you tried to say to me How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now. Starry starry night Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue. Colors changing hue Morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain Are smoothed beneath the artist's loving hand. Now I understand What you tried to say to me How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free. They would not listen they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now. For they could not love you But still your love was true And when no hope was left in sight on that Starry starry night. You took your life as lovers often do, But I could have told you Vincent This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. Starry starry night Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget. Like the stranger that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn of bloddy rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow. Now I think I know What you tried to say to me How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free. They would not listen they're not listening still Perhaps they never will. The End.
Translation
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