{"id":502,"date":"2003-01-21T23:40:24","date_gmt":"2003-01-21T23:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunpig.com\/mt-entry-502.html"},"modified":"2006-09-23T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2006-09-23T19:30:11","slug":"find-the-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunpig.com\/martin\/2003\/01\/21\/find-the-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"

My song of the moment: “Find The Colour”<\/a> by Feeder, from their album Comfort in Sound<\/i><\/a>. The album is a bit of a mixed bag, ranging from the rocking “Come Back Around” to the twee (it tries for melancholy, but misses) “Love Pollution”. “Find The Colour”, though, is outright joyous<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It flows over with positive energy and sends tingles down my arms. The essentially simple lyrics juxtapose darkness and happiness, pain and love, and come to the conclusion that if you’ll open your eyes to the people around you, you’ll let the light back into your heart. The chorus exults:<\/p>\n

“Cause now I can see that I love all the things
\nThat you do with each day
\nAnd it feels so damn good”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Feeder’s drummer, Jon Lee, committed suicide last year<\/a>. A lot of this album focuses on coming to terms with that loss. “Find The Colour” shows that grief can, and does eventually give way to happiness.<\/p>\n

For my part, I am fortunate not to have suffered such grief in my life for a long time, and I hope that lasts. To me, every time I hear the song I think of Abi<\/a> and Alex<\/a>, and how special they make every day. Yesterday evening Abi was tickling Alex into fits of hysterical giggles. Every time I hear him laugh, I’m reminded of how lucky I am, and how much joy every day holds for me.<\/p>\n

“Every second that passes me by
\nWith the blink of an eye
\nIt just feels, so damn good”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My song of the moment: “Find The Colour” by Feeder, from their album Comfort in Sound. The album is a bit of a mixed bag, ranging from the rocking “Come Back Around” to the twee (it tries for melancholy, but misses) “Love Pollution”. “Find The Colour”, though, is outright joyous. It flows over with positive … <\/p>\n

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