“But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
Lyrics from Colors of the Wind
You’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew.”
Yesterday I came across a song from Pocahontas called Colors of the Wind. I discovered a flutist playing the song and liked it. So I searched for copies of the music, thinking I’d like to learn to play it. I downloaded a copy of the music which also had the lyrics. I have heard the song before but never seen the movie. I was surprised how the lyrics impacted me. I began to cry because it hits home to the arrogance and contempt of much of the world, and especially in this country. I have continued to be emotional today, partly because the lyrics explain so much of our troubled world but also because there has been a lot of loss in my circle of friends and family lately. I am now inspired to really learn the song on my flute. Even if you’ve heard the song before I suggest you listen to the song. And I hope you had a wonderful day.
4 Comments
Joan Heiman
If we can hold the sorrow right alongside the beauty, then perhaps we do not have to lose hope. May your tender heart be filled with the colors of the wind, the sweet sound of your flute, and the blues of water and sky ever reflecting one another in your photo.
Monte Stevens
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I would like to think the tears are from a tender heart for the pain of our world. See you a coffee shop sometime.
Ruth A Calkin
Unfortunately with the first sin, we created black, white and gray. We created good and bad and all that is in between. Our world was forever tarnished. So, while we long for the colors of the wind, there are many other colors…black, white and all that is in between. While we long for the colors of the wind, we must live with all the comes in our world. Our job is to stay tuned to the colors of the wind while we navigate all else that comes our way.
Monte Stevens
And thank you for stopping to leave a comment. Always welcome. I’m at a place in life where I want to stay in tune with the colors of the wind. And the mix of colors on the artist’s palette is mind boggling. The artist mixes the three primary colors of red, yellow and blue to create black and red, green and blue to create white. The mix of colors is infinite and is what makes our world amazing.