The Writing on The Wall

by @mandolinda

The Writing on The Wall
mandolinda
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Liner Notes

#acousticonetake #guitelele All about graffiti. I like the messages on the walls, went on a walk through London once, saw many Banksy's.

Lyrics

"The Writing on the Wall"

(Verse 1)
[C] Took a shortcut past the station,
[G] Lost in thoughts and hesitation,
[F] Then I saw it—[G] bold and bright,
A [C] painted truth in [F] black and [G] white.

(Verse 2)
[C]"Dreams are lost when left unsaid,"
[G]Scrawled in red above my head,
[F]Next to a face with [G]crying eyes,
A [C] sky so dark, but [F]stars [G]inside.

(Chorus)
[F] The writing on the wall, it [G] spoke to me,
[F] A splash of color, a [G] mystery,
[F] What I once ignored, I [G] see so clear,
[F] The world is louder [G] than I feared.

(Verse 3)
[C]Past the mall, past old cafes,
[G]Spray-can ghosts in alleyways,
[F]Then I laughed – a [G]story told
‘I [C]❤️HEART granny” [F]big and [G]bold

(Bridge)
[Am] "Change is coming," "Love remains,"
[G] "Lost but looking," "Break the chains,"
[F] Every wall, a voice, a clue,
And [G] suddenly—I saw it [G] too.

(Chorus)

(Verse 4)
[F] So now I walk with [G] open eyes,
[C] Under the island’s ever-[F]changing [G]skies,
The [F]city sings, the [G] colors call,
I [F] finally read the [G] writing on the [C] wall.

Comments

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Some of the best and most meaningful art I've ever seen was renegade street art... you capture that feeling so well here, of turning a corner and being surprised by unexpected beauty or profound poetry or just joyful silliness. I feel like being a person who appreciates these pieces is an important part of the conversation, completing the circle, seeing the often overlooked beauty made by often overlooked people.
Just like serendipity leading me down a random alley, I'm glad I stumbled onto this beautiful song 🥰
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We hunt out graffiti! And there are some beauties! Clever observational lyric!
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A very romantic vision of what can sometimes make a city ugly. But there can be beauty and art and meaning in graffiti. You capture that very well.
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