Vincent

[Intro] Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul... [Verse 1] Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] Starry, Starry night Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget [Verse 3] Like the strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn, a bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow [Chorus] 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 [Refrain] For they could not love you But still, your love was true [Outro] And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night You took your life as lovers often do -- But I could've told you, Vincent: This world was never meant For one as beautiful as you