From the "Love Me For Who I Am 10th Anniversary Remix" EP (feat. Uncle Devin on percussion)
Do words, numbers or letters have a color for you?
"I See Colors" was inspired by the book ‘Born on a Blue Day’ by Daniel Tammet. His autism causes him to see words, numbers, and letters as colors. This is synesthesia - it’s when you hear a word or a name and instantly see a color. Or like hearing music and seeing shapes. Synesthesia means "to perceive together" or to experience one of your senses through the other. His statement that “he was born on a blue day – a Wednesday - and Wednesdays are always blue.” – struck me. It's beautiful how he sees the world.
Twilight is a warm glowing crimson
Ocean is a deep green hue
Garden’s a hazy shade of yellow
And glad is white with a million specs of blue
When I think of words, I see colors
Colors shinin’ through
When I think of words,
My mind is filled with colors
Tiger, tree, and tulip all are orange
Raspberry’s red and grass is green
Circle’s shinin’ gold all around me
And gate is white, soft, neat and clean
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Richards are red and Johns are yellow
Margarets are violet and Lucy’s white
I was born on a blue day - it was a Tuesday
Love is like a million silver lights
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