On Friday, the PS22 Chorus welcomed back its only third grade member from 2004, Joshua! Displaying a unique voice and serious talent even back then, we definitely knew he was destined for musical greatness! Here he is showing said greatness on his original song, "Breathing Color." And at the end of the video you can hear a vintage performance from Josh of "Memory" from the musical CATS by Andrew Lloyd Webber, recorded back in the PS22 auditorium in 2004. (For those wondering about the lyrics, Josh loved singing Italian opera, so he improvised made up Italian words for this performance.) Make sure you also catch Joshua performing with the chorus on a phenomenal version of "Breaking It Up" by Lykke Li!
i love how you have inspired this student to keep music in his heart and even become a songwriter! xoxo
ReplyDeleteFirst off: Thank you for the neverending inspiration guys!
ReplyDeleteSecondly: Great song Joshua! I have played it around 20 times since I found it about an hour ago. :)
I need the lyrics though!
I know it is way off, but what I got was this:
Open your eyes look at the sky
as all the colors look back at you
You can jump high, but it won’t change
for the sky will always be blue
Little children laugh
hope broke and crying
looking till tomorrow
someone to die
hold on tight
we fought tonight
deny your colors which you’re black and white
Tell all your sadness
and leave you alone
tell all your loved ones
I’m coming back home
Make all the things that you want
your own.
It’s alright in your side
color your world
your black and white.
Reach out your hands and try to feel
some things are numb, but everything’s real
If you try to keep pain, bottled inside
breath in the peace nothing to hide
I can see love, I got ?to have?
on all the things we keep losing that way
Never let go
breathe in the light
illuminate the dark
of your black and white
Tell all your sadness
and leave you alone
tell all your loved ones
I’m coming back home
Make all the things that you want
your own.
It’s alright in your side
color your world
your black and white.
And the delusions of humankind
infiltrate the heart that doomed the mind
then all that’s left is not yourself
refuse the enemy, accept the empathy.
Tell all your sadness
and leave you alone
tell all your loved ones
I’m coming back home
Make all the things that you want
your own.
It’s alright in your side
color your world
your black and white.