Yellow wasn’t always my favourite colour, but I once read that Vangogh swallowed yellow paint in an effort to know happiness;
so I chose to be that for people.
You could chew me up and spit me back out and I’d still shine for you.
But when the skies are overcast,
and the clouds weep;
and you hear the thunder roll in,
I’ll be the yellow paint you swallow.
Only this time, the happiness stays,
and you don’t have to cut your ear off
in order to win my heart.
I may be my own yellow now, but I’ll be the colour of sunshine for you too.