"Crayon Girl" by Ryan Scott Oliver
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2009
- Music and Lyrics by RYAN SCOTT OLIVER
"Crayon Girl"
from the musical revue OUT OF MY HEAD
Performed by LINDSAY MENDEZ
Piano PAUL STAROBA
Lights LEE TERRY, Sound SEAN HAGERTY
(Video by Shoshana Feinstein, taken at RSO AT URBAN STAGES, Dec. 16, 2009.) 
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Mom: Are they arms or feathered wings?
Daughter: *Yes*
When I was five I drew my mom a picture,
I brought it to her room so she could see
She said it was the neatest bird the sky had ever seen,
I said mom that's not a bird at all, its me.
And she said hun, what are these things?
Are the arms or feathered wings?
Then she said it was good, but she said it cause she should.
She never understood.
In my mind there is a picture, of a little crayon girl
With a crayon house, and a crayon family.
In my little crayon picture of my giant crayon world
You have no doubt, that crayon girl was me,
I wanted out, out, out of my head and onto paper.
Out, out, out of my head.
In college I enrolled in painting classes,
My teacher said my work was "avant-garde",
When I asked him what that meant, he struggled for the words,
And you know its never good when they think that hard.
And he said well, this all looks nice
I'm just not sure I would look twice,
Then he gave me an A, well for effort anyway,
And I thought well okay.
In my mind there is a painting of an oil woman's work,
With an oil way and an oil subtlety,
In my abstract painting, everything makes sense, in multi-hue tratic harmony.
And I wanted out, out, out of my head, and on to canvas.
Out, out, out of my head.
And now I'm in a world of starving artist,
I'm losing weight and trading hope for spite,
I recall my mother warning me that paint won't pay the bills,
And you know it really sucks when your mom is right.
Because not one piece has sold, and the excuses are getting old,
Think I should throw it all away, toss the crayons, oil, and clay
Cause so far what good are they?
Its what everyone seems to say.
In my mind there is a story, of an artist carved from stone,
Working for whatever fortune brings,
Hey mom you know that story, of that little crayon girl? When I was five I gave that girl her wings.
Now she's flying out, out, out of my head, and shes not listening.
Out, out, out off my head, no she can't hear you.
Out, out, out of my head.
Out of my head.
Fly girl, doesn't matter what they say.
Thank you Stranger :)
I just don't know how it could get any better than this. Perfection - from the music to the lyrics to the vocals and Lindsay's stunning performance - perfection.
OMG FLY GIRL foreshadowing to Elphaba :)
Lindsay is so, so amazing!
Hi Maura! You can find all sheet music for this and my other tunes at my website/ store!
How did you come up with this?
I love this women!! She sings like a goddess! And I absolutely love her in Ballad of Sara(h) Berry!!
I just can't get this song out out out of my head!
fly girl lol foreshadowing
A counselor at my music camp sung this, and since then I have loved this. Someday I hope to sing it.
As an artist, I get it
So effortless and beautiful!
LOVE THIS.
I am so obsessed with this! Absolutely amazing. The song and performance are both perfection.
This is so great
FAVORITE!
Everything about this piece and performance is great.
Absolutely stunning lyrics, melody and performance! Way to go!
Wow, this song is beautiful. I would love to sing this! Next on my list :)
4:13!!! So amazing
Agreed!
I love this music! It is amazing! and Lindsay Mendez has such a strong and beautiful voice!
great song. great performer. Loved it!!
I get so lost, wow flawless
She said FLY GIRL :-)
next itunes number 1... i think so... if it goes on itunes ever!!!!
LINDSAY MENDEZ!!!!!!!!!!!
SAMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
STAR
Wow.
when I was five I gave my mom a picture
And I took it to her room so she could see
She said it was the neatest bird a sky had ever seen
I said Ma that's not a bird at all that's me
But she said Hun what are these things,
are they arms or feathered wings?
Then she said it was good,
But she said it 'cause she should
She wished she'd understood
L.O.V.E...
Is it possible to watch this whole musical somewhere? or are there just some of the songs on you tube?
but I think it is awesome :D
Anyone know where I can find the soundtrack for the rest of the musical?
@rightmindoriginals It is! Email my assistant for it! Go to the "Contacts" page of my site for more info.
How can one obtain the sheet music for this song? It's absolutely stunning and I'd love to sing it!
Or Ms. Mendez's voice. Geez!
So like, I don't exactly understand the meaning of this song. Does it mean she'll keep doing art since she loves to do it no matter what people say? Does she kill herself when she says the crayon girl is out and she's not listening to what her mom's saying?
Its either up to interpretation or I'd say its her choosing not to listen to her mom and pursue art because she doesn't want to listen to everyone telling her to quit.
I mean she obviously couldn't have killed herself at five and still be alive several years later
In my mind there is a story of an artist made of stone
working for whatever fortune brings
Hay Ma, you know that story of that little crayon girl
when I was five I gave that girl her wings
she's flying out out out of my head
and she's not listening
out out out of my head
no she cant hear you
out out out of my head
out out out of my head
fly girl, it doesn't matter what they say
sorry if there are any spelling mistakes :S and it being backwards :S
And now I'm in a world of starving artists
I'm loosing weight and taking hope for spite
I recall my mother warning me that paint wont pay the bills
and you know it sucks when your mom is right
because not one thing has sold
And the excuses are getting old
Think I should throw it all away, toss the oils paint and clay?
'cause so far what good are they
It's what everyone seems to say
In my mind there is a picture of a little crayon girl
With a crayon house and a crayon family
In my little crayon picture of my giant crayon world
You'd have no doubt that crayon girl was me
And I want it out out out of my head
And on to paper
out out out of my head
In collage I enrolled in painting classes
My teacher said my work was Avent-Guard
when I asked him what that meant he struggled for the words
and you know it's never good when they think that hard
And he said well this all looks nice
I'm just not sure I would look twice
But he gave me an A, for effort anyway
And I thought well OK
In my mind there is a painting of an oil woman's work
With an oil way and an oil subtlety
In my abstract oil painting everything makes seance
IN multi-hue triadic harmony
I want it out out out of my head and on to canvas
out out out of my head