Starry Eyed by VÂN SCOTT published on 2020-08-19T17:04:23Z Watch the Video! https://youtu.be/OJDW06ysUac Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4xZ0vyWWtu6KqAbvf6tl1O?si=ieBo3fQPQ_OuGEBbA46JVg Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/starry-eyed-single/1528600765 “Starry Eyed” was written in the wake of my best friend’s coming out. It was a tender period that included many tough conversations, and tested both of our belief systems. I had to re-examine my views on faith and sexuality, and was faced with challenging questions about what exactly I believed. And there were times where it felt like my faith was slipping through my fingers… One night, feeling particularly alone and overwhelmed, I retreated to my studio in an attempt to find some catharsis. I sent up a wordless prayer in the form of a faint whistle and a melancholy melody (the same whistle that opens up the track). There’s something naturally light-hearted and carefree about whistling. It was the opposite of what I felt, but it was my last-ditch effort to inspire hope within myself. I ended up doubling the whistle melody on electric guitar, and then layered a bunch of synth textures on top of it with my Moog Little Phatty. Before I knew it, my feelings existed in sonic form. And to just sit in my studio, with the lights off, the glow of the instruments, and the music on loop was incredibly healing for my soul. There’s something expressly vulnerable and spiritual that inhabits that part of this song. "Starry Eyed" lyrics: I don’t even know where to begin But I’m feeling over my head Losing sight of what I believe The weight is taking its toll on me So how do I look you in the eyes And tell you I love you? With everything shattered on the ground Searching for the truth We were holding the lines Till we fell on hard times I can still see the stars in the sky I think that we’re alright Yeah, we lost control But we still got hope I can still see the stars in your eyes I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Everything that I thought I knew Came crashing down because of you But I’m happy you made a mess Shook me awake from my ignorance We were holding the lines Till we fell on hard times I can still see the stars in the sky I think that we’re alright Yeah, we lost control But we still got hope I can still see the stars in your eyes I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Your secrets are heavy But I’ll hold ‘em till you don’t need ‘em anymore Your secrets are heavy But I’ll hold ‘em till you don’t need ‘em anymore Your secrets are heavy But I’ll hold ‘em till you don’t need ‘em anymore Your secrets are heavy But I’ll hold ‘em till you don’t need ‘em Holding the lines Even in hard times I can still see the stars in the sky I think that we’re alright Yeah, we lost control But we still got hope I can still see the stars in your eyes I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Yeah, I think that we’re alright Written by Paris Carney & Scott Oatley Produced by Scott Oatley Additional Production by Byram Genre Pop Comment by 70x7 Music Awesome tune, well done! 2021-06-01T00:53:25Z Comment by luca_3670 I love this song 🥰❤❤ 2021-05-09T08:34:31Z Comment by VÂN SCOTT @user-862873134: Thanks Thalia! Still one of personal faves ; ) 2021-05-07T16:00:12Z Comment by Anna Weisman Beitner Great song! As always. You never fail to blow me away with your songs. 2020-10-02T17:55:14Z