Cheryl described the inspiration for this song as follows:
In August we had a week or so of very heavy overcast. It wasn't gloomy though, it was incredibly beautiful and felt like a much needed respite from the summer sun. The whole world was gray and green.. Hence, "Gray and Green".
I get a very relaxed and peaceful feeling each time I listen to this song. It reminds me of a place where I went to relax when I was a kid, and the colors were mostly gray and green. You can watch a live performance of Grey and Green on YouTube.
When Cheryl first wrote this song, she called it "Gray and Green", but the CD lists it as "Grey and Green." I wonder how many other common words we have in the English language where there is two accepted spellings?
- Grey and Green
- Words And Music By
- Cheryl Wheeler
- With the blazing sun at bay
- on this August day
- It seems so still, so safe, so serene
- Beneath this welcome shroud
- of heavy cloud
- With the world all gray and green
- Chorus;
- With the world all green and gray
- Till the clouds come undone
- We will hide from the sun
- And I'll drink this light
- With all my might
- All day
- So let the day go by
- with the bright blue sky
- There's enchantment in this soft and muted scene
- When all the leaves appear
- so lush and clear
- In a thousand shades of green
- And when we turn away
- to end the day
- From the brilliant star
- we never see at night
- I will lie in bed
- and fill my head
- with a million shades of light.
- (P) September 13, 2008
- Penrod And Higgins Music / Amachrist Music
- ACF Music Group
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