In Pursuit of Poetry

March 25 - Paul Williams - The Rainbow Connection

March 25, 2018
For a lazy Sunday morning and a bit of spiritual fun... enjoy. Don't forget to dream... and follow your dreams.
Lyrics are poems... set to music.


The Rainbow Connection

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbows are visions
But only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide

So we've been told
And some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see
Some day we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far

What's so amazing
That keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

All of us under its spell, we know that it's probably magic

Have you been half asleep?
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound
That called the young sailors?
The voice might be one in the same

I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me

La da da di da da dum da duh da da dum di da ohhh
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Walt Disney Music Company, Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
Written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher 1979.



For many, the song is truly about finding yourself and following your dreams. This is the beginning for most Muppet fans, and where it all started. It’s where Kermit decides to leave the swamp and make millions of people happy, and the rest is history.
https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/the-rainbow-connection-a-deeper-m...

Paul williams himself says the song is spiritual in essence. His favourite lines are
"Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far"

"Thoughts can become things" he said on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday this morning (March 25)
I particularly like this analysis of the words...
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-behind-the-song-The-Rainbow-Connection...

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