Orange You Glad?

sunset last night

Last night the sky exploded into the craziest color palette I've ever seen. As I was just sitting on the couch, I noticed a pink-orange glowing color spilling into the white corners of our small apartment and when I looked out of the window, I saw why. The sky was on fire and immediately my brain tried to pin down the colors with words - "crimson," "calypso orange" "raspberry orange sherbert" - and it reminded me of last week when my brother, my mom and I were driving to the outlets and saw a similarly crazy colored sunset and began rattling off descriptive words. Even though I don't live far from him, it made me miss my brother. And my sister (who lives 5 minutes from where I work so there is really no excuse for me not to see her.) But I still miss living with them, sharing a small bathroom with them and seeing them every day. They are home to me. And the song "Orange Sky" by Alexi Murdoch could not be a more perfect fit. Orange you glad to have people you love so much that you miss them to bits?

Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch

Well I had a dream
I stood beneath an orange sky
Yes I had a dream
I stood beneath an orange sky
With my brother standing by
With my brother standing by
I said brother, you know you know
It's a long road we've been walking on
Yes it is, yes it is, you know
Brother it is,
Such a long road we've been walking on
Oh brother, oh brother

And I had a dream
I stood beneath an orange sky
With my sister standing by
With my sister standing by
Said here is what I know now sister
Here is what I know now
Goes like this...
In your love, my salvation lies
In your love, my salvation lies
In your love, my salvation lies
In your love, in your love, in your love

Oh but you know I am so weary

And you know my heart,

My hearts been broken now

Sometimes, sometimes

My mind is too strong to carry on

Too strong, too strong to carry on

But when I'm alone

When I've thrown off the weight of this crazy stone

When I've lost all care for the things I own

That's when I miss you, that's when I miss you

You are my home

You are my home now

Here is what I know now brother

Here is what I know now sister

Goes like this...

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, my salvation lies

In your love, in your love, in your love

Well I had a dream

I stood beneath an orange sky

With my brother and my sister standing by

With my brother and my sister standing by now

With my brother and my sister standing