Brian's Solo Discography:
Resurrection (Brash Records, 2003)
Angel, Put Your Face On (2006)
Brian Vander Ark (2008)
Someone Like You
Brian Vander Ark Lyrics
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Who inspired the requiem that sent him to his grave?
I bet it was someone, I bet it was someone, someone like you.
The recipient of Vincent's ear that left him traumatized,
Who was wrapped in blue leaving Gershwin rhapsodized?
When I go to bed at night, pray to God that I
Create a masterpiece that's worthy of your ears and of your
Eyes and immortalize you and I
For someone who inquires about the girl where every inspiration lies.
Lennon wrote Please Please Me well before they came stateside.
McCartney wrote for no one but I'm pretty sure he lied.
He wrote it for someone, he wrote it for someone, someone like you.
And if I should die, God forbid that I
Pass away with ideas left in limbo in creative purgatory.
And the day that you pass away,
No one knows that girl happens to be the very girl where every inspiration lay.
Heaven help the world when you're no longer for our eyes.
Heaven rain the colors down to form another prize.
She better be someone, she better be someone, she better be someone, she better someone, she better be someone, she better be someone, someone like you.
The lyrics of "Someone Like You" by Brian Vander Ark suggest that behind every great artist and work of art, there is usually someone who inspired it. The song opens with a rhetorical question asking who was the muse behind the cave drawings, which can be interpreted as asking who inspired the first forms of human art. The second verse talks about Vincent van Gogh's famous severed ear incident and suggests that someone must have been the catalyst for his mental breakdown. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes the idea that this elusive someone - this person who inspires great artists - must be someone like you.
The song's third verse name-checks Lennon and McCartney, two of the most famous songwriters in history. Vander Ark suggests that even legendary artists like them can be inspired by someone - in this case, someone like the listener. The final verse again emphasizes the mortality of both the artist and their source of inspiration, and the importance of not leaving creativity unfulfilled. The song ends with a plea for the listener to be the inspiration for the next great work of art.
Line by Line Meaning
Who's the very muse for the first drawings in a cave?
Who was the person that inspired the very first artists to create art?
Who inspired the requiem that sent him to his grave?
Who was the person that inspired a musician to create a song that played at his funeral?
I bet it was someone, I bet it was someone, someone like you.
I believe that the inspiration for great art throughout history is similar to the person you are.
The recipient of Vincent's ear that left him traumatized,
Who was the person that caused Van Gogh to cut off his own ear in response to their rejection?
Who was wrapped in blue leaving Gershwin rhapsodized?
Who was the person that inspired Gershwin to compose the song 'Rhapsody in Blue'?
When I go to bed at night, pray to God that I
Create a masterpiece that's worthy of your ears and of your
Eyes and immortalize you and I
For someone who inquires about the girl where every inspiration lies.
Before I go to sleep, I pray to create a work of art that is deserving of your admiration and captures the essence of our shared inspiration for someone seeking the source of all creativity.
Lennon wrote Please Please Me well before they came stateside.
John Lennon wrote the song 'Please Please Me' long before the Beatles gained any fame in the United States.
McCartney wrote for no one but I'm pretty sure he lied.
Paul McCartney claimed that he wrote his song 'For No One' for no one in particular, but it's likely that he was inspired by someone specific.
He wrote it for someone, he wrote it for someone, someone like you.
McCartney was probably inspired by someone similar to you when he wrote 'For No One.'
And if I should die, God forbid that I
Pass away with ideas left in limbo in creative purgatory.
If I were to die, I hope that I don't leave any unfinished artistic ideas behind.
And the day that you pass away,
No one knows that girl happens to be the very girl where every inspiration lay.
If you were to die, no one would know that you were the source of all my artistic inspiration.
Heaven help the world when you're no longer for our eyes.
When you're no longer with us, the world will lose a source of immense inspiration.
Heaven rain the colors down to form another prize.
May a new source of creativity and inspiration arise to fill the void you leave behind.
She better be someone, she better be someone, she better be someone, she better someone, she better be someone, she better be someone, someone like you.
Whoever becomes the new source of artistic inspiration after you must be someone similar to you in order to be worthy of the role.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: BRIAN VANDER ARK
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