Holly McNarland (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian singer-songwrite… Read Full Bio ↴Holly McNarland (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her more noteworthy songs include "Stormy," "Elmo," and "Numb."

She collaborated with Matthew Good for his song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7," which can be found on his album "Loser Anthems" and with fellow Canucks of The Tea Party on "Wishing you would stay".

Beautiful Blue
Holly McNarland Lyrics

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From the picture on the wall
To the bed posts that touched them all
This is where I live
This is where I do my screaming

How do you say
I loved you in so many other ways
This is where I live

This is what I do best

Dreaming with so much ugliness
Waking up to all this beautiful blue
Beautiful you

From the time I walked in
To the point that we're both arguing
This is how I live
This is where I start screaming

How do you say
I've always felt this way
This is where I live
This is what I do best

Dreaming with so much ugliness
Waking up to all this beautiful blue
This beautiful you

Dreaming under all this ugliness
Waking up to all this beautiful blue

Dreaming under all this ugliness

Waking up to all this beautiful blue
Beautiful you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Holly McNarland's song Beautiful Blue touch upon a personal struggle with pain, frustration, and emotional turmoil. The opening lines "From the picture on the wall, to the bed posts that touched them all, this is where I live, this is where I do my screaming" suggest a sense of visceral discomfort within the singer's surroundings. The imagery used to describe the bed posts being touched by many suggests both a lack of agency and an inability to escape the constant reminder of past actions.

Continuing into the chorus with "Dreaming with so much ugliness, Waking up to all this beautiful blue, Beautiful you," we see the dichotomy between perceived ugliness and the beauty that still remains. The singer's experiences with pain and suffering are intertwined with their own feelings of affection, as they struggle to express their love for someone in different ways. The second verse echoes similar sentiments, with "From the time I walked in, To the point that we're both arguing, This is how I live, This is where I start screaming." The lyrics emphasize the frustration of a relationship that is struggling, but by the end, the singer reminds that there is still beauty amidst the ugliness, both in themselves and in their loved one.

Line by Line Meaning

From the picture on the wall
Starting from the beginning of my life story

To the bed posts that touched them all
Including the intimate moments of my life

This is where I live
Explaining the place I call home

This is where I do my screaming
This is where I express my emotions

How do you say I loved you in so many other ways
Wondering how to express my love in more diverse manners

This is where I live
Reiterating my living space

This is what I do best
This is how I ultimately function

Dreaming with so much ugliness
Experiencing nightmares from terrible events in life

Waking up to all this beautiful blue
Finding the beauty in life, despite its difficulties

Beautiful you
Referring to a loved one who provides hope and happiness

From the time I walked in
Continuing my story from my arrival in this world