In 2012, she signed with Mercury Records and released her solo debut single Merry Go 'Round. The song is included on her album "Same Trailer Different Park", which was produced and co-written by Shane McAnally and Luke Laird and released on March 19, 2013.
After being nominated for Best New Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Country Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards, the album won the Academy of Country Music award for album of the year. In June, she released the single The Trailer Song.
To date, that talent has produced cuts for multi-platinum artists such as Martina McBride and Miranda Lambert. Miranda’s current album includes Kacey’s co-written track “Mama’s Broken Heart” which Rolling Stone Magazine ranked #26 in their “50 Best Singles of 2011” list.
Musical influences range from Loretta Lynn and John Prine to bands like Cake and The Beach Boys. Kacey was honored to open for Willie Nelson last year and recently wrapped opening for Lady Antebellum in Europe and Alison Krauss in the US.
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Silver Lining
Kacey Musgraves Lyrics
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You're all out of pennies, and the well it done run dry
Light 'em up and smoke 'em if you had 'em, but you just ain't got 'em
Ain't we always looking for a bluer sky
If you're ever gonna find a silver lining
It's gotta be a cloudy day
It's gotta be a cloudy day
If you wanna fill your bottle up with lightning
You're gonna have to stand in the rain
You're gonna have to stand in the rain
Lemonade keeps turning into lemons
And you wear your heart on a ripped unraveled sleeve
Been rung through the ringer and pushed up to your limit
You say you're just unlucky, but luck ain't what you need
'Cause if you're ever gonna find a four leaf clover
You gotta get a little dirt on your hands
You gotta get a little dirt on your hands
If you wanna find a head to fit your shoulder
You're gonna have to go to the dance
Gonna have to go to the dance
If you wanna find the honey
You can't be scared of bees
And if you wanna see the forest
You're gonna have to look past the trees
Baby
If you're ever gonna find a silver lining
It's gotta be a cloudy day
It's gotta be a cloudy day
And if you wanna fill your bottle up with lightning
You're gonna have to stand in the rain
Gonna have to stand in the rain, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
In Kacey Musgraves's song "Silver Lining," she examines the idea that sometimes in life, we have to go through tough times in order to appreciate the good ones. The first verse sets the scene of feeling at rock bottom with no hope for improvement. However, Musgraves suggests that to find the silver lining, we have to accept that we may have to endure a cloudy day (symbolic for difficult times) in order to appreciate the good ones. She repeats this idea in the chorus and reinforces the notion that sometimes in order to find success or happiness, you have to go through struggles and face difficulties.
Musgraves uses a number of metaphors throughout the song to convey the idea of pushing through hardship to get to the other side. In the second verse, she compares life to lemonade and suggests that sometimes things can turn sour on us. However, by persevering and pushing through difficult moments, we can find our way to a better place. She also suggests that to find true happiness or success, we have to be willing to take risks and get our hands dirty. The final verse brings it all together, emphasizing that to find joy in life, we have to be willing to face the challenges that come our way.
Overall, "Silver Lining" is a song about persevering despite difficult times, and about the importance of understanding that sometimes the road to happiness and success is not an easy one. Through the use of powerful metaphors and catchy lyrics, Musgraves encourages listeners to keep pushing and to keep searching for the silver lining on even the cloudiest of days.
Line by Line Meaning
Woke up on the wrong side of rock bottom
Starting the day in a bad place, feeling like things couldn't get any worse
You're all out of pennies, and the well it done run dry
Feeling like you've hit financial rock bottom with no resources left
Light 'em up and smoke 'em if you had 'em, but you just ain't got 'em
Referencing an old saying about enjoying what little you have left, even if it's not much
Ain't we always looking for a bluer sky
Reflecting on the universal human desire for a better, brighter future
If you're ever gonna find a silver lining
The key to finding hope and positivity in tough times
It's gotta be a cloudy day
Sometimes the only way to appreciate the good things in life is to go through the bad
If you wanna fill your bottle up with lightning
Pursuing big dreams and goals that seem impossible to achieve
You're gonna have to stand in the rain
Working tirelessly and enduring difficulties to reach those goals
Lemonade keeps turning into lemons
Bad luck and misfortune causing even the little joys in life to turn sour
And you wear your heart on a ripped unraveled sleeve
Being vulnerable and open to hurt, even when it seems like everything is going wrong
Been rung through the ringer and pushed up to your limit
Exhausted from enduring tough times and on the verge of giving up
You say you're just unlucky, but luck ain't what you need
Realizing that it takes more than just good luck to overcome adversity
If you're ever gonna find a four leaf clover
The hope of finding something rare and lucky in the midst of hard times
You gotta get a little dirt on your hands
Doing the work and making an effort to find those rare opportunities
If you wanna find a head to fit your shoulder
Searching for a meaningful and fulfilling relationship that complements you
You're gonna have to go to the dance
Putting yourself out there and taking a chance on love
If you wanna find the honey
Finding the sweetness and goodness in life
You can't be scared of bees
Overcoming fears and discomfort in order to pursue the good things
And if you wanna see the forest
Looking beyond the immediate challenges and seeing the bigger picture
You're gonna have to look past the trees
Overcoming obstacles and challenges in order to find greater success and happiness
If you're ever gonna find a silver lining
Reinforcing the importance of finding hope and positivity even in the darkest times
It's gotta be a cloudy day
Acknowledging that sometimes the tough times are what allow us to appreciate the good
And if you wanna fill your bottle up with lightning
Emphasizing the importance of having big goals and pursuing them relentlessly
You're gonna have to stand in the rain
Enduring the difficulties and challenges that come with pursuing big goals
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joshua Shaun Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Shane L Mcanally
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