"Tin Sparrow, who usually operates as a four-piece, strikes me as a band who just loves playing together. Every time I listen to From the Sun, I can’t help but crack a dopey grin no matter how hard I resist, so their frivolity clearly translates over to their recording.
While the EP is on the short side, the four tracks are beautifully created and promise much for future recordings. Similar, but perhaps sunnier than Boy and Bear, the tracks have an alt-country style, with a bounty of vast group harmonies, slide guitar and swingin’ rhythms. Their live shows also include plenty of whistling, interesting percussion and countless forms of general yahooing.
“Fool’s Gold” just gets my vote as top track. It’s probably the one which gets my grin to its dopiest level, the deciding factor. This is a song which is difficult not to get swept up in, with the floating harmonies being finished off nicely by a plucky guitar solo. “For you” is a little dreamier, with excellent use of the usually under-appreciated xylophone. Song appeared on Grey's Anatomy, season 8. A glockenspiel is also used in other tracks, how cheerful is that!
This is a young band in industry terms, and yet they have already had a good amount of exposure, with reasonable rotation on local radio as well as performances at a number of popular festivals (for which they are custom made for). Rumor has it they’ve been working on new tracks, so keep your ear to the ground for some more Tin Sparrow coming your way soon. In the meantime, be like me and get happy with From the Sun."
True
Tin Sparrow Lyrics
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It's not the worth weight for them to carry round.
All your favorite colors you've barely touched.
They use to mean so much.
It's true, we'll never rule the world.
So why don't you, open your eyes and see like you used to?
Open your eyes and see like you used to.
Swim the Seven Seas for treasures found.
You're final masterpiece you dreamed about, why'd you throw it out?
It's true, we'll never rule the world.
So why don't you open your eyes and see like you used to?
Open your eyes and see like you used to.
If all my aspirations gone, were my dreams so insecure?
Hide them in the bedside drawer, with all the things I now ignore.
If all my aspirations gone, were my dreams so insecure?
Hide them in the bedside drawer, with all the things I now ignore.
It's true, we'll never rule the world.
So why don't you, open your eyes and see like you used to?
Open your eyes and see like you used to.
Open your eyes and see like you used to.
The lyrics to Tin Sparrow's song True touches on themes of growing up, losing touch with one's dreams and aspirations, and the fleeting nature of existence. It begins by describing how kids carelessly throw away dollars on the ground, underestimating their worth, parallel to how adults have grown jaded and indifferent towards their once-important aspirations. The line "All your favorite colors you've barely touched. They use to mean so much" reflects the loss of the vibrancy and enthusiasm we once had when we were younger.
The second verse talks about how people's obsessions with treasures and material possessions can become heavy burdens that eventually consume them. The metaphor of sinking and drowning upon collecting too many gold coins tells us that we should not fall victim to our desires and lose sight of what is truly important. The reference to the final masterpiece we all dream about reflects how passions and interests can be suppressed or forgotten over time, causing one to wonder why they ever chose to abandon them in the first place.
Line by Line Meaning
Kids are throwing dollars on the ground.
Children are discarding money as if it holds no value.
It's not the worth weight for them to carry round.
The weight of carrying money around is not worth it for them.
All your favorite colors you've barely touched.
The things you once loved are now being neglected.
They use to mean so much.
Those very things held significant value in the past.
It's true, we'll never rule the world.
The reality is that we will never be in control of everything.
So why don't you, open your eyes and see like you used to?
Why don't you regain your perspective from the past?
Swim the Seven Seas for treasures found.
Venture out to find valuable possessions.
The heavy, gold coins will make you sink and drown.
The very things you seek could also limit and hurt you.
You're final masterpiece you dreamed about, why'd you throw it out?
The last project you envisioned, why did you abandon it?
If all my aspirations gone, were my dreams so insecure?
If my aspirations have disappeared, were they even worth pursuing?
Hide them in the bedside drawer, with all the things I now ignore.
Put aside your failed endeavors along with other disregarded items.
Open your eyes and see like you used to.
Regain your past perspective.
Contributed by Isaac L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.