We Singing Colors is the musical project of Roxana Niculae and Andrei Haţeg… Read Full Bio ↴We Singing Colors is the musical project of Roxana Niculae and Andrei Haţegan. Andrei is also known for being the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Romanian band The Amsterdams. Their musical vision is resumed as it follows: "We play around at home and sometimes music comes out. oh, really?"

Alone
We Singing Colors Lyrics

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From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.

Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form

(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are actually an excerpt from the poem "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe, and We Singing Colors adapted them into a song. The lyrics depict a sense of loneliness and estrangement from others, from childhood until present. The singer notes that they have not experienced things the same ways as others, even simple pleasures that most people take for granted. Their emotions are unique and cannot be sparked by the same things. They loved everything in solitude, and from the chaos and beauty around them in their youth, they found the mystery that still dominates their life.

The two stanzas of the song refer to two different periods of the singer's life, first being their childhood and how it was full of wonder and bewilderment. This period was integral in shaping their personality and worldview. The second stanza has an entirely different tone, as it reflects on how distressing and haunting life can become. The "demon in my view" denotes the troubles and pains that the singer has experienced, which have plagued them and influences their daily dealings. The singer is alone in their suffering, and there doesn't seem to be any escape from it.

Line by Line Meaning

From childhood's hour I have not been
Since my earliest days, I have felt different from others

As others were; I have not seen
I perceive the world in my own unique way

As others saw; I could not bring
I cannot force myself to feel what others feel

My passions from a common spring.
I do not share the same sources of inspiration as most people

From the same source I have not taken
I draw my emotions from different places than others

My sorrow; I could not awaken
I cannot choose when to feel sadness

My heart to joy at the same tone;
I am not moved to happiness by the same things that move most people

And all I loved, I loved alone.
The things I am passionate about are unique to me

Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
When I was young

Of a most stormy life- was drawn
Amidst all the chaos of my existence

From every depth of good and ill
From all the best and worst experiences of my life