Shades of grey is the 5th track from ‘River of Dreams;'in keeping with the Album’s themes of retrospection, the song tells how a life time’s worth of knowledge has revealed to Joel that the world is far more complex than he ever considered possible when he was a young man.
The lyrics tell of how Jo...
[Verse 1]
Some things were perfectly clear
Seen with the vision of youth
No doubts and nothing to fear
I claimed the corner on truth
These days it's harder to say
I know what I'm fighting for
My faith is falling away
I'm not that sure anymore
[Chorus]
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see
[Verse 2]
Once there were trenches and walls
And one point of every view
Fight till the other man falls
Kill him before he kills you
These days the edges are blurred
I'm old and tired of war
I hear the other man's words
I'm not that sure anymore
[Chorus]
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to the enemy line
Black and white was so easy for me
But shades of grey are the colors I see
[Verse 3]
Now with the wisdom of years
I try to reason things out
And the only people I fear
Are those who never have doubts
Save us all from arrogant men
And all the causes they're for
I won't be righteous again
I'm not that sure anymore
[Chorus]
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to they enemy line
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
Shades of Grey was written by Billy Joel.
Shades of Grey was produced by David Thoener & Billy Joel.
Billy Joel released Shades of Grey on Tue Aug 10 1993.