“Sunshine” is the 6th track off of Ashton Irwin’s solo debut album, Superbloom. The song talks about that, although the world can be a dark place, you’ve got to enjoy the simplest things in life and enjoy who you are. See the sunshine just like the first time!
[Verse 1]
I've been living my life, but it's not how it looks
I've been giving it time, but that's all that it took
So what now? (Ooh)
You've been feeding me lies, now it's all that I know
I've been eating you up, how am I supposed to grow?
So what now? (Ooh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Stop watching the news
You're something they use to scare you just like a bad dream
Wake up tomorrow
You'll cast a shadow on pavements that you're yet to see
[Chorus]
See the sunshine just like the first time
See the sunshine just like the first time
Not just today, not just tomorrow
But now till forever and ever
See the sunshine, see the sunshine
[Post-Chorus]
Sunshinе, sunshine, sunshine (Ooh)
Sunshine, sunshinе, sunshine (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
I've been living my life in a tiny toolbox
Now I'm locked in the house like I live in Fort Knox
So what now? (What now?; Ooh)
Now I'm thinking my life could be more than it's been
I could meet other people and see what they mean
So what now? (Ooh)
[Pre-Chorus]
All my misfortunes, all of my triumphs
All of my satellite dreams
Expensive perfumes, ladies do not lose
Playing, but not on the team
[Chorus]
See the sunshine just like the first time
See the sunshine just like the first time
Not just today, not just tomorrow
But now till forever and ever
See the sunshine, see the sunshine
[Post-Chorus]
Sunshine, sunshine, sunshine (Ooh)
Sunshine, sunshine, sunshine (Ooh)
Sunshine was written by Matthew Pauling & Ashton Irwin.
Sunshine was produced by Matthew Pauling.
Ashton Irwin released Sunshine on Fri Oct 23 2020.
In an Instagram Livestream, he said:
Let’s talk about the strings just for a moment. The orchestral arrangement on “Sunshine” is fucking bonkers. Matt Pauling did such a crazy job. At first, it kind of sounded like a Cat Stevens' kind of song, but Matt was like “nah, I’m gonna turn this into an orc...
Ashton has shared an alternative artwork for this song, as well as “Skinny Skinny” and “Sunshine” via an Instagram post. He said:
What’s weird about these three images?
They were just as important to inspiring writing a whole record as the songs were. I’ve always loved dipping my toe into a multime...