“Sunshine”, the sixth track on Ultrapure is about unconditional love and learning to see the world as more than black and white. Upon the single’s release, Briston took to social media saying:
This is a song about forgiveness that took me a long time write. Probably because my deepest fear is forgi...
[Verse 1]
In the driveway
We were cleaning out my ashtray
Making jokes like "hell at least I'm still alive"
I could always make you smile without trying
When you smile, well, it always makes me cry
[Chorus]
I just keep telling myself
Someday the sun will come shining again
If I can loosen my grip
On the wings of the bird that tells me where to begin
I wanna thank you for loving me when I just don't know what to say
Well real love makes you feel at home when you're far away
[Verse 2]
Rain came down a mile out from Portland
Windshield split we pulled off in the rain
I swear some people are alive and spend their whole lives just surviving
So the ones they love can learn from their mistakes
[Chorus]
I just keep telling myself
Someday the sun will come shining again
If I can loosen my grip
On the wings of the bird that tells me where to begin
I wanna thank you for loving me when I just don't know what to say
Well real love makes you feel at home when you're far away
[Outro]
Stood out in that Florida heat
Staring at our sandy feet
Oh the color of our blue eyes burned the same
You said 'you can tear down all the walls of all the places you called home'
But you can never walk away from where you came
I just keep telling myself
Oh no
I just keep telling myself
Oh no
Sunshine was written by Briston Maroney.
Sunshine was produced by Daniel Tashian.
Briston Maroney released Sunshine on Fri Sep 01 2023.