Year of Lyrics, Week 39: Gray or Blue by Jaymay
If you've ever asked me what my favorite song is you've heard me mention this one. This is a song that I've been coming back to as my favorite for a decade or so. It's one I can't help but sing along with, even if I'm just mouthing the words in public. I've even paid people to make me covers of this song because I just love it so much.
When you know something so well for a long time the meaning of it shifts for you over time and this one has for me. For me right now this specific lyric stands out because of how important internet friendships have become to me. With internet friendships you really are mostly limited to how you speak (and maybe your meme literacy) to find the people you relate to. I've always said that I'm better in writing than in person, so it works for me but I know it can be difficult for others.
For the design here I just wrote a bunch of stuff from my own creative writing project in the background the way I would write in my journal instead of something carefully formed like I would for a letter or this art. I think that plus the thinner pen I used help it meld into the background instead of feeling super busy. I did watercolor over that to help it fade back a little bit more as well and I'm happy with how it turned out!
