"I Am An Artist"
Sitting outside at home, the words began spilling out as
red-tailed hawks circled overhead...the one missing line
remained a mystery until it came through to me at the
medicine wheel: I am both the potter, and the piece of
clay. - September 2002
Words & Music by James Nihan
I am an artist
With a palette in my hand
All the colors of the rainbow
Are at my command
I stand before a canvas
The color of the night
I reach out to the darkness
And I only paint the light
I am an artist
Sitting at my wheel
Turning what I'm dreaming
Into something that is real
I shape the life I'm living
With loving hands each day
I am both the potter
And the piece of clay
- Chorus -
I am an artist
I take the world in front of me
Find beauty in all things I see
Create a new reality
I am a dreamer, I am free
To be who I choose to be
I am an artist
Not just flesh and bone
With my hammer and my chisel
I carve myself from stone
With delicate precision
I chip away the mask
I stand before you naked
When I complete the task
- Chorus -
I am an artist
I take the world in front of me
Find beauty in all things I see
Create a new reality
I am a dreamer, I am free
To be who I choose to be
I am an artist
I am an artist
I am
Published by Composure Music (ASCAP)
Copyright 2002