Radical Face | Radical Face - Sunlight @RadicalFace | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
I've been working on portrait painting in my spare time for the past few months, and I like listening to calm music when I paint. Lately, it has mostly been lofi hiphop playlists and movie soundtracks. I was having an off day recently and decided I would make a song to distract myself. I gave myself 24 hours to complete it, which is a trick I use if I don't want to overthink things. The music I've been listening to while painting was an obvious influence.

For the video, I played the instrumental of the track on loop and painted a portrait. Rather than worry about the subject matter matching the lyrics, I wanted to see if I could get the mood across in the facial expression. I got it pretty close, I think.

And all of these singles are a part of my monthly mailing list where I share all kinds of art and music. It's called "The Hidden Hollow", so sign up if any of that sounds interesting. Here's the link: http://eepurl.com/hb4lwf

Lyrics:

In a search for the words I filled page after page
Still not sure what to say

The knot in my chest is not in my chest
It's just a trick of the brain

Could you share a little piece of your sunlight?
Or carry me off in the cold night?
I don't really care where I land
Could you teach me how to walk in the moonlight?
Or show me how to bury these old knives?
I'd like to get them out of my hands

So I'm back at the start to try my new hand
This all looks the same

But now I'm further along; I'm not at the start
Another trick of the brain

Could you share a little piece of your sunlight?
Or carry me off in the cold night?
I don't really care where I land
Could you teach me how to walk in the moonlight?
Or show me how to bury these old knives?
I'd like to get them out of my hands