Mellifluous and Inspirational

Why is it that when I listen to Adam Young's songs, I always end up swooning  (I know right? Actual swoon-age!) and marveling at how well and poetic he writes? He is honestly the best songwriter I've ever heard of. His songs always make me want to sing, paint, draw, write--basically do anything creative. He has such a playful way with words.

"The silver beams are twirling and swirling throughout your dreams." - Air Traffic

"The atmosphere is crawling with airlines that wind through the clouds and look down on the crowds." - Air Traffic

"With a starry brush, paint the dusk venetian blue 'cause in the evening hush, you'll never believe the view." - The Real World

"Can you feel the silk embrace in the satin air?" - The Real World

"I regarded the world as such a sad sight until I viewed it in black and white." - Dear Vienna

"The frozen days we set ablaze send me drifting away." - Brielle [Sky Sailing]

"The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room." - Hospital Flowers

"Lost in a silent ballet, I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and I am right beside you." - On The Wing

"Breathe and I'll carry you away into the velvet sky, and we'll stir the stars around and watch them fall away into the Hudson Bay and plummet out of sight and sound." - On The Wing

"Splashdown in the silver screen, into a deep, dramatic scene. I swam through the theater or maybe I'm just a dreamer." - Dreams Don't Turn to Dust

"In the sound I'll gladly drown into the emerald underground. I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see, surrounded by all this beauty." - Dreams Don't Turn to Dust

"'Cause I couldn't live without sunsets that dazzle in the dusk." - Dreams Don't Turn to Dust

"I think dreamy things as I'm waving goodbye so I'll spread my wings and fly." - Umbrella Beach

"Fight back the flight deck. Bring on the breakneck. Cue the solar eclipse. Summit the sunset. Dovetail the dragnet." - Galaxies

"If the bombs go off, the sun will still be shining because I've heard it said that every mushroom cloud has a silver lining." - Cave In

"I sing about the tide and the ocean surf, rolling in the evening breeze." - Hello Seattle

"Weighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabies." - The Real World