You Can Still Be Free

Wow, a canon Inuyasha piece... how rare for me as of late. This is a piece I've had sitting on my harddrive unfinished for months. I randomly got a bee in my bonnet to finish it last night, so I did. I was able to experiment with what I learned last semester at Ringling about colored light and shaadow, too, so that was fun.

This piece was inspired by the Savage Garden song "You Can Still Be Free". I thought the lyrics fit canon IY and the general feeling of the song gave me this visual. I also wanted to play with his hair and having it blow back from the side of his face instead of it completely hiding where a human ear would be. Seriously, have you ever considered what it would look like there? I pondered that at one time when I had nothing better to occupy myself with. But anyway... here are the lyrics to the song:

Cool breeze and autumn leaves
Slow motion daylight
A lone pair of watchful eyes
Oversee the living
Feel the presence all around
A tortured soul
A wound unhealing
No regrets or promises
The past is gone
But you can still be free
If time will set you free
Time now to spread your wings
To take to flight
The life endeavour
Aim for the burning sun
You're trapped inside
But you can still be free
If time will set you free
But it's a long long way to go

Keep moving way up high
You see the light
It shines forever
Sail through the crimson skies
The purest light
The light that sets you free
If time will set you free

Sail through the wind and rain tonight
You're free to fly tonight
And you can still be free
If time will set you free
And going higher than the mountain tops
And go high like the wind don't stop
And go high
Free to fly tonight
Free to fly tonight