Difference between revisions of "Colours (song)"
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* on [[Floodland]] CD and [[This Corrosion (single)|This Corrosion]] with vocals by [[Andrew Eldritch]]. | * on [[Floodland]] CD and [[This Corrosion (single)|This Corrosion]] with vocals by [[Andrew Eldritch]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
| − | This song cycles different combiations of these four lines of lyrics over repeated stanzas of music. | + | This song cycles different combiations of these four lines of lyrics over repeated stanzas of music. In each musical stanza, each line of lyrics may or may not be sung, but, for a particular line, when it is sung, it is in that same point in the stanza. |
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Line 1: ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | Line 1: ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | ||
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Line 3: ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | Line 3: ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | ||
Line 4: ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | Line 4: ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | ||
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Zeroth stanza<br/> | Zeroth stanza<br/> | ||
/* lead in music */ | /* lead in music */ | ||
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First stanza<br/> | First stanza<br/> | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 17 March 2009
There are two versions of Colours;
- on Gift with vocals long assumed to be by James Ray. However on Heartland, Ray has apparently denied that he sang this version.
- on Floodland CD and This Corrosion with vocals by Andrew Eldritch.
Lyrics
This song cycles different combiations of these four lines of lyrics over repeated stanzas of music. In each musical stanza, each line of lyrics may or may not be sung, but, for a particular line, when it is sung, it is in that same point in the stanza.
Line 1: You reap what you sow
Line 2: Put your face to the ground
Line 3: Here come the marching men
Line 4: Your colours wrapped around
Zeroth stanza
/* lead in music */
First stanza
You reap what you sow
Put your face to the ground
Here come the marching men
Your colours wrapped around
Second stanza
- - - /* This means that the corresponding line is skipped. */
- - -
- - -
- - -
Third stanza
You reap what you sow
Put your face to the ground
- - -
- - -
Fourth stanza
- - -
- - -
Here come the marching men
Your colours wrapped around
Fifth stanza
You reap what you sow
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sixth stanza
You reap what you sow
Put your face to the ground
Here come the marching men
Your colours wrapped around
Seventh stanza /* This stanza fades out. */
You reap what you sow
Put your face to the ground
Here come the marching men
Your colours wrapped around
Analysis
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This song should be The National Anthem of Goth.
