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 | + | This song cycles different combiations of these four lines of lyrics over repeated stanzas of music. |
Line 1: ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | Line 1: ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | ||
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First stanza | First stanza | ||
| − | + | ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Put your face to the gr''ound<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | |
Second stanza | Second stanza | ||
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Third stanza | Third stanza | ||
| − | + | ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Put your face to the gr''ound<br/> | |
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| − | + | ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | |
Fifth stanza | Fifth stanza | ||
| − | + | ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | |
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Sixth stanza | Sixth stanza | ||
| − | + | ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Put your face to the gr''ound<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | |
Seventh stanza /* This stanza fades out. */ | Seventh stanza /* This stanza fades out. */ | ||
| − | + | ''You reap what you sow''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Put your face to the gr''ound<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Here come the marching men''<br/> | |
| − | + | ''Your colours wrapped around''<br/> | |
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 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.
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
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.
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
| This particular section is awaiting expansion. |
This song should be The National Anthem of Goth.
