Colours (song)

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 the 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 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Second stanza . /* This means that the corresponding line is skipped. */ . . .

Third stanza Line 1 Line 2 . .

Fourth stanza . . Line 3 Line 4

Fifth stanza Line 1 . . .

Sixth stanza Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Seventh stanza /* This stanza fades out. */ Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

Analysis

This particular section is awaiting expansion.

This song should be The National Anthem of Goth.