Monochrome
菅野よう子/Ilaria Graziano Lyrics
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Ocean
The silent ocean knows
Your face
Your reality
Haven't been the same lately
Wonder could it be a lack of emotion?
Seeing in monochrome
Who taught you emotions
Feel
Can you feel
Might be why colors disappear
The place we call are soul
Ocean
The cyber ocean sees
Your dreams
Your totality
Nothing stays the same
Someday
I hope you will make more lasting connections
Feeling in monochrome
Who taught you emotions
Who taught you emotions
See
Can you see
Colors that the ocean offers
Be
Can you be
Something more than black white and gray
Being in monochrome
Who taught you emotions
Who taught you emotions
Who taught you emotions
Who taught you emotions
Who taught you emotions
The song Monochrome, by 菅野よう子 and Ilaria Graziano, is a contemplative and introspective piece that muses on the loss of emotion and the lack of connection that can occur in the digital age. The lyrics begin by referencing the ocean, a symbol of vastness and depth, where all colors disappear and everything is reduced to shades of black, white, and gray. The following lines suggest that the singer has not been feeling like themselves lately and wonders if it's because they've lost touch with their emotions. This idea is repeated throughout the song, as the singer questions who taught them emotions in the first place and implores the listener to feel and see more deeply.
The second verse shifts the focus to the soul, which is described as an ocean that the cyber world can see, along with your dreams and the totality of who you are. The repetition of "nothing stays the same" hints at the impermanence of all things, but also leaves room for hope that things could eventually change for the better. The chorus repeats the same questions about who taught you emotions, but ends with a plea to "be something more than black white and gray," suggesting that a life devoid of color and emotion is a life half-lived.
Line by Line Meaning
Were all the colors are
Wherever all the colors are
Ocean
The vast, seemingly infinite body of water
The silent ocean knows
The silent waters are aware
Your face
The face that belongs to you
Your reality
The truth of what you live and experience
Haven't been the same lately
Things have not been as they once were recently
Wonder could it be a lack of emotion?
Perhaps it is the absence of feeling?
Seeing in monochrome
Looking at the world devoid of its colorfulness
Who taught you emotions
Who has taught you to feel
Feel
Experience emotions
Can you feel
Are you capable of emotions
Might be why colors disappear
Which may explain why the colors fade away
The place we call are soul
That which we refer to as the human spirit
The cyber ocean sees
The digital sea is observant
Your dreams
Your aspirations during slumber
Your totality
Your entirety, as a whole
Nothing stays the same
Everything transforms given time
Someday
At some point in the future
I hope you will make more lasting connections
I hope you shall create firmer bonds
Feeling in monochrome
Experiencing emotions in the absence of vivid color
See
Observe
Can you see
Are you capable of seeing
Colors that the ocean offers
The hues that the ocean provides
Be
Exist
Can you be
Are you able to exist
Something more than black white and gray
Something other than lifelessness and dullness
Being in monochrome
Existing without the vibrancy of color
Who taught you emotions
Who provided instruction on feeling
Who taught you emotions
Who has shown you how to feel
Who taught you emotions
Who has imparted to you the ability to feel
Who taught you emotions
Who has instructed you in the art of sensing
Who taught you emotions
Who has educated you on feeling
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