Colours
BLOWSOM Lyrics

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I guess you′ve some ideas about the fact that we're alone
I bet your green eyes hear the voice on this photograph (Ahh)
I guess you′ve hidden things and moments you didn't want me to see, mmm, whoa-oh
To keep for you that breathe, tonight, with your medicines

Staring at the pictures with the colours I was about to get her (To get her)
Staring at the window makes it better, best feeling ever (Ever, ever)

I hope you'll bring some memories of us during your way, hey, whoa-oh
To keep for you that breathe, tonight, with your medicines (Someone else knows what I mean to say)

Staring at the pictures with the colours I was about to get her (To get her)
Staring at the window makes it better, best feeling ever (Ever, ever)

You want me in the nights
You want me during the day
You wanna skip the time
I won′t let you this way
You want me during the day
You wanna skip the time
You′ll be sad anyway

You want me in the nights
You want me during the day
You wanna skip the time
I won't let you this way

Staring at the pictures with the colours I was about to get her (To get her)
Staring at the window makes it better, best feeling ever (Ever, ever)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Colours" by BLOWSOM speak of a tumultuous love affair that has come to an end. The singer believes that the person they were once involved with kept secrets and withheld certain moments that they did not want the singer to see. The images in which the singer has access to, bring a mixed sense of hope and despair. As they look at them, they recall the colours of their past relationship and the possibility, however faint, of reconciling. They long for those memories to continue living and breathing within the other person even though they are no longer together.

The chorus of the song is a repetition of the scene where the singer looks through pictures and feels abundant with hope, wishing to get the person back. The visual element of seeing colours is vital as it signifies the past and the moments and experiences that they previously had together. The singer's ability to remember and visualize the colour of those moments makes it easier to recall them, and that's the only hope they have.

In the second verse, the singer talks about how the other person still wants them back, yearning for them both in the day and in the night. However, the singer believes that they cannot skip time and return to the past. They don't want to deceive themselves or the other person. They realize that although it is painful, they must confront the reality of the situation and move forward.

Line by Line Meaning

I guess you've some ideas about the fact that we're alone
I assume that you have thoughts about the reality that we are isolated

I bet your green eyes hear the voice on this photograph (Ahh)
I am confident that your emerald eyes imagine the sound in this image

I guess you've hidden things and moments you didn't want me to see, mmm, whoa-oh
I infer that you have kept secret some things and occasions you wished to conceal from me

To keep for you that breathe, tonight, with your medicines
To hold onto your breath, tonight, with your remedies

Staring at the pictures with the colours I was about to get her (To get her)
Gazing at the pictures with the vivid hues that I was going to use to capture her heart

Staring at the window makes it better, best feeling ever (Ever, ever)
Observing through the window improves the experience, the most exquisite sensation

I hope you'll bring some memories of us during your way, hey, whoa-oh
I wish that on your journey, you recall some moments of us, hey

To keep for you that breathe, tonight, with your medicines (Someone else knows what I mean to say)
To preserve for yourself that breath, this evening, with your medications (Another person understands my sentiments)

You want me in the nights
You desire my presence in the nighttime

You want me during the day
You crave for me in the day

You wanna skip the time
You yearn to hasten the hours

I won’t let you this way
I will not permit this behavior

You'll be sad anyway
You will still be disheartened regardless

Writer(s): Arnaud Paul Tristan Bernard, Paul-henry Etienne Pierre Vuillemin

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