The line between inspiration and imitation blurred when Hazard's song "Ponytail Girl" spread like wildfire on Napster, mislabeled as a Depeche Mode b-side. Despite both parties' efforts to set the record straight (depechemode.com went so far as to address the mix-up in their FAQ), bootleg versions of Depeche Mode's Exciter album were sold around the world with "Ponytail Girl" included as a so-called bonus track. Hazard used the incident as the basis for a tribute album to the band, Color Theory presents Depeche Mode.
Since then, Hazard has emerged from the shadow of his childhood heroes to become an artist in his own right. The Orange County Register acclaimed, "Hazard writes songs that are intensely personal and uses technology to enhance material that is as emotive as the best folk." Highlights include winning the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, two songs in the hit video game Rock Band, and several song placements on MTV's The Real World.
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Perfection
Color Theory Lyrics
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Your back against my chest
In your beauty I put my faith
Though I never even saw your face
You whispered warm
Syllables soft as your skin
Firsthand I learned
In heaven the poetry doesnâ??t have words
But you fell out of the sky
A pillow in my arms
Your tender voice lost without trace
Smothered by the static and the bass
I closed my eyes
Started to fall back asleep
But I couldnâ??t risk
Tainting our tryst with an unforeseen twist
Itâ??s alright now
Itâ??s alright now
If I can feel that way
If my mind can comprehend perfection
Then just maybe it exists
Itâ??s alright now
Itâ??s alright now
These lyrics convey a sense of longing and a belief in the idea of perfection. The singer discusses how they held someone in a dream, but they never even saw their face. They put their faith in this person's beauty and the poetry of their warm and soft words. However, when the person falls out of the sky and into the singer's arms, their voice is lost among the static and bass of the world. The singer closes their eyes, unable to risk tarnishing their perfect dream with the reality of the situation.
Despite this disappointment, the chorus repeats the phrase "It's alright now," suggesting that even though the perfect dream didn't come true, the singer can still find peace in knowing that the idea of perfection exists. The final lines of the song express a sense of hope that perfection can exist, and that the singer is willing to believe in it.
Overall, these lyrics explore the theme of longing for perfection and coming to terms with the imperfections of reality. The dream sequence represents the idea of a perfect world, while the singer's hesitation to act on their feelings in reality suggests the fear of tarnishing that perfection.
Line by Line Meaning
I held you in a dream
I imagined holding you close in my mind.
Your back against my chest
I felt the comfort of having you near me, leaning into my embrace.
In your beauty I put my faith
I was entranced by your outer appearance and trusted it as a symbol of your inner beauty.
Though I never even saw your face
I was so captured by your aura, that I didn't need to see your face to feel an intense connection to you.
You whispered warm
You spoke softly and in a comforting way.
Syllables soft as your skin
Your words sounded as tender and gentle as your skin felt.
Firsthand I learned
I experienced for myself the beauty and magic that comes from being with you.
In heaven the poetry doesnâ??t have words
The spiritual and heavenly connection we had was beyond the limitations of language or words.
But you fell out of the sky
Your presence was sudden and unexpected, like something falling out of the sky.
A pillow in my arms
I held onto you as if you were a soft, comforting pillow.
Your tender voice lost without trace
I couldn't hear your gentle voice anymore, it seemed to have vanished completely.
Smothered by the static and the bass
The noise and chaos of the world drowned out your gentle voice and made it impossible to hear anymore.
I closed my eyes
I shut out the distractions in the world.
Started to fall back asleep
I was beginning to get lost in my thoughts and drift off to sleep.
But I couldnâ??t risk
I was uncertain and didn't want to take a chance.
Tainting our tryst with an unforeseen twist
I didn't want to ruin the special connection we had with any unexpected events.
Itâ??s alright now
Everything is okay now.
Itâ??s alright now
Everything is okay now.
If I can feel that way
If I can feel such intense, positive emotions with you.
If my mind can comprehend perfection
If my thoughts and emotions can understand something that feels like total perfection.
Then just maybe it exists
Then perhaps true perfection does exist and we can experience it in life.
Itâ??s alright now
Everything is okay now.
Itâ??s alright now
Everything is okay now.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DARRYL MCDANIELS, JOSEPH SIMMONS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Bruno
Your voice really looks like Martin's.
HarbingersRequiem
Going through covers of this song and I give yours some top notes.Distinct, yet loyal. Really dig the feel and got the vocals excellently.
Color Theory
I appreciate that!
Dan Morningstar
Love the selection of Synth in this cover! I notice a higher key in alot of your covers, is that just the range you prefer to sing in?
Color Theory
Exactly. I experimented with each track to find the key that worked best, both for my voice and the arrangement.
tolga tezcan
the sweetest cover
Color Theory
Much appreciated!
NFCBBQ
color theory, sweetest perfection, as posted by big bad blu, rainbow warriors unite in the age of aquarius
S Banks
Nice.
Color Theory
Thanks Steve!