Colour Revolt is an American indie rock band from Jackson, Mississippi.
… Read Full Bio ↴Colour Revolt is an American indie rock band from Jackson, Mississippi.

Colour Revolt's members first played together while they were high school students at Jackson Academy in Jackson, MS under the name Foxxe, then changing to Fletcher and releasing a full length entitled "Friends Don't Speak". They then moved on to become college students at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. They take their current name from Edwin Abbott's mathematical novel, Flatland.

The group had intended to record their first EP in Mississippi in August of 2005, but Hurricane Katrina interrupted the recording session, and so they recorded it in the house of local label Esperanza Plantation's owner. The self-titled EP came out in December of 2005; following this the group toured with Brand New and signed to Interscope Records, who re-released the EP on their subsidiary Tiny Evil in October 2006.

The group has also performed at SXSW and toured with Dinosaur Jr., Black Lips, Okkervil River, Menomena, Paper Rival, Explosions in the Sky, Malajube, Anathallo, and Manchester Orchestra.

They then signed with Fat Possum Records; their full-length debut, produced by Clay Jones, was released on April 1, 2008. In 2008, Boston newspaper The Phoenix named them the Best New Band from Mississippi.

Jesse Coppenbarger - vocals, guitar, keyboard
Sean Kirkpatrick. - vocals, guitar, keyboards

Former
Len Clark - drums, vocals
Drew Mellon - bass
Patrick Addison - bass
Jimmy Cajoleas - guitar

Elegant View
Colour Revolt Lyrics

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I wanted to be ready
An elegant view
And my cold heart is steady
We feel nothing new
I wanted to be ready
And elegant buffoon
And my cold heart is steady
We feel nothing wrong

Cause you are ready
My hard-hearted son
And summer is fleeting
You feel nothing wrong
You sing for the salt
The earth provides
You're a wreath of the rings
In your insides
Your heart is a bloom
And i can stand
We reach for the salt
In every man
And i'm a powerful ring of earth and fire
Your heart is a burst of my desire
I could talk for your wolves

I'd top them all
If we see the eyes in which you call

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Colour Revolt's song Elegant View paint a picture of emotional detachment and an individual's yearning to be prepared and maintain a sense of elegance amidst this detachment. The repetitiveness of the line "I wanted to be ready and elegant" seems to reflect a hesitancy towards fully diving into one's emotions and being vulnerable; instead, the individual aims to keep their "cold heart steady" and "feel nothing new or wrong." This internal struggle is further emphasized with the line "and elegant buffoon," suggesting an internal struggle between wanting to project a polished image to the outside world while feeling foolish inwardly.

The lyrics also touch on fleeting moments and the desire to hold onto them, with the mention of summer and the idea that "summer is fleeting." The imagery of "singing for the salt" and "reaching for the salt in every man" alludes to the idea of seeking out something essential and necessary, akin to salt, within oneself and others. The final lines paint an intriguing picture of an individual who can "talk for your wolves" and "top them all," seeming to suggest a sense of power and capability in the face of emotionally charged situations. The line "if we see the eyes in which you call" adds a sense of ambiguity to the end, leaving listeners to draw their own conclusions about what the singer might be referring to.

Overall, Elegant View is a thought-provoking and introspective song that explores the complexities of human emotion and the desire to remain composed amidst it all.

Line by Line Meaning

I wanted to be ready
I hoped to be fully prepared

An elegant view
A beautiful and sophisticated sight

And my cold heart is steady
Despite my lack of emotion, I am firm and determined

We feel nothing new
Nothing seems out of the ordinary or unfamiliar to us

And elegant buffoon
A sophisticated fool

We feel nothing wrong
There is no sense of wrongdoing or guilt on our part

Cause you are ready
Because you are fully prepared

My hard-hearted son
My emotionally detached child

And summer is fleeting
Summer is passing by quickly

You feel nothing wrong
You do not perceive anything as being wrong

You sing for the salt
You sing of the importance of salt