… 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
See It
Colour Revolt Lyrics
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One death, one life, that how it plays
And she would dance on people's graves
But it's just a name; it's just a name
And I know it's to see
If you can fit into me
This time you're not that wrong
And time passed for equal hearts
Three months away from better starts
And she would laugh at your good heart
But it's just a start; it's just a start
And I wanna see it
I wanna rock right from your tree
I wanna be here
I wanna taste what I can't see
The city rings, an awkward step
No shape to bring, no love for death
A week passed with every part
But it's just a brain and it's just a heart
And I wanna see it
I wanna rock right from your tree
I wanna be here
I wanna taste what I can't see
I wanna be here
I wanna rock right from your tree
I wanna see it
I want to take what I must need
This song by Colour Revolt, titled "See It," is a somewhat enigmatic track that seems to speak of life, death, and the passage of time. The song starts off by describing Easter day, the religious holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The first few lines of the song draw a parallel between death and life, suggesting that both are intertwined and play a role in the human experience. The singer then describes a woman dancing on people's graves, perhaps as a way of coping with loss or confronting mortality. The repetition of the phrase "it's just a name" suggests that the woman is not necessarily disrespectful or irreverent, but perhaps using her actions as a way of dealing with abstract concepts that are difficult to understand.
In the next verse, the singer shifts focus to himself and perhaps a romantic interest. He suggests that he wants to see if the person can "fit into" him and admits that he has a hard time hearing his feelings expressed in song. He then speaks of "equal hearts" and "better starts," implying that he and the other person are on the same level emotionally and that they want to build something positive together. However, the woman in question seems to laugh at his "good heart," as if she sees something naive or foolish in his intentions.
Overall, the song seems to be about grappling with big ideas such as life, death, and love, and trying to find a way to make sense of them. The lyrics are somewhat abstract and open to interpretation, but they paint a picture of two people trying to find common ground in a world that can be uncertain and confusing.
Line by Line Meaning
We'd awake on Easter day
We used to wake up on Easter day
One death, one life, that how it plays
Easter represents the cycle of death and rebirth
And she would dance on people's graves
She had a penchant for disrespecting the dead
But it's just a name; it's just a name
Death may be a powerful concept, but it's still just a word
And I know it's to see
I know you're trying to fit in with me
If you can fit into me
You want to belong with me
This time you're not that wrong
This time, you aren't completely off base
I just hate to hear it in a song
I don't like hearing about it indirectly
And time passed for equal hearts
Some time went by and we had equally invested hearts
Three months away from better starts
We had taken three months off to try and start anew
And she would laugh at your good heart
She found pleasure in mocking your kindness
But it's just a start; it's just a start
Our relationship had just begun; it was still new
And I wanna see it
I want to witness it for myself
I wanna rock right from your tree
I want to enjoy the fruits of your labor
I wanna be here
I want to stay here
I wanna taste what I can't see
I want to experience what I haven't before
The city rings, an awkward step
The city is noisy and crowded, making us feel out of place
No shape to bring, no love for death
We feel out of shape, and we don't have any desire to think about death
A week passed with every part
Each week feels like it's dragging on forever
But it's just a brain and it's just a heart
We only have our thinking and feeling abilities
I wanna see it
I want to witness it for myself
I wanna rock right from your tree
I want to enjoy the fruits of your labor
I wanna be here
I want to stay here
I wanna taste what I can't see
I want to experience what I haven't before
I wanna be here
I want to stay here
I wanna rock right from your tree
I want to enjoy the fruits of your labor
I wanna see it
I want to witness it for myself
I want to take what I must need
I want to claim what I require
Contributed by Harper N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.