Perpetual Motion
Colours Run Lyrics


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Morning drowned you in the silence
Washed up on a traffic island
On my shoulder
Sighing I'm so tired

And the thing that hurts you is the beauty
To be denied it feels like cruelty
But here inside it
There must be somewhere that we can hide

Sailing in style
Our needles and blue pills
For sowing the holes in our reverie
So why can't we linger awhile
Our heads in the white sand
Our hearts on the open sea

Before they flay you of your daydreams
Grind your diamonds into hay seeds
Won't we find out
How the beautiful tragedy ends

As we share our last desperate kiss
I'm just glad we could go out like this
With our backs to the wall
Dreaming of freedom

Sailing in style
Our needles and blue pills
For sowing the holes in our reverie
Oh, why can't we linger awhile
Our heads in the white sand
Our hearts, well they'll always be

Stones in the ocean
Worn smooth by perpetual motion
And I'll drown if I ever leave you
This far down, there's nowhere to flee to

Sailing in style
Our needles and blue pills
Have washed me as high as I'll ever be
So why can't we stay all our lives
Our heads in the white sand
Our hearts on the open sea




Yeah, we left our hearts
On the open sea

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Colours Run's song "Perpetual Motion" paint a picture of a relationship that is under siege by the harsh realities of the world. The first stanza sets the stage for the melancholic tone of the song, with the image of someone being washed up on a traffic island and feeling exhausted. The second stanza introduces the idea that beauty is both a blessing and a curse, and that it can be taken away cruelly. The singer seems to be clinging to the hope that there is a place where they can hide from the pain.


As the song progresses, we see the couple attempting to escape their reality by using drugs (needles and blue pills). They want to linger in this dreamy state and keep their heads in the sand, but there is a looming sense of dread that they will be caught and stripped of their daydreams. The final stanza has a sense of resignation to it, as the couple shares a desperate kiss and dreams of freedom, but ultimately understands that they are trapped in this perpetual motion of life.


The hauntingly beautiful lyrics of "Perpetual Motion" reveal the struggle to hold onto beauty and escape the harshness of reality. The combination of the dreamy melody and melancholic lyrics creates a bittersweet longing for something that can't be grasped.


Line by Line Meaning

Morning drowned you in the silence
You woke up feeling overwhelmed by emptiness


Washed up on a traffic island
Feeling alone and abandoned


On my shoulder
Seeking comfort from me


Sighing I'm so tired
Exhausted from the weight of the world


And the thing that hurts you is the beauty
You feel pain because of the beauty you can't have


To be denied it feels like cruelty
Being denied feels like torture


But here inside it
Inside us


There must be somewhere that we can hide
We need to find a safe haven


Sailing in style
Escaping reality in a luxurious way


Our needles and blue pills
Using drugs to mend our broken dreams


For sowing the holes in our reverie
To fix our shattered illusions


So why can't we linger awhile
Why can't we stay here longer


Our heads in the white sand
Our minds lost in the fantasy


Our hearts on the open sea
Our emotions set free on the ocean


Before they flay you of your daydreams
Before they strip away your hopes and aspirations


Grind your diamonds into hay seeds
Destroying your precious treasures into worthless things


Won't we find out
Let's discover


How the beautiful tragedy ends
What is the conclusion of our tragic beauty


As we share our last desperate kiss
As we embrace for the final time


I'm just glad we could go out like this
I am grateful we can end it like this


With our backs to the wall
Facing our problems with courage


Dreaming of freedom
Hoping to find true liberation


Stones in the ocean
The rocks that endure the water's perpetual motion


Worn smooth by perpetual motion
Smoothed by the never-ending cycle of waves


And I'll drown if I ever leave you
I will lose myself if I let you go


This far down, there's nowhere to flee to
We've gone too far to escape


Have washed me as high as I'll ever be
Drugs have temporarily lifted me to new heights


So why can't we stay all our lives
Why must we go back to reality


Yeah we left our hearts
We gave our emotions to the sea


On the open sea
In the vastness of the ocean




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