Colours
D.P Lyrics

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Colour spectrum break down
All feel free in segregation
This kind of freedom's messed up
But all colours segregated
Safe space almost understatement
When all colours are segregated
To all the prophets out there
Why ain't you tell us bout this

To all the prophets out there aah
Why ain't you tell us bout this
We're fading out
This rage is suckin' every shine
This rage is blinding every eye
This rage is sucking every shine
This rage is blinding every eye
Entitled but it's really worthless
That's why we couldn't even discuss it
And Cometh is reality where
Where we'll seem to realize that
To all the prophets out there
Why ain't you tell us bout this
To all the prophets out there aah
Why ain't you tell us bout this
We're fading out
This rage is suckin' every shine
This rage is blinding every eye
This rage is sucking every shine
This rage is blinding every eye
I'm breaking out of a cycle
I'm hoping everybody follows me yeah
I'm breaking out of a cycle
I'm hoping everybody follows me yeah
I hope I'm audible enough for you aah
I said I hope I'm audible enough for you aah
To all the prophets out there
Why ain't you tell us bout this
To all the prophets out there aah
Why ain't you tell us bout this
Colour spectrum break down
All feel free in segregation

This kind of freedom's messed up
But all colours segregated

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the traditional folk song "Black is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)." The song is about the singer's deep love for a woman, whose physical beauty is likened to black hair and fair roses. He describes her as having the sweetest face and gentlest hands and declares his love for her and the ground she stands on. The singer longs for the day when he and his true love will be as one.

The second stanza reveals the singer's anguish over his unfulfilled love. He goes to a place called Clyde to mourn and weep, but he is never satisfied and cannot sleep. Instead, he plans to write a letter to his true love, declaring his love for her in just a few short lines, even if it means suffering death ten thousand times.

The lyrics of this song are simple but powerful, as they capture the depth of emotion that comes with true love. The repetition of the "black is the color" and "I love the ground whereon she stands" phrases emphasize the singer's love and loyalty to his beloved.

Line by Line Meaning

Black is the color of my true love`s hair
My true love has beautiful black hair

Her lips are like some roses fair
Her lips are as beautiful as fair roses

She`s the sweetest face and the gentlest hands.
My true love has a kind and gentle personality with a sweet face and gentle hands

I love the ground whereon she stands
I love everything about my true love - including the ground she walks on

I love my love and well she knows
I love my true love and she knows it

I love the ground whereon she goes.
I love everywhere my true love goes

But sometimes I wish the day will come
Occasionally, I hope for the day when my true love and I will be together

That she and I will be as one
I hope that one day my true love and I will become unified

I walk to the Clyde for to mourn and weep
I take walks to the river Clyde when I'm feeling sad and mournful

But satisfied I never can sleep
Even after mourning and weeping, I can't find satisfaction or rest

I'll write her a letter, just a few short lines
I'll write a brief letter to my true love