Hold Your Colour
Pendulum Lyrics


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Soaking through
Colours that hold us up against the wall
Soaking through
Colours that hold us up against the wall

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(Twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and)

Ah, she looked into your eyes
And saw what laid beneath
Don't try to save yourself
The circle is complete
We're reaching out and to tell you
Nothing else can touch me

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)

Ah, she looked into your eyes
And saw what laid beneath
Don't try to save yourself
The circle is complete

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and)

Fading gently
Soaking through
And starting not to show at all
We're reaching out and to take you
Nothing else can touch me

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall




When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall, rinse me (I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pendulum's song Hold Your Colour are evocative and vivid, painting an image of colours that are holding the singer against a wall, their emotions and thoughts soaking through. The repetition of the lines, "Soaking through, colours that hold us up against the wall," emphasizes the feeling of being trapped and overwhelmed by emotions. Despite this, the singer encourages the listener to "Hold your colours against the wall, when they take everything away." The phrase "hold your colours" suggests that the listener should hold onto their identity and sense of self, even in difficult times when everything else is taken away. The repeated line "I twisted the knife and opened your eyes" suggests either a literal or metaphorical act of violence or betrayal by the singer, who has revealed some truth or insight to the listener.


The song then transitions to a section where a woman is referenced as "she" and is described as looking into the singer's eyes and "saw what laid beneath." The implication is that the singer is revealing their true self to this woman, and that the truth of their emotions and thoughts is now fully exposed. The line "Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete" suggests that there is no going back from this moment, and a sense of fatalism or inevitability. The repeated line "nothing else can touch me" then seems to suggest that the singer has reached a point of emotional intensity where they are invulnerable to further hurt. The song closes with the repeated line "Hold your colours against the wall," now followed by the phrase "rinse me," which could represent a final cleansing of the emotions that have soaked through the colours.


Line by Line Meaning

Soaking through
Feeling overwhelmed and consumed by emotions


Colours that hold us up against the wall
Emotions that are so intense they're immobilizing


Hold your colours against the wall
Retain your emotions and don't let them overpower you


When they take everything away
During times of extreme adversity


I twisted the knife and opened your eyes
Forced someone to confront reality


Ah, she looked into your eyes
A moment of profound realization


And saw what laid beneath
The truth behind one's facade


Don't try to save yourself
Don't avoid facing the truth


The circle is complete
Everything has come full circle


Fading gently
Gradual decline of emotions


And starting not to show at all
Hiding one's true feelings


We're reaching out and to take you
Reaching out to help someone in need


Rinse me
Cleanse me and rid me of my emotional burden




Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Robert Swire Thompson

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Midnaslove

Soaking through
Colours that held us up against the wall
Soaking through
Colours that held us up against the wall

Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall,
With me

Twisted the knife, and opened your eyes x4
Twisted the knife, and opened your eyes (Twisted the knife, til you were in the right place) x4

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall,
With me (Soaking through)

Twisted the knife, and opened your eyes (Twisted the knife, til you were in the right place) x8

But, she looked into your eyes,
And saw what lay beneath,
Don't try to save yourself,
The circle is complete,
In reaching out and into you,
Nothing else can touch me

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall,
With me (Soaking through)

But, she looked into your eyes,
And saw what lay beneath,
Don't try to save yourself,
The circle is complete

Twisted the knife, and opened your eyes (Twisted the knife, til you were in the right place) x10

Fading gently,
Soaking through,
And starting not to show at all
In reaching out and into you, nothing else could touch me

Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall,
With me.



All comments from YouTube:

@skillezkillez

This is one of the few tracks that gives me goosebumps. I never get tired of this track.

@novicious7945

axel forsberg more like axel grinder

@szaszkenzi3566

Dont overuse it xD

@alexcas5

First time i heard this song i was 13 years old. 27 in two month and Pendulum is still my all time favorite band ever. This song as also the very 1st Pendulum thune i've ever heard.

@Elixido

13 for me aswell, about to hit 28 in a few days.. what a time that was :D

@Larissa_28x

Same😂 Turn 27 in 2 month

@alexcas5

@@Larissa_28x We all are getting grey hairs soon 💀

@ThunderTHR

Was also 13 when I first heard this track, and turned 28 a month and a half ago.
Starting to notice a pattern here..

@connorfff461

31 one now 😂😂😂😂 and grey

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@standingthereforever529

This song was ahead of its time. Beautiful.

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