Pink Turns Blue are an influential post-punk band from Berlin, Germany. For… Read Full Bio ↴Pink Turns Blue are an influential post-punk band from Berlin, Germany. Formed in Cologne 1985, they quickly put out their first LP, If Two Worlds Kiss expressing a sound reminiscent of New Wave with very dark undertones and use of synthesisers, only to become one of the pioneers of the developing sub-genre of darkwave.
Before the first album Thomas Elbern left the band to form Escape With Romeo.

After many hits like Michelle,Walking On Both Sides,Your Master Is Calling, The First, I Coldly Stare Out, Touch The Skies, Catholic Sunday, Missing You, If Two Worlds Kiss, Moon and Seven Years they split up in 1995. In 2003 they reformed to appear on a few festivals. Because of the success of the re-union, they released a best of album called "Re-Union" and in 2005 their studio album "Phoenix." The latest Album is called "The AERDT - Untold Stories"

The current lineup of the band consists of:
Mic Jogwer, Ruebi Walter, Paul Richter

Holy Shit
Pink Turns Blue Lyrics

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She doesn't want us to see
She always knew that I would come back
It's a matter of preparing
She still might have some memories

A good thought to hold on to
And then it might come to life
A new pretentious jargon

Of a weasel concept I tried

Well I tried to
Call this a good hurt

Holy shit

This is why I absolve my conscience
No one else understand my world
That's why I'm feeling the slippage
I know there is something about to come

To come
Call this a good hurt

Holy shit

But now I say Ok anyway
Lying quietly on her clean bed

Faces turn into neutrality
Seeking to contain, seeking to control

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pink Turns Blue's song "Holy Shit" suggest a complex emotional state of mind. The first two lines, "She doesn't want us to see / She always knew that I would come back," indicate that there is someone in the singer's life - possibly a former lover or a friend - who is trying to hide from them, but who also "knew" that they would return. This sets the stage for a conversation that takes on deeper meaning as it progresses.

The lines "It's a matter of preparing / She still might have some memories" suggest that the singer is trying to come to terms with something that will be difficult, perhaps even painful. They want to be ready for whatever might happen, but they also know that there are things that they can't control - the other person's memories, for example. The next few lines introduce an idea of a "good thought to hold on to" that might somehow be able to bring something to life. This is juxtaposed with a "pretentious jargon / of a weasel concept" that the singer tried and failed to create.

The repeated refrain of "Call this a good hurt / Holy shit" seems to embody the sense of discomfort and disorientation that the singer is experiencing. They are trying to make sense of their emotions, to put words to feelings that may be hard to articulate. The final lines of the song, "But now I say Ok anyway / Lying quietly on her clean bed / Faces turn into neutrality / Seeking to contain, seeking to control" suggest a resignation to the situation at hand, a sense that the singer is trying to find a way to cope with what they can't change.

Line by Line Meaning

She doesn't want us to see
She wants to keep something hidden from us

She always knew that I would come back
Our return was expected by her all along

It's a matter of preparing
There's something to be done before we can proceed

She still might have some memories
There are some lingering memories that she hasn't forgotten

A good thought to hold on to
This thought brings a positive feeling worth keeping

And then it might come to life
It has the potential to become a reality

A new pretentious jargon
A new set of words that sound impressive but lack substance

Of a weasel concept I tried
A vague idea I attempted to articulate

Well I tried to
I made an effort to do something

Call this a good hurt
I'm trying to see the positive in a difficult situation

Holy shit
An expression of surprise and possibly distress