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

Michelle
Pink Turns Blue Lyrics

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Days and nights
Me beast astray finds no home
Such shock of awakening
Saw the things I haven't seen before
Accept that greeting from another
You've to stand and to pay for my crime
A fiendish delight in torture
Can you've breath and face it once more

Beyond all this madness
I have come to a very right place
What makes me to deny myself
Nothing seems more worthless

Wake up tonight
Tonight Michelle, Michelle

Tears of wounded dignity
No opponent, you play against game
Never far from nightmare
Reality runs far far away

Wake up tonight
Tonight Michelle, Michelle

Overall Meaning

In "Michelle," Pink Turns Blue reflects on feelings of isolation and displacement. The singer describes feeling like a "beast astray" without a true sense of home. The lyrics suggest a sense of awakening and realization as the singer recognizes the things they have not seen before. However, this newfound awareness comes with a price - they must accept the consequences of their own actions and pay for their "crime." It is suggested that the singer experiences a sadistic pleasure in their own suffering, prompting the question of whether they will be able to face it all again.

The second half of the song seems to suggest a sense of resigned acceptance. The singer declares that they have found the "right place" but also recognizes a sense of self-denial. Despite this, they acknowledge that nothing seems more worthless than denying themselves. The theme of awakening and realization continues, with the singer experiencing tears of wounded dignity and a sense of being constantly "playing against game." However, the lyrics suggest a glimmer of hope as the singer implores Michelle to wake up tonight, perhaps indicating a desire for connection and understanding.

Line by Line Meaning

Days and nights
Enduring long spans of time

Me beast astray finds no home
I feel lost and without a place to belong

Such shock of awakening
An unexpected realization

Saw the things I haven't seen before
Encountered something new

Accept that greeting from another
Allowing others to welcome me

You've to stand and to pay for my crime
Taking responsibility for my actions

A fiendish delight in torture
A perverse pleasure in causing pain

Can you've breath and face it once more
Can I handle this experience again?

Beyond all this madness
Looking past the chaos

I have come to a very right place
I have found where I belong

What makes me to deny myself
Why do I hold back from being myself?

Nothing seems more worthless
There is nothing more meaningless

Wake up tonight
Become aware at this moment

Tonight Michelle, Michelle
Calling out to a person named Michelle to join me

Tears of wounded dignity
Crying due to a loss of self-respect

No opponent, you play against game
The challenge is not an adversary, but the game itself

Never far from nightmare
Always close to a frightening experience

Reality runs far far away
The truth seems distant

Wake up tonight
Becoming aware of my surroundings

Tonight Michelle, Michelle
Asking once again for Michelle to join me

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01Your Master Is Calling7:34

02I Coldly Stare Out5:36

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08If Two Worlds Kiss4:59

09Catholic Sunday5:10

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Lyrics :

"Days and nights.
A beast astray finds no home.
Shock of awakening.
Saw the things I haven’ t seen before.

Accept that greeting from another.
Used to stand and to pay for my crime.
A fiendish delight in torture.
Can you breath and face it once more?

Beyond all this madness,
I have come to the very right place.
What makes me to deny myself.
Nothing feels more worthless.

Wake up tonight – tonight Michelle, tonight.
Wake up tonight – tonight Michelle, tonight.

Tears of wounded dignity.
No opponent, you play against game.
Never far from nightmare.
Reality runs far far away.

Wake up tonight – tonight Michelle, tonight.
Wake up tonight – tonight Michelle, tonight".