Into The White
Pixies (USA) Lyrics
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And there ain't no night
Did you hear what I said?
But into white
Into white
Into white
Into white
And there ain't no day
And there ain't no day
And there ain't no night
And there ain't no night
And there ain't no day
And there ain't no night
Into the white
Into the white
Into the white
Did you hear what I said?
Did you hear what I said?
Deeper than your sleepy head
Deeper than your sleepy head
Ain't nothin' to see
Ain't nothin' in sight
Into the white
Into the white
Into the white
Go and you'll go real far
Go and you'll go real far
Just pass the big quasar
Just pass the big quasar
Can't hitch a meteorite
Can't hitch a meteorite
Into the white
Into the white
Into the white
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The song 'Into the White' by Pixies appears to be a surreal journey, quite possibly about death. The lyrics suggest that the absence of day and night corresponds to an ethereal state, where reality as we know it doesn't exist. The repetitive use of "into the white" serves as a reminder that the journey transcends all sorts of physical and emotional states. The lines "Did you hear what I said? Deeper than your sleepy head" evoke a hypnotic sense of urgency, as though the singer is trying to make the listener understand the profundity of what they're saying. The repetition of "into the white" and "ain't nothing to see, ain't nothing in sight" suggest that there is a void within the listener.
The lines "Go and you'll go real far, just pass the big quasar, can't hitch a meteorite," imply that the journey is something that one cannot avoid, and there are things one cannot control. The surreal imagery of space, with all its vastness, serves as a metaphor for the impermanence of life. The song seems to suggest that in the end, all we can do is surrender to the journey and pass into the void, into the white.
Line by Line Meaning
And there ain't no night
There is no concept of time or darkness
And there ain't no night
There is no concept of time or darkness
Did you hear what I said?
Are you paying attention to what I am saying?
But into white
Everything is turning white
Into white
Transforming into whiteness
Into white
Completely consumed by whitishness
And there ain't no day
There is no concept of time or light
And there ain't no night
There is no concept of time or darkness
And there ain't no day
There is no concept of time or light
And there ain't no night
There is no concept of time or darkness
And there ain't no day
There is no concept of time or light
And there ain't no night
There is no concept of time or darkness
Into the white
Going further into the whiteness
Into the white
Getting more absorbed by the whitishness
Into the white
Becoming enveloped by whiteness
Did you hear what I said?
Are you paying attention to what I am saying?
Did you hear what I said?
Are you paying attention to what I am saying?
Deeper than your sleepy head
Going beyond what you can comprehend in your current state of mind
Deeper than your sleepy head
Farther than your mind can go in its current state
Ain't nothin' to see
There is nothing to observe or perceive
Ain't nothin' in sight
There is nothing to see or witness
Into the white
Going further into the whiteness
Into the white
Getting more absorbed by the whitishness
Into the white
Becoming enveloped by whiteness
Go and you'll go real far
If you continue, you will reach great distances
Go and you'll go real far
Traveling will take you far away
Just pass the big quasar
After you pass the large astronomical object
Just pass the big quasar
Once you get past the massive space entity
Can't hitch a meteorite
You cannot catch a ride on a shooting star
Can't hitch a meteorite
There is no mode of transportation available to take you there
Into the white
Going further into the whiteness
Into the white
Getting more absorbed by the whitishness
Into the white
Becoming enveloped by whiteness
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHARLES THOMPSON
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