Violet
Seal Lyrics

Don't worry, come closer.
Encouraging someone who seems hesitant or distant to move closer, and not to worry about anything.

Don't cry.
Telling someone not to cry, possibly because there's nothing to be sad about or because the singer doesn't like seeing people cry.

Ahh don't cry.

Ahh don't cry.

Ahh

Get moving or I'll kick your ass(background)
A threat or warning to someone to start moving, or else there will be consequences.

Ba-da ba-da ba ba-da,

Ba-da ba da

Ooohh I watch you comb your hair in different light.
Observing someone as they style their hair in varying lighting conditions, suggesting that they're changing or experimenting with their appearance.

You change the chair and seem to think that's alright.
Acknowledging that someone has rearranged the furniture in a room, and suggesting that they're okay with it or have accepted the change.

I understand, You need a change.
Recognizing that someone desires a change in their life or appearance, and indicating that the singer sympathizes with them or has no objection to it.

When you make that change, Don't look to see I'm alright.
Telling someone not to worry about the artist's well-being when they make a change, implying it won't affect them too much.

Now that I look at you in different light
Expressing that the singer has gained a new perspective on someone they're observing, which is leading them to make different conclusions about them.

Change the chair A violet unicorn to me that's alright
Suggesting an unusual or unconventional change to the furniture in a room, which the singer considers acceptable, particularly if it involves a rare or fantastical creature like a violet unicorn.

The world will elevate you. The world will elevate you. And when you make that change the world will elevate you
Promising that the world will treat someone better or recognize their worth after they make a change, encouraging them to embrace it for the positive consequences it may bring.

And if I told you then that I could cry, Would you take my tears and wash the sun rise?
Speculating about whether someone else would help the artist deal with their emotions, particularly if they were very intense or hard to cope with.

A man afraid has no shame
Suggesting that people who are too afraid to confront their problems or express their emotions may feel less dignified or embarrassed about it.

So when you take those tears don't look to see I'm alright Look to see I'm alright
Urging someone to take the singer's tears as a gesture of sympathy, but also reassuring them that the singer is okay and doesn't need to be consoled themselves.

How can I tell you? How can I explain?
Expressing the singer's uncertainty about how to communicate their thoughts, feelings, or intentions to someone else.

I I I want your love, I need a change In me.
Admitting that the artist desires affection or attention from someone else, and that they also need to change or grow internally in some way.

Ba-da ba-da ba, ba-da Ba-da ba da

Why should they come? They were supposed to die back there. But I didn't, for the second time. Don't worry they'll come, They know. Do what? That I'm not like anyone else?
A cryptic dialogue that seems to imply someone is concerned about others arriving, possibly to question or harm them, but the artist insists they won't be bothered because they are different from everybody else.

Suddenly, You and I will wait In your dreams. Suddenly, You and I will wait In your dreams Tonight night We'll finally change You and I will wait And maybe time will tell
Envisioning a shared experience with someone else, that would take place in their dreams, where they would both undergo transformative changes and perhaps learn something new.

All over All over All over All over All over
Repeatedly emphasizing that something is happening everywhere, or that a process is occurring comprehensively.

You and I will need a You and I
Implying that something has ended or will no longer be possible, and that the singer and one other person will need something to support or sustain them as they deal with the consequences.

You and I will need a You and I Will need a better place. To start all over again
Another hint that a situation has gone wrong or is beyond repair, but suggesting that the singer and one other person would best handle the issue if they had a fresh start in a new environment.

Oh babe, Maybe tomorrow Maybe tomorrow Will be their brighter day? Be their brighter day-heyday-hey
Expressing hope or optimism that things will get better or improve in the future, especially for other people who may be experiencing struggles or hardship.

Why do they do that? Hahahaha Why do you want to do that? no-one else ever has. Because no one else ever has.
A playful exchange over why someone would want to do something unconventional or bizarre, highlighting that the artist thinks they are unique or different from others.

You've got no fear of communists when they're finished(?) They have only killed him for questioning. Don't be too fond of Christians. Never
A peculiar set of statements that criticize various groups or ideologies, suggesting that the artist may harbor distrust or dislike for them.

Come out. No, I want in. I'll speak to her, leave her. I've got to go to the hospital. The guy has taken me in. Give it to me Please let me quit Oh go on Just don't leave me here.
A fragment of a conversation that's hard to follow, but seems to involve someone trying to leave or enter a location, and wanting to quit or be relieved of something before they do.

Ah whether he thinks this might be helpful. Can you go back when he was evaluated? Charlie was evaluated in July His heart valve was causing him a problem. I know, that's why I don't understand it Well, if one of them thinks that it says symbiosis
Another fragment of a conversation that's difficult to interpret, but sounds like a medical consultation about Charlie's health condition, which the singer is struggling to understand the diagnosis for.

Loving Chile there's, Always something new Always something new Always something new Always something Always something Darling yeah there's something Always something always something Soaking wet Yeah
Finishing the song with a repeated phrase about how there's always something new to discover or experience in the world, followed by a declaration that the artist is soaking wet, possibly to evoke an image of being refreshed or cleansed.