Lyrics for Black And White Town as interpreted by minkydave

Black And White Town Lyrics
Here comes the action
Here it comes at last
Lord give me a reaction
Lord give me a chance

You should follow me down

Satellite towns
Colour in your sound
I've been ten feet underground
Gotta get out of this satellite town

Here comes some action
The sound of nightlife
Gotta get out to get conversation
Gotta get out to get pissed tonight

whether you live alone
or your trying to find your way in this world
You better make sure you don't crack your head on the pavement man
You getta get up and shout
It's been programmed
It's a dangerous place man
It's a dangerous place

You should follow your way down

Satellite towns
There's no colour in your sound
I've been ten feet underground
Oh black and white town

You should follow me down

There's no colour in your sound
In black and white town

You took me underground
In black and white town


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shmortisborg
12-20-2007

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spot on, luisagiffard, this is Heatwave. But they made it something new, and I love it.

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Llij27
01-23-2009

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This was the first Doves song I ever heard and even before I really paid attention to the lyrics I said this reminds me of living in the city (I live/grew up in the city) and the music alone tells the story of the song. Ironically enough this song is talking about cities. I liek when he says " you took me underground in a black and white town" reminds me of people Ive met that show me the different side of the city.

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delhoya
03-11-2009

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It's definitely him growing up in his depressing sattelite town and eventually escaping to live in the city. He is trying to convince someone else to get out as well. The line: "you took me underground in a black and white town" is his attack on this person who was trying to drag him down into the doldrums of the sattelite town (or black and white town) before he got out.

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KyleeF
07-16-2009

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To me, I know it's a lot different of an interpretation, but I like to think of it as living in a boring "black and white" town, having nothing to do but get pissed and have conversation.

"It's a dangerous place man" to me means that kids have nothing else to do, but get in fights, and just hit random people going by.. "the sound of nightlife" is wanting to live in a place with a decent nightlife, and knowing you'll get it eventually, when you leave, so you can guarentee it, so you can hear it, but not actually physically be there, or, see it..

Epic video(s) too.

I only interpret it like that because this is what my towns like at the moment.. two more years until i'm moving to England or over the other side of Australia..



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