Violent Femmes – Color Me Once

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Color me once, color me twice Everything gonna turn out nice Everlasting arms you gotta Keep me from these false alarms Alarm, alarm I see you sad Maybe I see you I'm glad Maybe maybe the fire of her desire Patience, patience said the man Patience, patience I can't understand Patience like a man and a wife I got patience On my neck like a cold, cold knife I say Jack be nimble Jack fall dead Jack bend over and give Jilly head Oh, you gotta help my body heal my soul Dead men working a sinner a saint Mixing up a pail of paint Painted the house, black as night When the sun came up the house was white Gotta go on, gotta go on We gotta go on, you gotta go on You gotta go on, go on, go on Try and live life like I couldn't

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Track duration: 04:12

"Color Me Once" as written by Gordon Gano, Brian Richie

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    General Comment:Was recorded during the 'why do birds sing?' sessions, but Gordon Gano refused to put it on the album. The rest of that album was very acoustic whereas this has some moody synth in it, so probably a good call. Great track for the Crow movie.

    Fantastic song.
    Flag angel_wiredon November 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song was off of "The Crow" and it is awesome!
    The lyrics are great and I agree with Beth on the meaning.
    Flag Rocklovinggirlon July 08, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song was used in "The Crow" and ot was perfect for that movie. The song itself is depressng but in a good way
    Flag Doomcookieon April 05, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:This is my favourite Violent Femmes song...very different.
    Flag Chloe le Fayon July 07, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:well said
    Flag JayZ03on May 03, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about a man finding out the realities of life and relationships. You begin life with your arms open to the world, so naive. And when you find out life is cruel you feel as if you have been lied to. Nothing is as it seems. Emotions are like a roller coster and you wonder what people think about you...especially those you have crushes on. So all you have is patience, because the answers don't come until these things or people are unimportant to you, and it doesn't matter anymore. But you gotta go on.
    Flag beth3012on April 26, 2002   Link

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