The Notwist – Consequence

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  General Comment:You're the color
  You're the movement and the spin
  (never)
  Could it stay with me the whole day long
  
  -I think with this he means that he has found what he's always thought as the "correct one", the one girl he's been waiting all of his live, yet it doesn't last long, the feeling fades away
  
  
  Fail with consequence
  Lose with eloquence
  And smile
  
  -As others have said this is how it has happened before so he is accustomed, he fails it brings consequences (maybe a heartbreak for one of them if not both) but he just accepts defeat and smiles
  
  
  I'm not in this movie
  I'm not in this song
  Never leave me paralyzed, love
  Leave me hypnotized, love
  
  -This is about how the "correct one" maybe wasn't the one who was wrong but rather was he who was not in her story
  So he just stays there paralyzed while she goes away
  
  
  Basically I believe it is about the singer being searching for someone but unable to find her because he doesn't feel "love" when she is with a girl that's supposed to be perfect for him

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  General Comment:You're the color
  You're the movement and the spin
  (never)
  Could it stay with me the whole day long
  
  -I think with this he means that he has found what he's always thought as the "correct one", the one girl he's been waiting all of his live, yet it doesn't last long, the feeling fades away
  
  
  Fail with consequence
  Lose with eloquence
  And smile
  
  -As others have said this is how it has happened before so he is accustomed, he fails it brings consequences (maybe a heartbreak for one of them if not both) but he just accepts defeat and smiles
  
  
  I'm not in this movie
  I'm not in this song
  Never leave me paralyzed, love
  Leave me hypnotized, love
  
  -This is about how the "correct one" maybe wasn't the one who was wrong but rather was he who was not in her story
  So he just stays there paralyzed while she goes away
  
  
  Basically I believe it is about the singer being searching for someone but unable to find her because he doesn't feel "love" when she is with a girl that's supposed to be perfect for him

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  Song Meaning:I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet but "color, movement, and spin" is a reference to quarks, which are subatomic particles classified by their color, movement and spin.

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  General Comment:The "experience" of this song is muddled by the romantic feelings it emotes as juxtaposed by the pensive "longing for more" type of feeling implied by the lyrics. The reference to color, movement, and spin artfully depict ineffable yet clearly palpable feelings of attraction. However, the next three lines seem to temper this sensation to a temporary and passing experience (i.e., "Never, Could it stay with me, The whole day long"). So, apparently there was attraction but why didn't deeper connection develop? Was the other s/he not the right one? Possibly . . . but not likely. It seems more obvious that this song really is describing a fucked-up attempt--as opposed to a successful connection--with finding the one who sustains "love."
  
  "Failing with consequence" seems to imply a concerted effort to move beyond attraction to something deeper, yet this effort is in vain and things clearly don't work out. . . "Lose with elegance" and "smile" seem to imply that the singer/protagonist is somewhat okay and accustomed to having attraction fade and connection fail to develop, at least to a degree that s/he can put on a superficial smile. These lines scream that this has happened before. . .
  
  Then, the lyrics deviate from a romanticized or commonly socialized view of "love." In other words, the experiences reflected do not parallel traditional notions of love in the U.S. The singer cannot claim Disney-esque romance yet s/he still is enthralled with the notion of being bowled over by love--overtaken to such a degree that s/he is paralyzed and hypnotized by it.
  
  In conclusion, the lyrics of this song produce two viable interpretations:
  
  1) The lyrics describe an individual who pines for a deeper connection yet repeatedly fails to make this happen because of some perceived problem or deficit.
  
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  2) The lyrics describe someone who is used to being attracted to and maybe connecting with others on some level (e.g., having sex), yet still wants something deeper out of relationships but does not know how to get it.

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  General Comment:^ *should say "You're NOW planning your move..."

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  My Interpretation:To me this song is about noticing someone who you're really attracted to at first glance. You can't get past the attraction and everything around becomes a total blur. You're not paying attention to anything else going on around, you're essentially paralyzed by the prospect of love. You're not planning your "move" but you know there are 'consequences' involved, you might not win her affection and your world at that time, which is consumed by her, would take a hit and come crashing down. So you sit back for awhile and just watch, you're "left paralyzed" and "hypnotized" by her for a moment. Does he ever eventually go up to her is the bigger question?

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  General Comment:Totally in agreement with the poster who said that this seemed like the perfect life soundtrack music. This song has a real haunting quality to it.

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  General Comment:Actually, I see "You're the color, the movement and the spin" as "You're the world". Basically, she's everything to him. The earth is filled with color, the earth spins, moves,ect.
  never could it stay with him the whole day long because it's constantly changing. Colors change, earth keeps moving and changing as well, EVERYTHING changes and she is his everything.

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  General Comment:Actually, I see "You're the color, the movement and the spin" as "You're the world". Basically, she's everything to him. The earth is filled with color, the earth spins, moves,ect.
  never could it stay with him the whole day long because it's constantly changing. Colors change, earth keeps moving and changing as well, EVERYTHING changes and she is his everything.

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  General Comment:Actually, I see "You're the color, the movement and the spin" as "You're the world". Basically, she's everything to him. The earth is filled with color, the earth spins, moves,ect.
  never could it stay with him the whole day long because it's constantly changing. Colors change, earth keeps moving and changing as well, EVERYTHING changes and she is his everything.

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