Colour Me In
Echo And The Bunnymen · Singles (Songs Without Albums) [2012]
Crash
Here it comes
Is it nearly over?
Flames
Up in smoke
That's the way it burns
Every mother's son
Knows he's going nowhere
Brave and then broken
That's the way it turns
Lost
In the tide
Into the ocean
Dust turns to dust
And surf to surf
Trying to slip my life
Into slow motion
Me to earth
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that _______
Hey, who am i
Hey, who am i
Lost in the mirrors
That ______________
Can't bear to look
Look into my own eyes
I don't want to see
That I want to be
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Crash
Here it comes
Is it nearly over?
Flames
Up in smoke
That's the way it burns
Every mother's son
Knows he's going nowhere
Brave and then broken
That's the way it turns
Lost
In the tide
Into the ocean
Dust turns to dust
And surf to surf
Trying to slip my life
Into slow motion
Me to earth
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Here it comes
Is it nearly over?
Flames
Up in smoke
That's the way it burns
Every mother's son
Knows he's going nowhere
Brave and then broken
That's the way it turns
Lost
In the tide
Into the ocean
Dust turns to dust
And surf to surf
Trying to slip my life
Into slow motion
Me to earth
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that _______
Hey, who am i
Hey, who am i
Lost in the mirrors
That ______________
Can't bear to look
Look into my own eyes
I don't want to see
That I want to be
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Crash
Here it comes
Is it nearly over?
Flames
Up in smoke
That's the way it burns
Every mother's son
Knows he's going nowhere
Brave and then broken
That's the way it turns
Lost
In the tide
Into the ocean
Dust turns to dust
And surf to surf
Trying to slip my life
Into slow motion
Me to earth
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Colour me in
Red ________
For all of that sin
And all of that ________
Colour Me In
Echo And The Bunnymen's 'Colour Me In' stands as a defining track from their 1984 debut album, 'Hunting High And Low.' The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of post-punk energy and melodic pop sensibilities, characterized by its driving rhythm section and emotive vocals. Released during a pivotal era for the genre, the recording captures the raw intensity and atmospheric depth that would come to define the Manchester sound. As a staple of their early discography, the track remains a powerful representation of the group's ability to fuse aggressive instrumentation with lyrical vulnerability, cementing their legacy in the history of alternative rock.