Color Me Badd
Echoes of Devotion: Unraveling the Essence in 'Color Me Badd' by Land of Talk
Lyrics
How long should anyone wait to be believed?
Expressing impatience and questioning the time it takes for someone to be believed.
Lord knows that all this time was on me
Acknowledging personal responsibility for the passing time.
You say we gave our hands too soon
Reflecting on the perception that hands were given too early in a relationship.
But darling what made my life was you
Affirming the significance of a person ("darling") in the speaker's life.
Where did my body go?
Pondering the displacement or loss of the speaker's body.
Where did I leave it?
Repetition of the search for the speaker's body, emphasizing the loss or disconnection.
Where did I leave it?
-She was your splitting light
Describing a person ("she") as a source of illumination, overwhelming presence, and a dream.
She was your deafening
-She was your dream
-Get out of need
Encouraging detachment from necessity or dependence.
And slink past the ocean
Advising to move beyond limitations symbolized by the ocean.
Bother to breathe
Suggesting the importance of breathing, possibly implying resilience or self-preservation.
And call it devotion
Referring to commitment as devotion, possibly exploring its complexities.
You say we gave our hands too soon
Revisiting the idea of giving hands too soon, questioning the timing of vulnerability.
But darling what made my life was you
Reiterating the vital role of a significant person in the speaker's life.
Where did my body go?
Repeating the search for the speaker's body, emphasizing its absence.
Where did I leave it?
Continuation of the quest for the lost body, reinforcing its mysterious disappearance.
Where did I leave it?
-She was your splitting light
Reaffirming the qualities of the person ("she") as a guiding light, overwhelming presence, and a dream.
She was your deafening
-She was your dream
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