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about
'Pastel Colours' was written during lockdown, about the feeling of dissociation and numbness born from being trapped inside, and the soft ambience of the track conveys that sense of trance like detachment.
lyrics
He lives his life in pastel colours
Pleasant, unremarkable
The edges of the world around him
Melt into the ground, the walls
Hands conditioned by the movements
That he's made a thousand times before
Endlessly repeat themselves
Complete the task, move on to more
He lingers in the future
His days merge into distracted haze
Occasionally snagging
And he'll feel and urge to clear the daze
But he's caught now in an ultimatum
Wander this familiar way
Or learn control, experience
Accept what he missed, when life was grey
It's so faithful
Not far from the end
You're so grateful
It's all just pretend
See it happen everywhere
The present's just a protocol
If you're living in the future
You never really had at all
See it happen everywhere
The present's just a protocol
If you're living in the future
You never had at all
It's so faithful
Not far from the end
You're so grateful
It's all just pretend
It's all just a dream
But moments of rare clarity
Soon slip away, the colours bleach
He feels a warmth envelop him
The edges fuzz, and it's all less bleak
And he's back to what he's always known
Or at least, all he remembers
Life predictable, without extremes
Even handed, even tempered
There's no way to know different
As its all he sees, to him it's right
Maybe now the sky is blue
But living in a cloud, it's white
And you can see it happen everywhere
The presents just a protocol
But if you're living in the future
Then you've never really lived at all
credits
released October 1, 2023
Frances Steel - Drums, Vocals
Amelie Prior - Electric Guitar, Vocals
Anzhela Sladkarova - Electric Guitar
Luke Osborne - Bass Guitar
Studio Engineer & Mixing: Toby Burroughs @ Rumbaba Studios
Mastering: Roman Hansen
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