Soaking through
Colours that hold us up against the wall
Soaking through
Colours that hold us up against the wall

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(Twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and)

Ah, she looked into your eyes
And saw what laid beneath
Don't try to save yourself
The circle is complete
We're reaching out and to tell you
Nothing else can touch me

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)

Ah, she looked into your eyes
And saw what laid beneath
Don't try to save yourself
The circle is complete

(I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)
(I twisted the knife and)

Fading gently
Soaking through
And starting not to show at all
We're reaching out and to take you
Nothing else can touch me

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall

Soaking through

Hold your colours against the wall
When they take everything away
Hold your colours against the wall, rinse me (I twisted the knife and opened your eyes)


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Hold Your Colour Lyrics as written by Robert Swire Thompson

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    I just wanted to tell everyone what the lyrics are because very few people actually know because the vocal tracks have been messed around with so much. I wanted to correct the lyrics, but I couldn't find anywhere to do it.

    Anyway, taken from Rob's myspace (one of the band members) "soaking through...to the colours that held us up against the wall

    [chorus] hold your colours against the wall when they take everything away hold your colours against the wall with me

    [electro stadium bit] twisted the knife, opened your eyes twisted the knife, til you were in the right place

    [verse 1] she looked into your eyes and saw what lay beneath don't try to save yourself - the circle is complete in reaching out and into you, nothing else could touch me

    [verse 2] fading gently, soaking through...and starting not to show at all in reaching out and into you, nothing else could touch me"

    andmcg1on June 20, 2007   Link

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