This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
blue's the only color of the rainbow
since you took the sun out of the sky
every other pigment
seems a faded figment
of the imagination's wishful eye.
since i helped you pack and watched your train go
like has taken on a dollar hill
you took very color of the rainbow with you
since you left me blue.
i used to have such fellow feeling
orange, red and yellow feeling
violet, indigo and green
filled each day and its sweet scene.
life was a canvas and you, the paintor
now each day the outline's fainter
since you left our happy home
everything's turned monochrome
and
blue's the only color of the rainbow
now that i'm without your hands to hold.
starlight doesn't shimmer
drops of due are dimmer
leaves dont evern glimmer green and gold.
i will try to to look beyond the paint, though
being blind, i find it hard to do
you took every other color of the rainbow
since you left me blue.
since you took the sun out of the sky
every other pigment
seems a faded figment
of the imagination's wishful eye.
since i helped you pack and watched your train go
like has taken on a dollar hill
you took very color of the rainbow with you
since you left me blue.
i used to have such fellow feeling
orange, red and yellow feeling
violet, indigo and green
filled each day and its sweet scene.
life was a canvas and you, the paintor
now each day the outline's fainter
since you left our happy home
everything's turned monochrome
and
blue's the only color of the rainbow
now that i'm without your hands to hold.
starlight doesn't shimmer
drops of due are dimmer
leaves dont evern glimmer green and gold.
i will try to to look beyond the paint, though
being blind, i find it hard to do
you took every other color of the rainbow
since you left me blue.
Lyrics submitted by gummibärchen
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