A certain shade of green
Tell me, is that what you need?
All signs around say, "Move ahead"
Could someone please explain to me
You're ever present lack of speed?
Are your muscles bound by ropes
Or do crutches cloud your day?
My sources say, "The road is clear
And street signs point the way"

Are you gonna stand around 'til 2012 A.D?
What are you waitin' for
A certain shade of green?
I think I grew a gray watchin' you procrastinate
What are you waitin' for
A certain shade of green?

Would a written invitation
Signed, "Choose now or lose it all"
Sedate your hesitation
Or inflame and make you stall?
You've been raised in limitation
But that glove never fit quite right
The time has passed for hand-me-downs
Choose a new, please evolve
Take flight

Are you gonna stand around 'til 2012 a.d?
What are you waitin' for
A certain shade of green?
I think I grew a gray watchin' you procrastinate
(Talk that thing)

Green?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin' for?

What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin'?
What are you waitin' for?
What are you waitin' for?
Waitin' for?

I think I grew a gray watchin' you procrastinate
Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D?
What are you waitin' for
A certain shade of green?
I think I grew a gray watchin' you procrastinate
What are you waitin' for?


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A Certain Shade of Green Lyrics as written by Roger Mcbride Randy Muller

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    THIS IS WHERE I AM A GENIOUS! This song is not about marijuana, this song is not about a green light and not about a green traffic light. Here goes my Story. A Certain shade of green pertains to the Mayan Indians and The Shaman indians. The Mayans calendar year ends in the year 2012 AD. This is the predicted end of the world for many The Exact date of this is December 21, 2012. Brandon is hugely spiritual and got this way by studying the Mayan Indians it says in a few interviews he was taught by a woman who was a genious in mysticism. Also, the shade of green is by the Shaman indians. IF ANY OF YOU HAS READ THE BOOK PHOENIX RISING by Mary Summer Rain (I am almost positive Brandon Has Read this book). When the Phoenix days are near, The sky will turn a certain shade of green due to the negativity and pollution of the world. Also, when Brandon warns about procrastination, he thinks that it is not a good Idea to wait for the Pheonix days to come around just to warn people. I wish i could explain this better, but there is only so much you can type out to people, with out talking tothem in person. But this is definitely what it is about. The drastic change that is about to occur if us as a civilization and as a human race stays on this greedy, money grabbing trail. Almost all of his songs are about this type of thing. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ PHOENIX RISING i suggest you do, all of his songs have some inkling of reference to this book, or this type of thing. (Warning, Nice to Know You, and the rest of them.) Brandon, as well as the rest of the band are very easily misunderstood when it comes to lyrics. Anyway, if you like these things, another good song that is somewhat like this is AENEMA by tool. Listen to the lyrics. P.S. Mother Nature always wins in the end. Thanks!

    pooleyachton June 04, 2002   Link

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