The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Rameses, colossus. rameses, colossus
Rameses, colossus. rameses, colossus
Yeah.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Do you know that hue of my new blue jeans?
Can you judge the mood of the preteens?
Shrink my dreams to fit me with those laser beams.
To roll with rollerina is never quite as it seems.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus
Rameses, colossus. rameses, colossus.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go o o o
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go o o o
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
You're mixing with felons man.
Pull out the stops.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Rameses. colossus.
Rameses, colossus. rameses, colossus
Yeah.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Do you know that hue of my new blue jeans?
Can you judge the mood of the preteens?
Shrink my dreams to fit me with those laser beams.
To roll with rollerina is never quite as it seems.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus
Rameses, colossus. rameses, colossus.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go o o o
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go o o o
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
You're mixing with felons man.
Pull out the stops.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
Rameses. colossus. rameses. colossus.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
You only want to be in a garage band.
You know you want to give the gong a bang.
But nothing ever works out as you planned.
You only ever seem to can the canned.
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Indigo here we go.
Indigo here we go
Rameses. colossus.
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Indigo Lyrics as written by Roisin Murphy Mark Errington Brydon
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oooo my gooodneesssss. im not gay actually. and they have had a gig but not as moloko they were called IndigoBlues but wanted to change their name. they couldnt decide between rameses or colosus and i sed 'what about moloko' and they sed 'yer'.
BTW its Jason NEBINS. dolt.