Colourflow In Mind

Nah, this is Steven Wilson we're talking about, the same guy who released "Voyage 34", it's gotta be about drugs. The lyrics are too intense for a tv reference, plus the whole media-focused lyrics didn't start happening until Fear of a Blank Planet.

Sounds like a song about doing drugs. Cocaine in particular ("and get myself a line").

yep I think about drugs, too. more precisely a lot of drugs and time.

I cross the city backwards There's a lot of soul to find A million ways to loose control

ths first part seems to be about a drug that makes you loose control in any next possible moment and gives you the connection to other "souls" so I think he's talking about xtc or pot.

I find a safer haven And get myself a line Feel the urge to climb the walls

For this part I disagree that its about cocaine. I think it describes the use of Amphetamin. A safer haven is a near place where nobody is in reach and he can get a line. The urge he now is feeling, are the effects of amphetamin, that let him feel much energy.

Turn on, tune in, shut down

this line reminds me of the modern LSD pioneer "Timothy Leary" because he popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."

It's a way to pass the time Check out of my braincell again

Speaks for itself.. it seems to warn us. The drugs can help a long time, but also waste a long time of life. Searching for something in your "braincell" that perhaps isnt real?

peace

I think it's actually about television. "Turn on, tune in, shut down" And the only thing in his mind is the colors from the tv set. The drug images make sense because he is comparing television to a drug.

I agree with Johne, "Check out of my braincell again" seems like he is talking about how television doesn't really make you think.