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She lays on the wall watching the strangers
Drift away
Midday's ore---thick with the sun of Arabia
She surrenders her voices they gather
On the wind, talking, chanting, breathing
Into her body
Yesterdays. . .
Awakened beside the scent of burnt sugar
On her skin
Painting eyes - thick
With the colors she brings in
Always sure and strong as the lightening
Tumbles down
Don't you frown
Everything will be in time for this evening.
If there's secrets she has to be party to
Everyone of them
If there's Heaven she gets to the heart
And you know
Just why she said
When I run out of blue
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead
Now let me run
(Now let me run)
If there's secrets she has to be party to
Everyone of them
If there's Heaven she gets to the heart
And you know
Just why she said
When I run out of blue help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead
Now let me run
(Now let me run)
Hey Hey
Why she said when I run out of blue
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead now let me run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead now let me run to you
Drift away
Midday's ore---thick with the sun of Arabia
She surrenders her voices they gather
On the wind, talking, chanting, breathing
Into her body
Yesterdays. . .
On her skin
Painting eyes - thick
With the colors she brings in
Always sure and strong as the lightening
Tumbles down
Don't you frown
Everything will be in time for this evening.
Everyone of them
If there's Heaven she gets to the heart
And you know
Just why she said
When I run out of blue
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead
Now let me run
(Now let me run)
Everyone of them
If there's Heaven she gets to the heart
And you know
Just why she said
When I run out of blue help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead
Now let me run
(Now let me run)
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead now let me run to you
Help me rise instead
Now I can run to you
Why she said when I run out of blue
Give me rain instead now let me run to you
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from: http://www.duranduran.com/wordpress/?p=10078
Palomino
October 31st, 2005
Hi Katy, I am writing to ask about "Palomino" from Big Thing. It sounds a lot like Arcadia to me-I have a strong suspicion it was written mostly by Messrs. Rhodes and LeBon. Am I right? Do they have any comments about this song? Thanks, Austin
"Actually, the song Palomino was mostly John and my baby, but certainly Nick contributed to it. The chorus lyric comes from a quote by Pablo Picasso which Daniel Abrahams one of our co-producers brought to light. It is said that at the height of his 'blue period', the great artist was asked (flippantly, one can only assume) "...but what do you do when you run out of blue?" To which Picasso replied "why, I use red instead." Never lost for words, that one. S
I've heard the name Palomino in regards to horses. Is that what this song is about? It sounds like it's about drugs. "Burnt sugar"?
@Canada it is about some girl known by the song writer, and maybe since it refers to Arabia, they may have been comparing the woman to the beautiful Arabian horses, the palomino coloring in horses is gold with white manes.
@Canada it is about some girl known by the song writer, and maybe since it refers to Arabia, they may have been comparing the woman to the beautiful Arabian horses, the palomino coloring in horses is gold with white manes.
I think it's realising how someone feels about you because they can now run to you even when they're not blue. Beautiful song whatever it means.
@xdvr it apparently refers to a Pablo Picasso quote, when someone asked him during his famous "blue period" what he did when he ran out of blue paint, which he replied "why I use red instead", which is part of the lyrics of the song, which refers to some woman that the song writer knew
@xdvr it apparently refers to a Pablo Picasso quote, when someone asked him during his famous "blue period" what he did when he ran out of blue paint, which he replied "why I use red instead", which is part of the lyrics of the song, which refers to some woman that the song writer knew