Pink Turns to Blue Lyrics
She was no whore, but for me
Celebrating every day
The way she thought it should be
Now that pink has turned to blue
I don't know what to do
Now that pink has turned to blue
And never tried to leave
Standing up for me
And like a tree for what she believed
Now that pink has turned to blue
I don't know what to do
Now that pink has turned to blue
She's lying on the bed
Angels pacing, gently placing
Roses 'round her head
Now that pink has turned to blue
I don't know what to do
Now that pink has turned to blue
I don't know what to do
Now that pink has turned to blue
I don't know what to do
Yes, the lyrics are truncated. okiraan got them all there in his post. And yes, it is most definitely about a set of lovers who are in the throes of heroin addiction. She would only whore herself out to help score dope for the both of them, but one day she did too much and died right there in the bed. That's the color of her skin as she dies...pink turns to blue, and he don't know what to do.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.
Here's the full lyrics to the song: Going out each day to score She was no wh*re But for me Celebrating every day The way She thought it should be
And I don't know what to do Now that pink has turned to blue
She was always by my side And never tried To leave Standing up for me And like a tree For what she believed
No more rope And too much dope She's lying on the bed Angels pacing Gently placing Roses 'round her head
This song is window into the sad life of heroin users. Grant Hart was, and still my be, addicted to herion (check out his song All of My Senses from his solo album for a flip side to this version of heroin use). And tho these lyric are sad, when combined w/ the musical onslaught of Husker Du at the time it's more like being woken up after passing out in an alley by a punch to the fucking gut. It's that good.
im pretty sure this song is about a girl who overdoses on drugs and dies.
I think this is missing some lyrics, mainly the last verse. it goes like this I think:
no more open too much dope she's lying on the bed angels pacing gently placing roses around her head
then hit that chorus up like a bitch again.
It's about a guy freaking out because a girl he's with ODs and is unconscious and not breathing. Pink turning to blue refers to her lips or skin color...
I think the girl is actually already quite dead in the context of this story. At least that's what Mark Prindle of MarkPrindle.com told me, he also told me this album kicks ass and we all know he's right about that.
I think the girl is actually already quite dead in the context of this story. At least that's what Mark Prindle of MarkPrindle.com told me, he also told me this album kicks ass and we all know he's right about that.
i read somewhere that Grant Hart wrote this song after the death of a friend of him
The song has to be considered in the whole album meaning, that is... the story of an adolescent leaving home. imho, this songs speaks about a girl (a whore... but she was a sort of a girlfriend) that helped him when he left home (she was always by my side...) and in the end she was found dead by him.
I think This-is-a-low is right, but I never thought about it like that and so is whoever said that it was the color of her lips, it's a double-intended metaphor
Cool rhyme scheme in this tune!
A A B C C B
I don't know anything about poetry but I'm sure theres a word for it like limbic pantmatter or something...
haha.
haha.
I always imagined it was about a pregnancy test coming up positive.
Guess not.