Grey Days Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Lonelyascanbe 

Cover art for Grey Days lyrics by Concretes, The

After the penultimate verse the chorus changes to "Baby, baby, baby you have to leave for good" and with the last verse sung, the two variations are rotated.

One of my favourites on In Colour, on face value it seems to paint a picture of a girl who's being smothered by her mothers rule, what adventurous nature she had being slowly sucked out of her. Accordingly, the Concretes urge the protagonist to escape the depressing clutches of her mother and live her life - for her self.