Lyric discussion by zen1167434 

Cover art for Grey Cell Green lyrics by Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Great song that has always stayed with me since I first heard NAD. I always thought it was about not looking outside of yourself for answers (Psychic, Zodiac....etc. etc.) but inside yourself and your desire - hence the lyrics: You're tellin' me it's in the trees, in the trees It's not, it's inside me now You're tellin' me it's on the ground, it's all around But it's not, it's inside me You're tellin' me it's mother earth, some sign of birth It's not, it's inside me, COME ON!

The grey sells green = that which is grey in our life that we are unsure of others sell us on what it is what it means and make money off that. Grey cells is our grey matter (our minds, our intelligence, our brain power)- "Grey cell's green only if the green cell's grey" I think he's saying use your mind and desire cause that's what's real and natural (green) -grey cells green are unpolluted cells it's an unpolluted mind able to think for itself, unpolluted by those things outside of us telling us how to feel or be or what our meaning is because the answer is really inside of us. Pretty deep stuff for a group of 20 something year olds in the early 90's!!