Heartland

Its about a girl who commits suicide because of abuse, isn't it?

it's raining in the doorway

A doorway can be an opportunity to escape something.

"Raining" can be a transitive and intransitive verb to drop or fall, or deliver something, in the form of a great number of units arriving separately but in quick succession. A pill overdose.

another shade of blue

She is feeling depressed, or the blue is bruising on her body

another shade of yellow, sunset yellow

"Yellow" - afraid & cowardly, she is afraid of the abuser so she takes what some people think is the cowards way out - suicide

"sunset" the end of the day - the end of her life.

another shade of you can make it summer

Summer can mean a period of great happiness - She thinks death will bring happiness.

paint your face once more, paint the walls away now

It either means she is using makeup to cover up bruising or she is making an outward appearance so everyone thinks she is ok, or it could mean both.

walking into wishful

Her life is unsatisfactory, she wants a way out.

talking at each other, walking into walls

She is making excuses about her bruising to her friend, claiming she walked into a wall or something.

It could also mean her friend or someone is trying to help her, but a wall is something that is preventing communication.

I've heard it all before

The person or friend saying that they have heard all the excuses before.

I've seen it all before

The person again, this time saying they've seen this happen before, they know what is going on.

another shade of you, can make it summer

This could also be the person telling her that only she can change the situation, if she leaves the abuser or stands up to the abuser maybe then she can achieve summer, but the girl chooses her own way to achieve summer - suicide.

talking at each other
walking into walls
walking into wishful
I've heard it all before

another shade of empty
another shade of blue
another shade of yellow, sunset yellow
another shade of you
can make it summer
and make it shine

it's raining in the doorway
paint your face once more
paint the walls away now
I've seen it all before

another shade of empty
another shade of blue
another shade of yellow, sunset yellow
another shade of you
can make it summer
and make it shine

Whatever it's about, it's a bloody fantastic song.

i think it's about domestic abuse, yellow being associated with the colour of bruising and shine being 'possibly' a black eye, but i disagree with suicide. i think the 'another shade of you can make it shine' is a very clever way of writing both sides of the story at once - trapped in a violent, loveless relationship, wishing for the 'relationship', nothing more, to end. another shade of you being - have the balls to let me/ you walk away from it

agreed the lyrics are superb

Sunset yellow is the colouring used in Lucozade. Fact.

Is that the same stuff that allegedly causes hyperactivity?

Domestic abuse while ripped on E-numbers

I think so Mark. It could be.

And I fully agree, the lyrics are outstanding.

It's my favourite of the "new" songs.

summer?!
i heard this song is about europe!

yellow and blue = colours of the european flag

talking at each other
walking into walls
walking into wishful = the main problem of europe,too many talks!!

it's raining in the doorway
paint your face once more = how important is nationality???

paint the walls away now = the berlin wall!

another shade of empty = great britain

reminds me of the lyrics to "alice".

which is high praise,in case you were wondering

no kidding
besides CRASH & BURN and TOP NITE OUT
my very fav @ this point