Quest for Ancient Colour
Quest for Ancient Colour

Manic Street Preachers - Quest for Ancient Colour Lyrics

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Quest for Ancient Colour Lyrics

I had a very bad dream
The main actor in it was me
My scream had lost its source
Like a reservoir in a summer drought

Images remade themselves
I explored internal galaxies
The boys of summer had upped and gone
Girls in their summer dress had flown

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color
I used to make sense
But now I am confused

I used to control
But now I just feel used
Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color

Negative capability
Ran straight through me
My soul a suburban sinkhole
A vast brutal urban sprawl

I had a very bad dream
The main actor in it was me
My scream had lost its source
Like a reservoir in a summer drought

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color
I used to make sense
But now I am confused

I used to control
But now I just feel used
Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color

Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color
I used to make sense
But now I am confused

I used to control
But now I just feel used
Here's what I discovered
In my quest for ancient color

Modern life was killed and crushed
By a derelict digitized love
My scream had lost its source
Like a reservoir in a summer drought

Writer(s): James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Nick Jones
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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What is the Meaning of Quest for Ancient Colour?

My interpretation of the song lyrics are that the protagonist is delving nostalgically into his/her youthful past - a place where everything seemed simpler & made more sense; as opposed to the present 'bad dream' (nightmare), which is reflective of the confusion & displacement they feel as they move through middle age in the modern digitized world. I would be very interested to hear other opinions & interpretations.

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