Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers & The Anchoress
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
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The song is inspired on the artist Yves Klein, with Nicky Wire saying that “There was a joy to ‘International Blue’ that we weren’t sure we could convey any more, the feeling of being in love with something like Yves Klein, to pass on the joy of that colour and that vividness – we weren’t sure if we...
[Verse 1]
You wrote your autograph on the far side of the sky
You recorded the falling rain but you never told us why
You painted with fire only the ashes now remain
The monochrome desire you left us too young to explain
[Chorus]
Will you lead us to an empty room?
And frame it with the sky so blue
The little boy who saw the truth
He left us with international blue
International blue
[Verse 2]
Here's my gift to you a soundtrack to the void
The deepest of interludes the myths that you destroyed
And I saw that colour through a clear wide window
And I saw that colour and I knew I had to go
[Chorus] [x2]
Will you lead us to an empty room?
And frame it with the sky so blue
The little boy who saw the truth
He left us with international blue
International blue
International Blue
International Blue
International Blue was written by Sean Moore & Nicky Wire & James Dean Bradfield.
International Blue was produced by Dave Eringa.
Manic Street Preachers released International Blue on Fri Dec 08 2017.