In a Making-of produced by Brut, Woodkid described the second single of his sophomore album, S16, as following:
“Pale Yellow” is a pretty intimate song about being addicted to antidepressants.
The idea of addiction explored in the song is about what’s supposedly the last time when you get your last...
[Verse 1]
Pale yellow
Release the drain and let the fluid go
Just make the liquor flow
Pale yellow
As my heart races, I wanted you to know
I will rise again, slow
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I will fix the pain on my own
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
[Verse 2]
Pale yellow
Unrip the flesh and let the damage grow
Like a blade in the chest bones
Pale yellow
Relieve the weight and give it a last go
And make it your best shot
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I will fix the pain on my own
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I will fix the pain on my own
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
I will fix the pain on my own
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
My love for you will be gone
Pale Yellow was written by Woodkid.
Woodkid released Pale Yellow on Fri Jun 12 2020.
A June 2020 Press Party article quotes Woodkid saying:
If Goliath, my first single, summons the massive, the titanesque, Pale Yellow is more about the machine inside, the inner monster. This is a song about the shape of chemical addiction and the power of resilience against self-destruction.
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