Forbidden Colours

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Forbidden Colours by David Sylvian

About Forbidden Colours

"Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (in certain territories retitled Furyo). It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's "Bamboo Houses"). The title of the song is taken from .

Forbidden Colours Lyrics

[01:05.15] The wounds on your hands
[01:09.53] Never seem to heal
[01:18.43] I thought all I needed was to believe
[01:50.24] Here am I, a lifetime away from You
[01:58.90] The blood of Christ or the beat of my heart
[02:08.00] My love wears forbidden colours
[02:16.11] My life believes
[02:25.32] Senseless years thunder by
[02:32.43] Millions are willing to give their lives for You
[02:38.59] Does nothing live on?
[02:45.28] Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me
[02:53.37] My hands in the soil, buried inside of myself
[03:02.65] My love wears forbidden colours
[03:11.00] My life believes in You once again
[03:40.33] I'll go walking in circles
[03:42.94] While doubting the very ground beneath me
[03:47.56] Trying to show unquestioning faith in everything
[03:56.29] Here am I, a lifetime away from You
[04:05.88] The blood of Christ, or a change of heart
[04:14.80] My love wears forbidden colours
[04:23.89] My life believes
[04:32.96] My love wears forbidden colours
[04:41.44] My life believes in You once again
[04:54.59]

From the album: Time To Have Peaceful