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Sam Phillips — Five Colors
Album: Fan Dance
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6.7

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Released: 2001
Length: 3:35
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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I don't mind if I am getting nowhere
Circling the seed of light
I've been greedy for some destination
I can't get to where are you?
Turning reverie to perfect solids
Bone and shells to hide ourselves
I tried but can't find refuge in the angle
I'll walk the mystery of the curve

Five colors blind the eyes
See the world inside
Amazed alone

I don't mind if I am getting nowhere
Circling the seed of truth
Telling everything but saying nothing
I went further than I knew
Giving meaning a resuscitation
The darkest soul illuminates
The sky is changing I'm unknowing knowing
As every sign of new life waits

Five colors blind the eyes
See the world inside
Amazed alone

Opening my hands closing wounds I made myself
Raise the dead and bury all my fears
Listen to the rain
And the bells that ring in my dreams
Turning time to break it's line from here
To the small forgotten road
Where we see the concrete world disintegrating

I don't mind if I am getting nowhere
Circling the seed of light
I've been greedy for some destination
I can't get to where are you?
Turning reverie to perfect solids
Bone and shells to hide ourselves
I tried but can't find refuge in the angle
I'll walk the mystery of the curve
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Very impressed with sam bumped it to 8
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 Stetsonman wrote:

Can't really see the point of this song?



One approach to such a conundrum: it's a song. The lyrics speak to a search for something permanent and meaningful, with a religious tinge. To my reading.
Posted 2 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Could be Paul McCartney?..
Posted 3 years ago by Aaronosteo    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:

That doesn't seem to be a website feature anymore... bummer 'cause i liked looking once in a while too


It's now here:  https://radioparadise.com/info/member-info
Posted 3 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
OFF TOPIC

Does anyone else stare at the RP listener map?  https://www.radioparadise.com/RP_flash_map.php?x=1234302541

Blows me away where some of our brothers and sisters are located.  For example, 36 listeners in Beijing at the moment.

Not seen that map for some time now.
Used to check it out off and on.
Posted 3 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
OFF TOPIC

Does anyone else stare at the RP listener map?  https://www.radioparadise.com/RP_flash_map.php?x=1234302541

Blows me away where some of our brothers and sisters are located.  For example, 36 listeners in Beijing at the moment.
 

Just tried to, didn't go anywhere, maybe it has to be on laptop?
Posted 3 years ago by cloudymcloudface    [ Reply ]
Not sure, but I think I once read she is a former hardcore Christian.  That might explain what she's getting at.  Love her slightly flattened vocals either way.  
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Can't really see the point of this song?
Posted 4 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
 CoYoT51 wrote:

We are 3 here in Lima, Peru. I'm quite sure I know them all (including me).
 
That doesn't seem to be a website feature anymore... bummer 'cause i liked looking once in a while too
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
I really like her stuff, and some folks compare her to John Lennon. But then I started watching Gilmore Girls and I kinda got turned off to her stuff - but had to remind myself that for a musician to get a gig like that is a gold mine, comparatively.
 

There are a few gem moments with her songs in Gilmore Girls, but generally they reuse too much of the same transitional sounds from her. I was surprised to find that she was continually composing for them, because to me it sounds like they keep repeating the same la-la-la tracks... as if there's a library of 30 or so of them that they kept dipping into. 
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
I really like her stuff, and some folks compare her to John Lennon. But then I started watching Gilmore Girls and I kinda got turned off to her stuff - but had to remind myself that for a musician to get a gig like that is a gold mine, comparatively.
Posted 7 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
pseudo intellectual garbage.....who the h*ll gave her a record contract? Next!
Posted 7 years ago by BigRooster747    [ Reply ]
Love it.  Please play more Sam Phillips!
Posted 8 years ago by mardisoninnc    [ Reply ]
Love her!
Posted 8 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
often - Friended a fellow from denmark only because he was listening. 
Posted 9 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
Never! But while we are off topic, a shout out to the two blokes listening in Madagascar. 

unclehud wrote:
OFF TOPIC

Does anyone else stare at the RP listener map?  https://www.radioparadise.com/RP_flash_map.php?x=1234302541

Blows me away where some of our brothers and sisters are located.  For example, 36 listeners in Beijing at the moment.

 



 
We are 3 here in Lima, Peru. I'm quite sure I know them all (including me).
Posted 10 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Sounds like... The Finn Sisters.
Posted 10 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Never! But while we are off topic, a shout out to the two blokes listening in Madagascar. 

unclehud wrote:
OFF TOPIC

Does anyone else stare at the RP listener map?  https://www.radioparadise.com/RP_flash_map.php?x=1234302541

Blows me away where some of our brothers and sisters are located.  For example, 36 listeners in Beijing at the moment.

 


Posted 10 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 TheMagus wrote:

Think it was Sam Brown, Joe Brown's daughter, who performed on the concert for dear George Harrison.

 
I think you are correct and apologize for my error.
Posted 10 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
love her voice...
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
That's Numberwang!
Posted 12 years ago by mrgus    [ Reply ]
 bh1 wrote:

No reply to that but if anybody is interested in seeing her perform she was part of the concert for George Harrison and did a rip up performance of horse to the water. I like what I have heard of her on RP and none of it has been anything I would call "christian" music. 
 
Think it was Sam Brown, Joe Brown's daughter, who performed on the concert for dear George Harrison.
Posted 13 years ago by TheMagus    [ Reply ]
 olesonb wrote:
 

 

WOW, sorry to read that you're having to deal with such hatred and intolerance in your life, seriously.

 
No reply to that but if anybody is interested in seeing her perform she was part of the concert for George Harrison and did a rip up performance of horse to the water. I like what I have heard of her on RP and none of it has been anything I would call "christian" music. 
Posted 13 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
OFF TOPIC

Does anyone else stare at the RP listener map?  https://www.radioparadise.com/RP_flash_map.php?x=1234302541

Blows me away where some of our brothers and sisters are located.  For example, 36 listeners in Beijing at the moment.
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
Instantly love it but can someone save me the trouble and tell me if this is the same woman i once got excited by only to find her other songs heavily coated in the sickly stench of christianity?

  

 

WOW, sorry to read that you're having to deal with such hatred and intolerance in your life, seriously.


Posted 13 years ago by olesonb    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:

Her first few records are Christian but none since she changed her name to Sam, I think. The last few cds don't seem to have any (obvious) Christian themes.


 



I think she gave that up a long time ago...
Posted 13 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Nice...  in spite of her shady Watchtower past!

Posted 14 years ago by Aegean    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
Instantly love it but can someone save me the trouble and tell me if this is the same woman i once got excited by only to find her other songs heavily coated in the sickly stench of christianity?

 
Her first few records are Christian but none since she changed her name to Sam, I think. The last few cds don't seem to have any (obvious) Christian themes.


Posted 14 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep}
Posted 14 years ago by sporkster    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
Instantly love it but can someone save me the trouble and tell me if this is the same woman i once got excited by only to find her other songs heavily coated in the sickly stench of christianity?

 

Too bad about that sickly stench, ain't it.
Posted 14 years ago by spindrift    [ Reply ]
Love it! {#Smile} beautiful voice

Posted 15 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
Instantly love it but can someone save me the trouble and tell me if this is the same woman i once got excited by only to find her other songs heavily coated in the sickly stench of christianity?

Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 HonduranRed wrote:
anyone know where i can get the lyrics/chords for this one?
 
i think she's a half step down and the main part is just Amin, F, C, Emin.

Posted 15 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Very nice voice. Sort of smoky.
Posted 16 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
I was a huge fan of the book "A Midnight Clear" and when it was made into an indie movie in '92 I made it a point to see it and sit though the credits at the end - which featured a really interesting version of the Christmas carol. So I made a note of the artist - Sam Philips. I sought out her albums at the local record store and I've been a fan ever since.
Posted 16 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
I always enjoy hearing Sam sing.
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
HonduranRed wrote:
anyone know where i can get the lyrics/chords for this one?
https://www.superlyrics.com/lyrics/kGRU0IVzET@H@x/Five_Colors_lyrics_by_Sam_Phillips.html I don't mind if I'm getting nowhere circling the seed of light I've been greedy for some destination I can't get to where are you? Turning reverie to perfect solids, bone and shells to hide ourselves I tried, but can't find refuge in the angle, I walk the mystery of the curve. Five colors blind the eyes see the world inside amazed alone I don't mind if I'm getting nowhere circling the seed of truth Telling everything but saying nothing I went further than I knew giving meaning a resuscitation the darkest soul illuminates Five colors blind the eyes see the world inside amazed alone Opening my hands...closing wounds I made myself raise the dead and bury all my fears Listen to the rain and the bells that ring in my dreams turning time to break its line from here to the small forgotten road where we see the concrete world disintegrating I don't mind if I'm getting nowhere circling the seed of light I've been greedy for some destination I can't get to where are you? Turning reverie to perfect solids, bone and shells to hide ourselves I tried, but can't find refuge in the angle, I walk the mystery of the curve.
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Laa Laaa Laa lalala la laaa la la la la lala la la la la la la lala la la
Posted 16 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous. This is one of those albums, after seeing the cover in a record store, I would pick up and examine.
Posted 16 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
anyone know where i can get the lyrics/chords for this one?
Posted 16 years ago by HonduranRed    [ Reply ]
Listening to this for the first time, I kept wanting a little percussion to kick in. Then it did! Nice...
Posted 16 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
Sounds more than slightly Neil Finn-ish to my ears.
Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
I just don't get it. I like Sam Phillips OK but I could live without her. I like Marti Jones the same way. They are so similar I don't get why there are 15 Sam songs in the playlist and no Marti songs except for the 5 or 6 rejections in the LRC.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five tastes dull the palate. Too much chasing after things just makes the mind crazy. Too many precious things just get in the way. Because of this, the wise person attends to his belly, not his senses. Ignores the latter, listens to the former. – Tao Te Ching, 12
Posted 17 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
'nkay I'll go slit my wrists now.
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
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Posted 17 years ago by beakersbeats    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Some songs take time to grow on you, others, like this one, jump straight at you. Thanks for playing.
dam sam! straight to the heart
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Some songs take time to grow on you, others, like this one, jump straight at you. Thanks for playing.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Nuance wrote:
nah
You can't discern the nuances... Sorry.
Posted 19 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
yah
nah
Posted 19 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
I knew absolutely squat about Sam Phillips until I started listening to RP about four months ago. Now I've downloaded two of her songs -- the second without even realizing the first was also by her -- and I think I'm now going to have to either go with a third, or get an album. Thank you, RP!
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
Sam Phillips has incredible depth (and some occasional weirdness) to her lyrics coupled with a very "minimalist" approach to her arrangements. She seems to getting more and more comfortable with both as she has evolved since her Christian music days. With her new CD, "A Boot and a Shoe", I believe she has finally found her own unique sound and with it, a level of confidence necessary to really push the boundaries of her music. I saw her live a couple of weeks ago in Santa Fe and was completely spellbound by her music and stage presence. Don't pass up a chance to see her.
Posted 20 years ago by SteveI    [ Reply ]
love this song (and Sam). beautiful.
Posted 20 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom    [ Reply ]
I am quite entranced by five colors. I would like to learn to sing and play it on my guitar. But I looked, and I can't seem to find the sheet music (TAB) for it anywhere. Is it published? Has anyone transcribed it? I'd be most grateful if you knew where I could get it.
Posted 20 years ago by MichaelCrawford    [ Reply ]
brianlj wrote:
Crowded House -- Private Universe?
yah
Posted 20 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Crowded House -- Private Universe?
Posted 20 years ago by brianlj    [ Reply ]
Just noticed I gave it a 4 earlier, must have been in a foul mood that day, a 7 now :)
Posted 20 years ago by lunar22    [ Reply ]
Didn\'t she used to be a Christian artist?
Posted 21 years ago by Talalala    [ Reply ]
Not as strong an album as Martinis & Bikinis, but anything from her is welcome. :)
Posted 21 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
ho hum
Posted 22 years ago by Keiger    [ Reply ]