Lyrics by jayjay and tune by shallowcarrot
I took a yellow ribbon
Tied it in my hair
Reminds me of my days with you
Sun shone when you were there
I took a blue-oo ribbon
Tied it in my hair
Reminds me of your eyes of sky
Filled with love and care
Yellow, Blue, Red and Black
The colours that we weave
Spin the wheel and make the thread
Before it’s time to leave
I took a re-ed ribbon
Tied it in my hair
Reminds me that you are gone
And life just isn’t fair
I took a bla-ck ribbon
Tied it in my hair
Reminds me that I’ll always mourn
The days we used to share
Yellow, Blue, Red and Black
The colours that we weave
Spin the wheel and make the thread
Before it’s time to leave
@gm7 Mar 2022
Great concept song...clever. Great guitar work between the verses. Great collab
@seppo Feb 2022
Lovely song with great ongoing story.
Nice harmonies too.
Like this.
#tit4tat
@audrey Feb 2022
What a lovely happy song. Great metaphor. These are really great lyrics. I also really like this melody and your singing. What a great collaboration.
@writeandwrong Feb 2022
Nice story flow, sweet relationship with a relatable tale so true. The performance was spot-on for the lyric. Visual. Superb collaboration. Love this one very much!! #tit4tat3
@davidtaro Feb 2022
The colours give it such a solid structure, and I love how @shallowcarrot has interpreted those 'blue-oo', 're-ed', 'bla-ck' bits, that's a lot of fun. Great catchy melody, and a nice dark twist with the black verse at the end. #tit4tat
@ambroise Feb 2022
The turnaround of mood in the lyrics while the music keeps dancing... Made me shiver.
@jerrypettit Feb 2022
So which of you sings this? Great lyrics and arrangement--a bit of "country" folk, which I always enjoy.
Very nice collaboration!
@helenseviltwin Feb 2022
This starts out so cute, takes a darker turn, but still so very lovely. The guitar is cracking, and I love the extra vox you added toward the end. Really cool collaboration. Nicely done, both.
@deena Feb 2022
I love that guitar lick, so tasty! The lyrics are classic and timeless. Nice arrangement touches, especially at the end!
@seemanski Feb 2022
Great interpretation of these wonderful lyrics. The guitars work so well together and your lead guitar is great. Loved the ending those vocals were spot on to finish it on.
@nadine Feb 2022
Interesting idea to connect ribbons to feelings. Thus song is so catchy and well performed. And the fact that a guy sings it makes it even more awesome cause these kind of lyrics are usually connected to young girls.
@ivannaapplepie Feb 2022
I really like the weaving metaphor. I love how cheerful this sounds with a heavy turn of events. Really catchy, nice work!
@thesoundof Feb 2022
So cute but then again little bit sad too. I love the uplifting melody!
@n24 Feb 2022
This song is great! I love the sad twist at the end as well (very my speed). The guitar solo parts are lovely and it’s a really catchy melody! Awesome collab
@shallowcarrot Feb 2022
Nice touch with the rhythmic cues for stretching out the syllables in the colours. Overall a very groovy song nice and simple lyrics. Would love to hear a demo.
UPDATE: I ended up collaborating and making the tune for this :P