Color Of Right
by Rush

Album: Test For Echo (1997)
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  • I don't have an explanation
    For another lonely night
    I just feel this sense of mission
    And the sense of what is right

    Take it easy on my now
    I'd be there if I could
    I'm so full of what is right
    I can't see what is good

    It's a hopeless situation
    Lie awake for half the night
    You're not sure what's going on here
    But you're sure it isn't right

    Make it easy on yourself
    There's nothing more you can do
    You're so full of what is right
    You can't see what is true

    A quality of justice
    A quantity of light
    A particle of mercy
    Makes the color of right

    Gravity and distance
    Change the passage of light
    Gravity and distance
    Change the color of right Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Carlos Partel from BrazilColour of Right is a legal term, it's an excuse for a crime or a mistake committed. Means "I thought I was doing the right thing". This is the message in the song; we try honestly do the right thing, but we are not sure if the consequence is good and bad.
  • Ian from New York CityI thought the song was dealing with the legal system, since there were so many judicial inferences throughout the song. In some way, I thought there was a very light reference to racism playing a part in the outcome of a court case but from the juror's perspective. Think "Twelve Angry Men" for example.
  • Larry from Ft. Pierce, FlAgain, as is prevalent in any good song--in other words, all Rush songs--if it can cause you to pause, reflect, and see how it relates to your life and experiences, then it merits importance. Rush consistently does these things in its songs.
  • Rufus from Wheeling, WvMy favorite off Test for Echo, next to the title track. "Take it easy on me now
    I'd be there if I could
    I'm so full of what is right
    I can't see what is good"
  • Avlight from Anytown, NcAccording to an interview, Neil did for the album release, the song came of a conversation he had with his daughter (who had came home on break from Law School) about what her professors were teaching her. The Color of Right is a legal term in the judicial system.
  • John from Asheville, NcI don't mind this song. A bit underrated or dismissed. I usually listen and realize I've missed something or at least find myself enjoying it. *Good* Rush song. Not bad. Not brilliant.
  • Julie from Perth, NvOdd song.
    very different.
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