True Colors

True Colors by Jackson Y.

Some songs are fun to hear, some are uplifting or are able to underscore a particular mood.  Some songs can even define a life.  This song is all of the above.  True Colors was written for Cyndi Lauper by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly in the mid-1980s.  Steinberg wrote the song about his mother.  The two approached Anne Murray with the song and she turned it down.  BIG mistake.  Cyndi Lauper added her own flavor to the tune which soon became one of our favorite songs of all time.  Throughout our lives this song has been supportive and calming, a visionary piece of music that we've heard thousands of times.  This post reflects a very Eft-ish cover of a song that has meant a lot to us.  Thanks go out to the original authors of True Colors and to the very talented Jackson for supplying another amazing piece of artwork for us.  

Lyrics:

You with the sad eyes

Don't be discouraged

Oh I realize

Its hard to take courage

In a world full of people

You can lose sight of it all

And the darkness inside you

Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors

Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors are beautiful,

Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then,

Don't be unhappy, can't remember

When I last saw you laughing

If this world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear

You call me up

Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors

Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors are beautiful,

Like a rainbow

If this world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear

You call me up

Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors

Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors

True colors

Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors are beautiful,

Like a rainbow