My dad has epic taste in music; growing up I listened to Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley…music with meaning, music about the world, music that is hard to come by in today’s charts. Music that had profound meaning about life and love and philosophy and everything in between. I may not love Dylan’s voice, but I will never tire of reading his lyrics.
There was one song that I adored more than any other though – a song I used to jump on the bed to. A song I used to listen to over and over, back in the days when you had to rewind cassettes. I knew exactly how many seconds to hold down the rewind button to get to the beginning.
Today, these lyrics speak to me in volumes. It is a beautiful love song, and today I wish to sing this song to myself. I know, call me self indulgent 🙂
You with the sad eyes
Don’t be discouraged
Oh I realize
It’s 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 colours
Shining through
I see your true colours
And that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colours
True colours 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 colours
Shining through
I see your true colours
And that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colours
True colours are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
