John Legend | True Colors

Really empowering lyrics... outstanding artist...

In a heart-melting moment, TED Talks Education host John Legend sits at the piano to sing “True Colors,” giving the lyrics a special meaning for kids and teachers. “So don’t be afraid / to let them show / your true colors / are beautiful, like a rainbow.”



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 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 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

When this world makes you crazy
And you’ve taken all you can bear
You call me up, 'cause you know I’ll be there

And 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

So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colors—
true colors are beautiful—like a rainbow