"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write[1]. "True Colors" spent two weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100, Lauper's last single to top the charts to date.
In Sing, "True Colors" can be heard playing in a grocery store while Rosita shops, minutes before a closing announcement is broadcast over the PA system. This is followed by "Bamboléo" which Rosita dances to. However, "True Colors" is not included in the film's official soundtrack.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Can't remember when I last saw you laugh
[Verse 2]
If this world makes you crazy
You've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there
[Chorus]
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 are 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
