[Intro]
Yeah, uh
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Tell me the truth, baby girl, who else been with you?
It's gon' come to my attention either way, yeah (Uh, yeah)
And I understand, baby girl, we all have a past
I'd much rather hear the truth come straight from you (Yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
So if I love you (If I love you)
It'd be just for you (It'd be just for you)
So when I'm touchin' you (Touchin' you)
Can I trust in you? (Trust in you)
Can I trust in you? Oh, babe (Trust in you)
[Chorus]
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are confessions of a new lover (Hey, hey)
True colors, true colors (Woo)
Yeah, uh
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Tell me the truth, baby girl, who else been with you?
It's gon' come to my attention either way, yeah (Uh, yeah)
And I understand, baby girl, we all have a past
I'd much rather hear the truth come straight from you (Yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
So if I love you (If I love you)
It'd be just for you (It'd be just for you)
So when I'm touchin' you (Touchin' you)
Can I trust in you? (Trust in you)
Can I trust in you? Oh, babe (Trust in you)
[Chorus]
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are confessions of a new lover (Hey, hey)
True colors, true colors (Woo)
[Verse 2]
What's done is done now that I'm the only one
If you tell me, I'll accept what you've been through, oh yeah
And I don't believe all this inconsistency
I've been hearin' different stories about you
[Pre-Chorus]
So if I love you (If I love you)
It'd be just for you (It'd be just for you)
So when I'm touchin' you (Touchin' you)
Can I trust in you? (Trust in you)
Can I trust in you? Oh, babe (Trust in you, hey)
[Chorus]
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors (Oh, baby)
Girl, come show me your true colors (True)
Paint me a picture with your true colors (True)
These are confessions of a new lover (True)
True colors
[Bridge]
Baby, show me you're a keeper (Hey, oh)
It's been hard for me to keep up (Oh)
You've been tryna keep me in the dark (Oh)
But, baby girl, I see you (Oh)
Baby, show me you're a keeper (Show me you're a keeper)
It's been hard for me to keep up (Hard for me to keep up)
You've been tryna keep me in the dark (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
But, baby girl, I see you, yeah
What's done is done now that I'm the only one
If you tell me, I'll accept what you've been through, oh yeah
And I don't believe all this inconsistency
I've been hearin' different stories about you
[Pre-Chorus]
So if I love you (If I love you)
It'd be just for you (It'd be just for you)
So when I'm touchin' you (Touchin' you)
Can I trust in you? (Trust in you)
Can I trust in you? Oh, babe (Trust in you, hey)
[Chorus]
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors (Oh, baby)
Girl, come show me your true colors (True)
Paint me a picture with your true colors (True)
These are confessions of a new lover (True)
True colors
[Bridge]
Baby, show me you're a keeper (Hey, oh)
It's been hard for me to keep up (Oh)
You've been tryna keep me in the dark (Oh)
But, baby girl, I see you (Oh)
Baby, show me you're a keeper (Show me you're a keeper)
It's been hard for me to keep up (Hard for me to keep up)
You've been tryna keep me in the dark (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
But, baby girl, I see you, yeah
[Chorus]
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are confessions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are the questions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
Girl, come show me your true colors
Paint me a picture with your true colors
These are confessions of a new lover
True colors, true colors
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Genius Annotation
Following “Secrets,” which explored a deceptive love interest, “True Colors” is about learning who this female really is, not who she wants Abel to think she is. The monogamous themes explored throughout the project also continue to be expressed through this track. Abel uses the imagery of colors, or the lack thereof, as an extended metaphor throughout this track.
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Genius Answer
Does this song have any certifications?
Genius Answer
Yes. “True Colors” was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 13, 2020.
- 1.Starboy
- 3.False Alarm
- 4.Reminder
- 5.Rockin’
- 6.Secrets
- 7.True Colors
- 9.Sidewalks
- 10.Six Feet Under
- 11.Love to Lay
- 12.A Lonely Night
- 13.Attention
- 14.Ordinary Life
- 16.All I Know
- 17.Die For You
- 18.I Feel It Coming
- 21.Reminder (Remix)
Credits
Producers
Writers
Publisher
Casablanca Media Publishing, Matza Ball Music, White Van Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Budde Music, Concord Music Group, New World Music, Warner Music Group, SONGS Music Publishing, KMR Music Royalties II SCSP, Please Don’t Forget To Pay Me Music, WMMW Publishing, Pulse Music Group, Swish You Were Here Music, People Over Planes, Nyan King Music, Momo Elena Music, Kobalt Music, EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Group, Infinite Stripes & Back Hair Music Publishing
Phonographic Copyright ℗
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Engineer
Ad-Libs
Mixing Engineer
Recorded At
Westlake Beverly (Los Angeles, CA), Downtown Music Studios (New York, NY), Matza Ball Studio (New York, NY) & The Treehouse X (Suffolk, UK)
Release Date
November 25, 2016
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