Technicolour – English Lyrics

• By: Paloma Faith

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Paloma Faith's "Technicolour" to discover how love can paint life in brilliant hues. This captivating pop-soul track offers a beautiful narrative of transformation, making it a perfect song to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, colors, and personal growth. Its clear storytelling and evocative imagery will help you grasp poetic expressions and common phrases in a memorable way, truly making language learning a 'technicolour' experience.

[English]

Once upon a time, my friends it feels like yesterday

I was living lonesome in a world of disarray

Everything was a black and white, there wasn't even gray

And every morning waking up on groundhog day

It was all in monochrome without the lies

Just like a silver screen you walk into my life

You taught the stars to light up what we find

I come alive saturated in your charms

We kiss the sky and dancing towards rainbows

Now it's all in technicolor with you

...

I lived in the blackest house with seven pure white cats

The bleak eyed look of every day hidden deep inside my heart

The notes on the piano now remind me of my past

And now you're here right by my side I hope that we will last

...

You taught the stars to light up what we find

I come alive saturated in your charms

We kiss the sky and dancing towards rainbows

Now it's all in technicolor with you

Yellow, orange, pink, red, and blue

Let's paint the town, darling us two

You bring your pallet and I will sing the sub bar

We are just two birds of a feather

You taught the stars to light up what we find

I come alive saturated in your charms

We kiss the sky and dancing towards rainbows

Now it's all in technicolor with you

You taught the stars to light up what we find

I come alive saturated in your charms

We kiss the sky and dancing towards rainbows

Now it's all in technicolor with you

Now it's all in technicolor with you...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
technicolor /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl.ɚ/ B2	adjective - having many colors, often vividly or richly
lonesome /ˈlɒn.səm/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
disarray /ˌdɪs.əˈreɪ/ B1	noun - a state of disorder or confusion
monochrome /ˈmɒn.ə.krəʊm/ B2	adjective - having or involving only one color or shades of one color
saturate /ˈsætʃ.ə.reɪt/ C1	verb - to fill something completely
charm /tʃɑːm/ B1	noun - a quality that makes someone or something attractive or delightful
bleak /bliːk/ B1	adjective - without hope or encouragement
pallet /ˈpæl.ɪt/ B2	noun - a range of colors, especially as used in art
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to provide light or brightness
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living; not dead
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of love or affection
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move one's body rhythmically, usually to music
rainbow /ˈreɪn.boʊ/ A1	noun - an arc of color in the sky formed by refraction and reflection of the sun's rays
paint /peɪnt/ A1	verb - to apply color to a surface with a brush
feather /ˈfɛð.ər/ A1	noun - one of the soft parts covering a bird's body

Key Grammar Structures

• And every morning waking up on groundhog day

  ➔ Participial Phrase (Adverbial)

  ➔ The phrase "**waking up** on groundhog day" acts as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb implicitly in 'I spent every morning' or 'I was waking up', indicating how the mornings were spent.

• Everything was a black and white, there wasn't even gray

  ➔ Emphatic Negative Existence

  ➔ The phrase "**there wasn't even** gray" uses "even" to emphasize the complete absence of gray, highlighting the extreme lack of color or nuance.

• Just like a silver screen you walk into my life

  ➔ Simile (using 'just like')

  ➔ The phrase "**Just like** a silver screen" creates a simile, comparing the sudden and impactful entrance of the person into the singer's life to walking onto a movie screen, implying drama and vividness.

• You taught the stars to light up what we find

  ➔ Causative Verb 'teach' + Infinitive + Noun Clause

  ➔ "You **taught** the stars **to light up** what we find": "Taught" is used causatively, meaning you caused or enabled the stars to perform the action "to light up". "**what we find**" is a noun clause functioning as the object, referring to the things discovered.

• I come alive saturated in your charms

  ➔ Participial Adjective as Subject Complement

  ➔ The past participle "**saturated**" functions as an adjective here, describing the state of the subject "I" after the verb "come alive". It indicates being completely filled or absorbed by the charms.

• The bleak eyed look of every day hidden deep inside my heart

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective (Reduced Relative Clause)

  ➔ The past participle "**hidden**" acts as an adjective modifying "look", functioning like a reduced relative clause (e.g., 'the look *which was hidden*'). It describes the quality of the look.

• And now you're here right by my side I hope that we will last

  ➔ Noun Clause (object of 'hope') + Future Simple

  ➔ "I hope **that we will last**": The phrase "**that we will last**" is a noun clause acting as the direct object of the verb "hope". "**will last**" expresses a future intention or expectation.

• Let's paint the town, darling us two

  ➔ Imperative 'Let's' + Idiom

  ➔ "**Let's paint the town**": "Let's" is used to make a suggestion or proposal for a shared action. "**paint the town**" is an idiom meaning to go out and celebrate in a lively, boisterous way.

• We are just two birds of a feather

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression (Simile)

  ➔ "**birds of a feather**" is an idiom used to describe two or more people who are very similar in character, interests, or background, implying they naturally get along.