Matthew de Zoete — Colour Film lyrics

Lyrics

I saw you on a super eight
Laughing in the midst of your family
I saw you on a colour film from 1963
And i saw you and your sisters smile
Swinging with your cigarettes and your songs
I saw you and your sisters smiling
Laughing and singing along
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
It’s colour now to me
I saw you on your brother’s farm
Wearing rubber boots lend a hand with the sheep
I saw you take your brother’s arm
And wipe your face on his sleeve
Here’s a sunday at niagara falls
Just a picnic with the children out on the grass
How is it that after all the present turns to the past?
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
It’s colour now to me
Half of these people have all gone into the ground
It’s like a silent film the sound gets left behind
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
I thought your life was black and white
But it’s colour now
It’s colour now to me
I saw you on a super eight
Living in the family history
I saw you on a colour film and you
You looked just like me