Man of Colours Songtext
von Unitopia

(Woman speaking: "You know those art galleries
On Fifth Avenue? The prices they charge!
I saw one little picture that cost $50,000!
They call it a-a Cezanne."
Man speaking: "Cezanne?
Oh, he was a great French painter.
I′d like to own that painting."
Woman: "You would? For $50,000?")

There's a noise upstairs in the attic
It′s the shuffle of worn-out shoes
And the scent of the oil and the brushes
Drifts down like a pale perfume.

And he says: I, I am a man, simple man.
A man of colours
And I can see, see through the years
Years of a man
A man of colours.


And the old man rubs his failing eyes
And takes a moment to watch the view
From a window nobody knows he's there
He can see the empty street below.

And he says: I, I am a man, a simple man.
A man of colours
And I can see, see through the years
Years of a man
A man of colours.

He says: I keep my life in this paintbox
I keep your face in these picture frames
When I speak to this faded canvas
It tells me I have no need for words anyway.

And he says: I, I am a man, a simple man.
A man of colours
And I can see, see through the years
Years of a man
A man of colours.

He says: I, I am a man, a simple man.
A man of colours
And I can see, see through the tears
Tears of a man
A man of colours.