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Technicolor girls are always on the phone
talking about their homes
and the conversations continue endlessly.
Technicolor boys, transistor radios
blasting their treble tones
and the arguments are disputed after school,
in the parking lot as the teachers bend the rules.
Patiently you waited for a courting boy's embrace,
then everyone would know.
But the letter jacket wasn't yours to own
and it proves to be on temporary loan.
And as they all grow older the truth will be understood,
cuz we never turn out the way we thought we would.
talking about their homes
and the conversations continue endlessly.
Technicolor boys, transistor radios
blasting their treble tones
and the arguments are disputed after school,
in the parking lot as the teachers bend the rules.
Patiently you waited for a courting boy's embrace,
then everyone would know.
But the letter jacket wasn't yours to own
and it proves to be on temporary loan.
And as they all grow older the truth will be understood,
cuz we never turn out the way we thought we would.
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Technicolor was a coloring process for film used in the '20s - '60s... It was known for their highly saturated levels of color, ie: The Wizard of Oz. The film is still captured in black and white, the color is added afterward.
To me, this kind of creates an imagery of remembering a time where you thought things were better (the "good ole days"), or maybe even more generally, making out your life as better than it really is. One "colors" their life, or their memories, just as Technicolor colors a Black and White film. This implies a level of "fakeness" even...almost like the overly cheery TV shows of the 50's/60's and suburbia in general.