diff --git a/src/args.ts b/src/args.ts
index c5f66fc..b91970f 100644
--- a/src/args.ts
+++ b/src/args.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
 
 export type Args = {
   devMode: boolean;
+  debug: boolean;
   repl: boolean;
 };
 
 export const args: Args = {
   repl: argv.repl ?? false,
   devMode: argv.dev ?? false,
+  debug: argv.debug ?? false,
 };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d162465..1496cfc 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const devMode = async (logger: TracingLogger) => {
 };
 
 export const main = async (args: Args) => {
-  if (args.devMode) {
+  if (args.devMode || args.debug) {
     LOG_LEVELS.push('debug');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/repl.ts b/src/repl.ts
index a42183a..1da8132 100644
--- a/src/repl.ts
+++ b/src/repl.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { peggyParse } from './parser';
 import { evaluate } from './interpreter';
 
 // cool asci logo for CPS
-const LOGO = `
+const LOGO = `\x1b[33m 
+                 simponic's 
  _______   ________   ______   _______   __       
 /       \\ /        | /      \\ /       \\ /  |      
 $$$$$$$  |$$$$$$$$/ /$$$$$$  |$$$$$$$  |$$ |      
@@ -15,11 +16,10 @@ $$$$$$$  |$$$$$/    $$ |   __ $$$$$$$/  $$ |
 $$ |  $$ |$$ |_____ $$ \\__/  |$$ |      $$ |_____ 
 $$ |  $$ |$$       |$$    $$/ $$ |      $$       |
 $$/   $$/ $$$$$$$$/  $$$$$$/  $$/       $$$$$$$$/ 
-
-`;
+\x1b[0m`;
 
 const HELP = `
-  This is the CPS REPL. You can enter CPS programs and see the result of evaluating them.
+  This is the CPS REPL. You can enter CPS programs and view the result of evaluating them.
   This REPL supports multi-line input. To end a multi-line input, enter an empty line.
   
   Commands:
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ const HELP = `
     this Intermediate Representation.
   
   Example:
-    ~> PRIMOP(+, [INT 1, INT 2], [result], [
+   \x1b[34m ~>\x1b[0m\x1b[32m PRIMOP(+, [INT 1, INT 2], [result], [
      |   APP(LABEL id, [VAR result])
-     | ])
+     | ])\x1b[0m
 `;
 
 export const doRepl = async (
@@ -42,19 +42,24 @@ export const doRepl = async (
   rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output }),
 ): Promise<any> => {
   if (prompt === 0) {
-    logger.info('welcome to recpl (read eval continue print loop) :)' + LOGO);
+    logger.info(
+      'welcome to recpl (read eval continue print loop) ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ' + LOGO,
+    );
   }
 
   const promptString = `[ ${prompt} ] ~> `;
-  const lines: string[] = [await rl.question(promptString)];
+  const coloredPrompt = `\x1b[0m[\x1b[33m ${prompt} \x1b[0m]\x1b[34m ~> \x1b[0m\x1b[32m`;
+  const lines: string[] = [await rl.question(coloredPrompt)];
   while (lines.at(-1)) {
     const line = lines.at(-1)!;
 
     if (lines.length === 1 && line === 'help') {
+      process.stdout.write('\x1b[0m');
       logger.info(HELP);
       return doRepl(logger, prompt + 1, rl);
     }
     if (line === 'exit') {
+      process.stdout.write('\x1b[0m');
       logger.info('Exiting REPL...');
       rl.close();
       return;
@@ -66,12 +71,15 @@ export const doRepl = async (
   }
 
   const program = lines.slice(0, -1).join('\n');
+  process.stdout.write('\x1b[0m');
   try {
     const ast = peggyParse(program);
     logger.debug('AST: ' + JSON.stringify(ast, null, 2));
 
     const result = await evaluate(ast, logger.createChild('evaluate'));
-    logger.info('Result: ' + JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) + '\n');
+    logger.info(
+      'Result: \n\x1b[36m' + JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) + '\x1b[0m\n',
+    );
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error(e!.toString() + '\n');
   }