diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a42f67f..9e802c85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 You *need* **python3.8** to run Panoramix. Yes, there was no way around it.
 
 ```
-python3.8 panoramix.py address [func_name] [--verbose|--silent]
+python3.8 panoramix.py address [func_name] [--verbose|--silent|--explain]
 ```
 
 e.g.
@@ -23,11 +23,18 @@ or
 python3.8 panoramix.py kitties
 ```
 
-
 Output goes to two places:
 - `console`
 - ***`cache_pan/`*** directory - .pan, .json, .asm files
 
+If you want to see how Panoramix works under the hood, try the `--explain` mode:
+
+```
+python3.8 panoramix.py kitties paused --explain
+python3.8 panoramix.py kitties pause --explain
+python3.8 panoramix.py kitties tokenMetadata --explain
+```
+
 ### Optional parameters:
 
 func_name -- name of the function to decompile (note: storage names won't be discovered in this mode)
@@ -82,4 +89,4 @@ But if you manage to figure out a way to do it without Tilde (and maintain reada
 
 # How Panoramix works
 
-See the source code comments, starting with panoramix.py. Also, those slides.
+See the source code comments, starting with panoramix.py. Also, those slides[tbd].
diff --git a/utils/helpers.py b/utils/helpers.py
index bd3da5b6..49f05802 100644
--- a/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/utils/helpers.py
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@
 import os
 import re
 
+
 COLOR_HEADER = '\033[95m'
 COLOR_BLUE = '\033[94m'
 COLOR_OKGREEN = '\033[92m'
 COLOR_WARNING = '\033[93m'
 FAIL = '\033[91m'
-ENDC = '\033[0m'
+ENDC = '\033[;1m'
 COLOR_BOLD = '\033[1m'
 COLOR_UNDERLINE = '\033[4m'
 COLOR_GREEN = '\033[32m'
 COLOR_GRAY = '\033[38;5;8m'
+COLOR_ASM = '\033[38;5;33m'
 
 '''
     slowly refactoring into low-caps names,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def convert(text):
 
 
 class C():
+#    asm = '\033[38;5;33m'
     header = '\033[95m'
     blue = '\033[94m'
     okgreen = '\033[92m'
@@ -72,6 +75,13 @@ class C():
     fail = '\033[91m'
     end = endc
 
+    green_back = '\033[42;1m\033[38;5;0m'
+    blue_back = '\033[43;1m\033[38;5;0m'
+
+
+    def asm(s):
+        return '\033[38;5;33m' + s + C.endc
+
     every = set([header, blue, okgreen, warning, red, bold, underline, green, gray, endc])
 
 def color(exp, color, add_color=True):
diff --git a/utils/prettify.py b/utils/prettify.py
index 274f250f..e36808a7 100644
--- a/utils/prettify.py
+++ b/utils/prettify.py
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+import sys
+
+prev_trace = None
+def explain(title, trace):
+    if '--explain' not in sys.argv:
+        return
+
+    if trace == prev_trace:
+        return
+
+    print('\n'+C.green_back+f" {title}: "+C.end+'\n')
+    pprint_trace(trace)
+    prev_trace = trace
+
 
 def make_ast(trace):
     def store_to_set(line):