Paint Me Red
I feel it in the pills I take, in my stomachache
In the strings that my fingers break
I taste it in the air I bite, on your breath at night
In the flavor of the color white

I sing it to the shower steam, eucalyptus leaves
A little whisper to the mustard seed
In the orange skies, in my compromise
In my little harmless self-told lies, lies

I hold the city in my hand, like a grain of sand
Broken piece of no man’s land
Lights above my head, sinking down like lead
Oceans underneath my bed

I keep my flowers cut and dried, bound up and tied
Lying on the curbside
Where the smoke will stay, above my bouquet
Gravity keeps dreams away, keeps my heart safe

Paint me, paint me, paint me red and call me yours
Paint me, paint me, paint me colors I adore
Your hands have debts you know you need to answer for
You heard what I said, so go right ahead
Paint me, paint me
Paint me red
Sing you to sleep at night, and after we fight
We’re sheets and a wildfire
Water and the flame, false truth and games
It’s different and it is the same

My lungs are full of empty glass, what will never last
I'm holding on before the crash
Speeding through because
Through the heat and lust
I needed to imagine love

Paint me, paint me, paint me red and call me yours
Paint me, paint me, paint me colors I adore
Your hands have debts you know you need to answer for
You heard what I said, so go right ahead
Paint me, paint me
Paint me red