Paint By Numbers
Colorful Heartbreak: Unraveling the Emotional Palette in Kov Zelonky's 'Paint By Numbers'
Lyrics
Got my heart bound when we sang karaoke
Expressing a connection formed during karaoke, possibly a metaphor for a shared experience.
Blotted our town before you break it open
Referring to a shared past that was erased or changed by the person being addressed.
But you held the flat, built our habitat
Acknowledging the partner's contribution to building a shared living space.
I was just your entertainment are you proud of that
Reflecting on being treated as mere entertainment and questioning if pride is warranted.
Making your rounds perfect with your whiskey
Describing a carefree attitude while making rounds, possibly fueled by whiskey.
Tore my art down and swerved it like a frisbee
Metaphorically describing the destruction of artistic expression.
Sealed with one last kiss to someone you miss
Ending a relationship with a final kiss to someone else.
But you didn't didn't have to cut me off like
Expressing emotional pain from being abruptly cut off.
The numbers we'd paint by are all out of order
Noting the disruption of a structured approach to life or a relationship.
That's not a complaint but I'm telling you more or
Clarifying that it's not a complaint but an observation of a disrupted order.
Lesson learned my restraint here was pulling me under
Reflecting on the consequences of not exercising restraint.
Thought we were the same back when
Recalling a time when the speaker believed they were similar.
We were painting by numbers
Repetition emphasizing the past activity of painting by numbers.
We were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
-When we would paint by numbers
-Guess it's not shocking you loved me cause I'm abstract
Acknowledging acceptance due to being unconventional or abstract.
I won't come knocking when all you need is contact
Asserting independence and not seeking contact when not needed.
Why demand my eyes if the love's a lie
Questioning the necessity of demanding attention if the love is insincere.
We're a picture in a frame you didn't wanna size
Metaphorically describing a relationship as a picture in a frame with size issues.
Everyone talks but a thousands words won't doubt you
Highlighting the ineffectiveness of words in dispelling doubt.
I change the blocking and learn the counts without you
Adapting to life without the partner and learning to function independently.
Now you're rupturing what I'm restructuring
Describing a disruption caused by the partner in the process of restructuring.
When to get it get it right you're interrupting
Emphasizing the importance of getting things right without interruptions.
The numbers we'd paint by are all out of order
Repetition of disrupted order in the numbers painted by, indicating chaos.
That's not a complaint but I'm telling you more or
Reiterating that it's an observation rather than a complaint.
Lesson learned my restraint here was holding me under
Reflecting on the consequences of not exercising restraint in a relationship.
Thought we were the same back when
Repetition emphasizing the past activity of painting by numbers.
We were painting by numbers
-We were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
-When we would paint by
Reiterating the past activity of painting by numbers.
I'm too damn colorful and you just wanna black out
Expressing colorful individuality contrasted with a desire for conformity.
You throw the brush away say pour another back now
Describing a reckless attitude of discarding artistic tools and seeking distraction.
Close as two coats but all your shame makes you stay inside the lines
Describing a close relationship but with the partner staying within certain boundaries.
Crossed out and left me in the shade to watch the paint dry
Feeling neglected and left in the shadows to witness the relationship deteriorate.
The numbers we'd paint by are all out of order
Repetition of disrupted order in the numbers painted by, emphasizing chaos.
I gave you the rainbow we'd never explore
Offering something vibrant and unexplored but rejected by the partner.
Obsession next to refrain is erasing the blunder
Describing a shift from infatuation to erasing a mistake or regret.
Thought you were a saint back when
Recalling a time when the partner was perceived as virtuous or holy.
We were painting by numbers
Repetition emphasizing the past activity of painting by numbers.
We were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
-We were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
-We were painting by numbers
-We were painting by numbers
-When we were painting by numbers
Reiterating the past activity of painting by numbers.
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