Paint a Face
Capturing Life's Palette: Neil Halstead's 'Paint a Face' Revelations
Lyrics
Try to get the colors right
Striving to accurately capture something.
And I?ll paint your face, she said
A promise or intent to depict someone's visage artistically.
?Cause life is on the outside, babe
Implying that the essence of life is in external experiences.
And you got to try and get it right
Encouragement to make an effort to understand life.
Buy a ten dollar camera
Purchasing a relatively inexpensive camera.
Take a picture of everyone
Capturing images of various people.
?Cause people change
People undergo changes.
Yeah, they change
Acknowledging ongoing changes in individuals.
Yeah, they're changing everyday
Highlighting the constant nature of change in people.
And I don't want to be the one
Not wanting to be unrecognizable to someone.
That you don't recognize
Desire to avoid being unidentifiable.
No, I don't want to be the one
Not wanting to be the one abandoned or left out.
The one that's left behind
Fear of being left behind or excluded.
Got a broken car
Possessing a defective vehicle and a self-centered nature.
Yeah, got a selfish heart
Having a heart focused on oneself.
Running down the road
Traveling with a musical internal landscape.
With a jukebox in my head
Metaphorical description of a mental soundscape.
Funny how I got to here
Reflecting on reaching a certain point without clear recollection.
?Cause I don't remember how
Uncertain about the path taken to reach a specific point in life.
I just want to live somewhere
Desiring to reside in a serene and unpolluted environment.
Where the air is sweet and clear
Yearning for a place with fresh and pleasant air.
And I don't want to be the one
Avoiding becoming unrecognizable to someone important.
That you don't recognize
Fear of being unidentifiable to a significant person.
No, I don't want to be the one
Resisting being left out or abandoned.
The one that's left behind
Strong desire not to be left behind or excluded.
No, I don't want to be the one
Reiteration of not wanting to be forgotten or abandoned.
The one that's left behind
Continued emphasis on not being left behind.
I don't want to be the one
Repeated avoidance of being unrecognizable.
That you don't recognize
Repeated fear of being unidentifiable.
No, I don't want to be the one
Reiteration of not wanting to be abandoned.
The one that's left behind
Strong emphasis on not being left behind.
No, I don't want to be the one
Continued avoidance of being unrecognizable.
That you don't recognize
Continued fear of being unidentifiable.
No, I don't want to be the one
Reiteration of not wanting to be forgotten or abandoned.
The one that's left behind
Final emphasis on not being left behind.
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