Lyrics
Give me a canvas
Expressing a desire for an opportunity or platform to create something meaningful.
I'll paint you a picture
Promising to depict a positive image or representation through art.
Of my smile not my pain
Distinguishing between showcasing happiness and concealing personal struggles.
Give you something you can frame
Offering something worthy of being preserved or remembered.
Give me a camera
Asking for a tool to capture and share moments.
I'll give you my good side
Presenting a positive aspect of oneself for the camera.
With the truth hid from your flash
Keeping the truth hidden when faced with scrutiny or attention.
Seal me in a photograph
Desiring to be encapsulated in a moment of time.
Give me a platform
Requesting a platform to share a crafted narrative.
I'll tell you a story
Promising a story focused on strength rather than weaknesses.
Of my strength not my flaws
Seeking validation and applause for the positive aspects presented.
'Til I hear your sweet applause
Acknowledging self-deception and deceiving others for social approval.
And so I fool myself
Admitting to self-deception.
And everybody else
Recognizing the broader impact of deceiving others.
Until I see You
Anticipating a transformative encounter with a higher power.
A glimpse of Your good
Noting the surpassing goodness of the divine compared to personal achievements.
Outshines the best that I could be
Acknowledging personal limitations in comparison to divine brilliance.
I am but dark to Your brightness
Expressing a contrast between personal darkness and divine light.
But Lord in Your likeness
Desiring to reflect divine qualities and characteristics.
Let there be light in me
Seeking divine illumination within oneself.
Cause when I see you
Expressing a reaction upon encountering the divine.
In contrasting hues
Perceiving personal flaws in the light of divine perfection.
I see my stain of imperfection
Recognizing personal imperfections and seeking transformation.
But make me a new creation
Requesting a creative renewal, becoming something new in the divine image.
A pure reflection
Desiring to be a genuine and untainted reflection of the divine.
Holy are You
Acknowledging the holiness of the divine.
Holy I long to be
Expressing a deep longing to attain holiness.
Make me a canvas
Reiterating the desire to be a canvas for divine expression.
A portrait of You
Aspiring to be a representation of the divine in art.
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