Paint by numbers

Mar 31, 2008 - 12:12 PM PST

Paint by numbers

A colour coded effigy
Let’s paint by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Then you’ll see what it’s doing to me
My love

An inkblot test reveals the truth
The colours merge, perceptions move
The truth is an unhappy one
It shows our biggest fears

I accept the fact I’ll die some day
But your death I just cannot take
This common fate, it seems to make
Everybody change

This blank page hides an important clue
Let’s paint by colours, red, green, blue
It shows just what I mean to you
My love

Well if you’re ever unsure
Of where you should be
Just tilt your easel, there’s the key
It reveals a map to life itself
Although I’m not sure it’s really
What you want to see

I saw a sculpture of a nervous girl
Terror made her fingers curl
She knew her end was gonna come
In a second she was gone
I think she knew it all along

I want to view it in a simple light
It’s not bravery nor sacrifice
Just a necessary part of all our lives
The ultimate price to pay

So don’t be sad when you realise
There’s a clichéd end to all our lives
At least then you’ll have answers to
Those questions that you hold dear
The truth will soon appear