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Paint That Picture (Piano Version)

from We Want More: The Artist EP (Special Edition) by Ian Doherty

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GRACE:
I have my good days,
But I’ve got bad that stick around
I’m dealing with them the best I can

An empty canvas
Is the best therapy, I’ve found
It’s where I start to sketch my plan

’Cause when I close my eyes, I see the beauty
Of what the world could be:
Colors brighter than reality
And if the world can’t measure up to what I’ve seen,
I’ll just have to paint that picture to show them what I mean

Hanging pictures up
To see what people say
Feels like my heart’s hung on these walls

The doctor asked me,
Does it feel like it’s the only way
To deal with all the flaws and faults I see, and I say,

When I close my eyes, I see the beauty
The person I could be
Finished paintings steal the breath of me
But when I open them, a shadow’s all I see
And I have to paint a path to lead me back to me

I can’t pretend that it’s been easy on my mind
Still got these scars from all the pain I left behind
I’m trying to understand the darker shades they are
Fighting with a world that stretched this canvas way too far

(Instrumental)

I have my good days,
But I’ve got bad that stick around
I’m dealing with them the best I can…

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from We Want More: The Artist EP (Special Edition), released July 26, 2016

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Ian Doherty Syracuse, New York

Singer/songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist, composer, and all-around lover of storytelling in all its forms.

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