[Verse 1] You can paint me in the field You can paint me free A child in a broken home A child all alone Hiding in the house Afraid of what’s to come Running to the woods No happiness in the sun [Chorus] You can paint me far away Paint me in a new life Hiding in a home, a home that’s not my own You can paint me quiet days Paint me out of the fight But every color fades when the truth is shown [Verse 2] You can frame me as a shadow On a cracked bedroom wall Hear the shouting through the ceiling Every footstep feels like a fall I learned to read the silence Like a storm about to break Every smile I ever borrowed Was a mask I had to fake [Pre-Chorus] But the mirror doesn’t lie to me Even when I turn away I’m more than what you made of me More than what you say [Chorus] You can paint me far away Paint me in a new life Hiding in a home, a home that’s not my own You can paint me quiet days Paint me out of the fight But every color fades when the truth is shown [Bridge] One day I picked up the brush myself Hands were shaking, heart was sore Every line I drew was bleeding But I couldn’t hide anymore I painted scars into something stronger Painted fear into a flame If this canvas is my story I get to sign my name [Final Chorus] You can paint me far away Paint me in a new life But I’m done living inside your lines You can paint me who I was You can keep that old design I’m the artist now, and this life is mine [Outro] No more hiding in the house No more running from the sun I’m still a child of what I lived But my life has just begun
