Painter's Hands
from Paradise Outlaw by Pieta Brown
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lyrics
If I could do this for you I would
I would raise this country to your lips
& give you a painter’s hands
Oh you, the lines on my brow
You, the shadows under my eyes
Always we watched the world going blind
Our country such a mess
Our history a stray
This stray has its head in my lap
& I have nothing to give you
Just my eagerness to please you
& an open bitterness
For your hands without a paintbrush
I think I will always see your face
That look of fear that calms me
But I can’t seem to protect you
Even though I try
This stray that will never leave me
& I have nothing to give you
Just my eagerness to please you
& an open bitterness
For your hands without a paintbrush
I would raise this country to your lips
& give you a painter’s hands
Oh you, the lines on my brow
You, the shadows under my eyes
Always we watched the world going blind
Our country such a mess
Our history a stray
This stray has its head in my lap
& I have nothing to give you
Just my eagerness to please you
& an open bitterness
For your hands without a paintbrush
I think I will always see your face
That look of fear that calms me
But I can’t seem to protect you
Even though I try
This stray that will never leave me
& I have nothing to give you
Just my eagerness to please you
& an open bitterness
For your hands without a paintbrush
credits
from Paradise Outlaw,
released March 3, 2023
written by Pieta Brown
mastered by BJ Burton
produced by Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsay
written by Pieta Brown
mastered by BJ Burton
produced by Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsay
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