If there is a thought outside of the world That makes you more than a blue little girl Beneath every freckle that covers your skin There is a painter who colors it in And once you have emptied your occupied head You will perceive all the hues that are dead These are the ones that belong in their grave Fighting the clock for the lives that they claim See, yours was the canvas they wanted to mark To cover the light with everything dark So take off your gloves and uncover your hands Then pick up the brush that your portrait demands