Deeper and Darker

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Deeper and Darker (The Midnight Painter)

1. I stand before my canvas, the colours sing to me.

I await the wild-- attack, when I can set them free.

I prayed "The Joy of Life" [Le bonheur de vivre] would see its way to me.

CHORUS:

Deeper and darker I paint the scene

'til the light no longer shines through me. 

I don't like it when my heaviness gets the best of me.

Will I rise above the negativity?

2. I fought with desperation, breaking up the planes

setting fire to my weaknesses; let the wild beast take the reins.

I prayed "The Joy of Life" [Le bonheur de vivre] would see its way to free me.

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BRIDGE:

My heart never makes a smart move

never feels the fright

'til it's too late in the night

and the urges hurt so bad.

'til I'd fallen deeper than I ever had.

[Spoken/sung:]

The call of my heart speaks

I share my canvas's defeats

I've seen the visions of Matisse

A thousand hurricanes release

I am the artist; I am Fauve

The feral wild beast of rock and roll

Brush strokes align-- in my soul--

je suis libre .... je suis libre d'etre moi

3. I love colour like a lover - an incandescent jewel.

I am dazzled by the light it makes, reflecting in the pool.

I prayed "The Joy of Life" [Le bonheur de vivre] would see its way to free me.

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