My Colors

Tonight I’m wearing black and blue
My special clothes just for you
Used to be my best colors were
Pink and purple, red and blue,
Black and green. Now it’s silver,
The only color you can’t beat me

What words does my skin say
Stamped as the property of you
I wish that I could wash it clean
But your marks go much too deep
Past the surface and into my soul
No way to cut that all out of me

My colors, they used to define me
Now it’s only you that uses them
Places them on me so tenderly
Adds a new one each time they fade
A damn kaleidoscope across my flesh
Twisting and turning to entertain you

A pretty little decoration that you’ve made
One color at a time applied just right
Blending into the others so easily
Like my body was just waiting for you
But the joke’s on you, I kept one color
To myself, my secret treasure jewel

I still see colors you can’t control
Parts of me not dyed by your love
One day I’ll stop being your canvas
Waiting for you to paint a picture
All down my back. The brushes will
Get thrown away in the damn trashcan

Until then, I’m your art, your prize
Your perfect picture of the sunrise
All soft colors that will brighten over time
As the heat sets in, yeah, and then you’ll
Step back and admire your many talents
Hang me on the wall and leave me to dry

Tonight I’m wearing black and blue
My special clothes just for you
Used to be my best colors were
Pink and purple, red and blue,
Black and green. Now it’s silver,
The only color you can’t beat me