Paint You Wings Lyrics
When will the princess figure it out
She ain't worth saving
Heavy the head that bears the crown
Of my mistaken, apathy for sympathy
I was never good enough to be anything but remedy
To all of your constant pressing needs
And I never learned, so
[Chorus]
I painted a picture of the things I wanted most
To color in the darker side of all my brightest hopes
But there's a monster standing where you should be
So I'll paint you wings
And I'll set you free
Yeah
[Verse 2]
I was a pawn in all of your plans, you kept me busy
Locked behind your chamber doors when you felt frisky
Until you got sick of me
I was never good enough to be anything but remedy
To all of your constant pressing needs
And I never learned, so
[Chorus]
I painted a picture of the things I wanted most
To color in the darker side of all my brightest hopes
But there's a monster standing where you should be
So I'll paint you wings
And I'll set you free
When will the princess figure it out
She ain't worth saving
When will the world get over all her misbehaving?
Will we ever learn?
[Chorus]
I painted a picture of the things I wanted most
To color in the darker side of all my brightest hopes
But there's a monster standing where you should be
So I'll paint you wings
And I'll set you free
(She can fly away)
I painted a picture of the things I wanted most
To color in the darker side of all my brightest hopes
But there's a monster standing where you should be
So I'll paint you wings
And I'll set you free
[Outro]
She can fly away
About
This song is about a toxic relationship where the girl is using him for her own selfish interests and needs. She doesn’t actually care about him but is simply using him to make herself feel better. He is blinded by his love for her at first so he’s oblivious to the fact that’s she’s toxic. Nothing he does is enough. He describes he paints a picture of what he wants most which is her, but instead of a loving and caring girl there’s an emotionally and mentally abusive girl so he decides to cut ties with her. As a whole the song is about looking back at an emotionally damaging and demanding relationship and learning to cut ties with the relationship and girl.
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