I've been learning to paint
Like you did
Swirling motions
A steady ocean
Old shapes, new colours
And this is a good day
To believe in
They say it's a good thing
I'm grieving
Inside the colour rusts
Didn't know it rained so hard
I see birds in the background now
It's so simple
I have found
To take you off my mind
Adding more birds to the back
Birds to the background
You can't stop me
But you might watch me
Paint a second coat
Even as dusty hands 'round London
Grab for my throat
I'm taking my sweet time
Around your eyes
And maybe I'll never let them fully dry
The foreground was too close
New colours boast
Come forth
Confuse the moment
Leave the dust
Designed to fade
The background now is crystal clear, baby
I see birds in the background now
It's so simple
I have found
To take you off my mind
Birds in the back
Birds in the background now