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Key: Eb
Verse 1:
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Love is just a painting on your spare room floor and it
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means something to someone. But
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I'm not that guy.
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My best friend is shakin' at the thought of it all and it
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feels so good to give in,
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ev'rything I can give in one night. If
Chorus:
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love is a painting, I'll be the light.
Verse 2:
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My words are just the letters that keep falling out of my
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mouth on to the pavement. That
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I'd never choose.
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Memories are good to me but I don't know how in the
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world I should be makin'
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new ones with you.
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new ones with you. If
Chorus:
A E A E
words are just letters, some must be true.
Verse 3:
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Buy the little genius a packet of sweets she can
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eat alone while makin'.
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?of all? the boys.
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Tired, a little tedious and absolutely what I
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need to show I'm makin'.
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Breaking the noise.
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Breaking the noise. If
Chorus:
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odd is an idea, I'll be the choice.
[Guitar Solo]
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Verse 4:
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My family is familiar with the shame, and the
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name it's usually given. ?That's
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something like I'm?
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Remember religion when the room is alive with the
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love I saw you paintin'.
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Paint me a lie.
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Paint me a lie. If
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Love is my painting then I want to die. If
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Love is my painting then I want to die. If
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Love is my painting then I want to die. If
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Love is my painting then I want to die.
Song History
Published: December 21, 2025
Last Updated: December 21, 2025