Songs Of Mark Cote

Songs Of Mark Cote

Paint In The Shadows

Story Behind The Song

Frustration of people not seeing the world around them

Song Description

Frustration of people not seeing the world around them

Song Length 3:43 Genre Folk - Rock, Rock - Americana
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Duet Male
Mood Distressed, Poignant Subject Life, Fools
Similar Artists Crosby, Still, Nash, Young Language English

Lyrics

colored suit
walks darkened halls
the irony of it all
dance and sing in his silence
always seeking out the kindness
is it lost
like a treasure map he can't find
lost in time
spilled like paint
in the shadows

poetic slumbers
an empty mind
of tomorrows I left behind
with a jagged pen and Joker's grin
scratch the coffin I'm buried in
and the words
like rainbows to the blind
never mind
spilled like paint
in the shadows

deeper roots
a shallow grave
withered flowers where they lay
did I really make a difference
hoots the owl in the distance
in the end
we all lie there alone
cold as stone
just like paint in the shadows

future's child
looks back in time
like some old forgotten rhyme
worship hymns of a Beatle
threading love with a needle
but the point
that remains to this day
won't go away
light the paint in the shadows

Lyrics © 2016 Mark Cote Music © 2025 Mark Cote

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