[Verse 1]

Come paint my face, come take my hand

I do not wish you to understand

Someday you too will go to war

And by that time may you not fear death any more

Fortune may hold you; she's not your friend

Kind words spoken, bows deepened

Foulest creature may wear the sweetest smile

Oh, do not fear, for I will see you in a while

[Chorus]

Come paint my face, come take my hand

I do not wish you to understand

Someday you too will go to war

And by that time may you not fear death any more

[Verse 2]

Eyes upon you through the years

All of your troubles, all of your fear

Always watching, always see

I am you now and you are me

If I should fall, you take my sword

All that is mine will be yours

Do not fear for those we leave behind

The blood that runs in your veins, it is mine

[Chorus]

Come paint my face, come take my hand

I do not wish you to understand

Someday you too will go to war

And by that time may you not fear death any more

And by that time may you not fear death any more

[Bridge]

I am a stone falling through black water

On the bottom I start again

I am a stone falling through black water

My fall it never ends

My fall it never ends

[Chorus]

Come paint my face, come take my hand

I do not wish you to understand

Someday you too will go to war

And by that time may you not fear death any more

Come paint my face, come take my hand

I do not wish you to understand

Someday you too will go to war

And by that time may you not fear death any more

And by that time may you not fear death any more

And by that time may you not fear death any more