[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