In Colour

I grew up with walls full of colour
Crayons pressed into white
Mum said, “Fill every corner,
Don’t be scared of the light.”
So I painted all my feelings
Before I knew their names
Turned noise into a picture
Turned heartbreak into flame

Now there’s a lion on my chest
For the nights I had to stand
When the boy inside was frightened
But the world called me a man

Pre-Chorus
Looks like chaos in the mirror
But every shade’s a part

Chorus
’Cause I’ve lived in colour
Since I was young
From the red of reckless love
To the blue of what I’ve done
Every high, every low
Every place I’ve been
It’s not just ink upon my body
It’s the shape I’m in

Verse 2
Teddy bear up on my shoulder
From the kid I used to be
Before the gold and platinum
Started shaping me
There’s a date I wish I’d never learned
For a friend I had to lose
Some colours turn to shadow
No matter what you choose

Fame can light a stadium
Like neon in the dark
But it doesn’t paint the quiet
Or soften up the heart

Pre-Chorus
So I keep my past in bright tones
So I don’t fade to grey

Chorus
Yeah I’ve lived in colour
Through the cracks of concrete streets
From the cold outside the station
To sold-out Wembley seats
Every bruise that turned to beauty
Every scar I let begin
It’s not just ink upon my body
It’s where I’ve been

Bridge (Stripped Back)
Needle buzzing like a memory
Etching through my skin
Trying to hold the moments
Before they disappear again
You can wash away the surface
But you can’t erase the truth
The colours that you grow up with
Are the ones that shape your youth

Final Chorus (Lift)
Yeah I’ve lived in colour
From a boy with open chords
To a father counting blessings
In a house I couldn’t afford
Every shade that ever found me
Still lives beneath my skin
It’s not just ink upon my body —
It’s the life I’m living in.

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