Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Deep Purple
Canonical path: /deep-purple/the-painter
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Painter
Read The Painter lyrics by Deep Purple on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Painter
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Painter
Come colour up my life
Oh painter
Come colour up my life
Take away the misery
Take away the strife
Writer
Make me up a play
Writer
Make the meaning gay
(For I don't know who I am)
Just give me words to say
Singer
Let me sing a song
Singer
Let me sing a song
You don't have to worry
Cause singer you can sing along
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Deep Purple performs "The Painter", and this lyric page sits inside the Deep Purple catalog on LyroVerse.
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