In my palms—a brush

A faint trace of dreams

In the silence of the night

I gather light

Your features

Through the cold of the days

I carefully

Keep them within me

And if this world

Is shrouded in darkness I will still find

Your face, always

I’ll paint You with tenderness

(I’ll paint You)

I’ll paint You with tenderness

And I won’t let go

I’ll paint You with tenderness

(I’ll paint You)

So that with Me

You’ll be

On the old window

Raindrops are sleeping

I cherish within myself

Your quiet gaze

No words are needed

No walls are needed

I recognize myself

I walk into captivity

And if the night suddenly

Turns to ice

I will warm you

With my warmth

I will paint you with tenderness

(I will paint you)

I will paint you with tenderness

And I won’t let you go

I will paint you with tenderness

(I will paint you)

So that with me

You will be

Let my voice be broken

And let the trail disappear

I will still

Reach the bright horizons

Without loud phrases

Without unnecessary words

I will preserve

Your love [Chorus]

I will paint you with tenderness

(I will paint you)

I will paint you with tenderness

And I won’t let you go

I will paint you with tenderness

(I will paint you)

So that you

Will be with me