Tempera Resist Video (MV)

I painted over every inch
Every piece of me obscured
Standing out was like a sin
Camouflage became the cure

Oh I dimmed every fire
Lived in lowercase
Tattooed an unfamiliar name
All over my face
But I'm starting to question
Why I needed to change
So I'm peeling back the layers
To find what of me remains

Rinsing all the ink
Into the bottom of the sink
I'm a work of art
All my colors underneath
I might carry stains
But I'm beautiful that way
Blue and red and green
All my colors will be seen

I was brilliant before
So saturated, it was crazy
Let them change me
Let them win
No more
I'll let it pour
On me and show you everything
I harbored in my core

Oh I dimmed every fire
Lived in lowercase
Tattooed an unfamiliar name
All over my face
But I'm starting to question
Why I needed to change
So I'm peeling back the layers
To find what of me remains

Rinsing all the ink
Into the bottom of the sink
I'm a work of art
All my colors underneath
I might carry stains
But I'm beautiful that way
Blue and red and green
All my colors will be seen

Oh
All my colors will be seen
Oh
All my colors will be seen
All my colors will be seen
All my colors will be seen
Seen

White, magenta, tangerine
Turquoise and aquamarine
Lavender and indigo
You can let them show
Cotton candy blue and pink
Any color you can think
Yellow, purple, black, and gray
Put them on display
White, magenta, tangerine
Turquoise and aquamarine
Lavender and indigo
You can let them show
Cotton candy blue and pink
Any color you can think
Yellow, purple, black, and gray
Put them on display

All my colors will be seen