Kelly Clarkson
War Paint lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:45
Face to face
But miles away
Building trenches out of empty spaces
Lay here
Next to me
And close the distance in between
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're tryna hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we could be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?
When we both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake
Of our war paint
Scar to scar
I wanna know
Every story that you never told
Don't shut me out
Don't think too much
Don't keep that barricade up
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're tryna hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we could be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?
When we both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake
Of our war paint
So hold me close
And kiss my skin
Don't be afraid
Let me in
I'll hold you
Close and take your
Hand to my
Heart, here I am, yeah!
'Cause we could be beautiful without our war paint (we could be beautiful)
Our war paint (our war paint)
And we could have it all once we let our walls break (walls break)
Our walls break (our walls break)
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line? (front line)
When we both know that we're here on the same side (on the same side)
We could be beautiful without the mistake (we could be beautiful)
Of our war paint
'Cause we could be beautiful without our war paint (without our war paint)
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break (we can have it all, yeah)
Our walls break (we could have it all)
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line? (the front line)
When we both know that we're here on the same side (on the same side)
We could be beautiful without the mistake
Of our war paint
Our war paint
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Key vocabulary
- war
- armed fighting between groupsA2
- miles
- units of distanceA1
- spaces
- gaps; areasA1
- away
- not here; elsewhereA1
- trenches
- deep lines for soldiersC1
- empty
- not full; having nothingA2
- next
- after this oneA1
- reveal
- make known; showB2
- we're
- we areA1
- tryna
- trying to (slang)
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About this song
Kelly Clarkson is an American singer known for pop, country, and R&B. She rose to fame as the first winner of American Idol in 2002 and is recognized for her versatile, powerhouse vocals and a string of major hits such as “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).”