4/4 Time
Intro:
Verse I:
Portrait of a girl.
Canvas of ages.
The stage is hers
demure and practiced beauty
holding all inthrall.
Portrait of a girl.
Object of rumor.
A pose at play,
they say she's fairest of them all.
Chorus: Paint her in,
one color ends and one begins.
Brush away what's stray
add a finishing touch.
The rapture cold as a pearl.
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
Verse II:
Portrait of a girl.
Painted il-lu--sion.
She'll play her part.
She sees that she's a work of art.
Chorus:
Paint her in,
watching one color end and one begin.
Brush away what's stray
there's disguise in her eyes.
Add shadows that dance across her skin.
Hide the doubt that cries out within her.
Stripped bare beneath all the layers
would you recognize the girl lying there?
Sought after trapped like a pearl,
now the portrait has captured the girl.
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
Outro:
Dare you to fall,
fairest of them all.
* On the last line "fairest of them all" the time signature switches to 6/4.
For help, listen to the song, the score is by Damon Intrabartolo
http://www.barethealbum.com/musical/