Song For Frida Kahlo

You painted yourself a thousand times
As if you never got it right
You lay awake with a mirror above your bed
Your body was your cage, loneliness your friend

And they say
Life is a lion, love is despair
Your heart never stopped trying
When you cut off your hair
A monkey on your shoulder
Blood and broken bones
Your colours were bolder than the brightest rainbow
The brightest rainbow

She says
If the earth shatters and we're thrown to the sea
Nothing else matters, just home-bound carry me
And if you're unsure of where to go
Just ask somebody where is Mexico

And they say
Life is a lion, love is despair
Your heart never stopped trying
When you cut off your hair
A monkey on your shoulder
Blood and broken bones
Your colours were bolder than the brightest rainbow
The brightest rainbow

When you lived, you danced the pain
Your heart it did burn
You said
When I die, may it be sweet
May I never return

And they say
Life is a lion, love is despair
Your heart never stopped trying
When you cut off your hair
A monkey on your shoulder
Blood and broken bones
Your colours were bolder than the brightest rainbow
The brightest rainbow