Paint
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Paint is a word that Zappa occasionally used. Some people put two and two together and come up with five and then conjure some significance from what is in fact just a word.
References to paint in Zappa's lyrics
- The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary: "They zoom after him in all manner of cars, trucks, garishly painted buses..." (...) "Is this the old loft with the paint peeling off it...?"
- Cheepnis: "The jelly & the paint on the 40 watt bulb"
- Dong Work For Yuda: "It's a horrible place, painted all green on the inside"
- A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
- Status Back Baby: "The other night we painted posters..."
- The Torture Never Stops: "Are they zeros someone painted?"
- Village Of The Sun: "It'll take the paint off your car and your windshield too..."
References to painted faces
- Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track): "She painted up her face..."
- Harry You're A Beast: "You paint your head..."
- She Painted Up Her Face
- You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here: "You paint your face and then you chase..."
- On the cover of Joe's Garage Zappa's face has been painted black
