Black, White, & Faded

I’m gonna ask for black and white and faded.
I want to be able to see every mistake we made, and how we can cover them with ink.
I’ll paint myself red for what was lost, and white stripes for what’s remaining, what’s still pure in us.
A red and white ribbon threaded through that medal because we've gotten this far.
And ink black tears are falling down because we won't make it farther.