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the early singles

by Painter Fingers

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1.
Sending Me To Die (2022 Mix) 03:01
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I think they might Be sending me to die I think they might Be sending me to die That's why I'm writing this all down So when I'm gone It'll still feel like I'm around I wonder what it will be like To feel my lungs completely drown I think they might Be sending me to die I think that's why Despite how hard I try I just can't stay asleep at night There wasn't much time for summer At the swimming pool I don't want to die At a public school It's going to make all the numbers right, they said But what good is a dollar when I'm dead? I think they might Be sending me to die I think they might Be sending me to die Oh, Mom I just don't want to Oh, Mom Why do we have to? Oh, Mom I just don't want to Die so soon Oh, Mom Why do we have to?
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Signs on the Wall of the Dojang (2022 Mix) 03:04
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It's like the bluest sky On the brightest day But I can't go out No, I've got to stay inside Feeling like a statue Sitting here trying not to decay Will patience turn the tide? If you don't sit still Then you can't heal If you don't move a muscle Then you can't feel If you don't sit still Then you can't heal But if you don't move a muscle Then you can't Did you see the sign on the wall of the dojang? It's not the first kick It's your mindset Remember good times when we all sang What you give is What you give is what you get You've got to let yourself feel good sometimes And all the figureheads of every company, saying This is not the year that we envisioned It's not anyone's fault It's not easy Living in the wake of these decisions Today, we learned a new lesson Looking back on what it all meant Life has new lessons for us now They just look a little different Today, we learned a new lesson Looking back on what it all meant Life has new lessons for us now They just look a little different Did you see the signs on the wall of the dojang? It takes patience To make home a home Remember good times when we all sang I promise you Like When In Rome I promise you You've got to let yourself feel good sometimes, yeah We're all a bit misunderstood sometimes You've got to let yourself feel good You've got to let yourself feel good
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Playa Song (2022 Mix) 04:34
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Ooh, yeah Playa, playa, playa One thing that never changed I could use some time away now Ooh yeah Ooh yeah Some people live with their eyes on the clock Saying anything but what's really in their head Some people finally get a moment of freedom And they just stay in bed For too many sunrises I was fast asleep Missing half my only one life Of memories made to keep Playa, playa, playa One thing that never changed Feel the rhythm and it's keeping my heart awake It's only a loss for the ones who are not In this moment In this time away From the same old, same old, same Some people look up at the buildings and say One day I will be in a corner office on the top floor Some people check their bank account each day and think No matter what I've got I could use a little more For too many sunsets I was still inside Working through the last Sweet minutes of daylight Playa, playa, playa One thing that never changed Music of my spirit echoes in every wave The sun and the beach And the sand at your feet And the sound of the people Making the most Of the sweet minutes of daylight Ooh, yeah Ooh, yeah Far too many sunsets I was still inside Working these bones to the last Sweet minutes of daylight Playa, playa, playa One thing that never changed Music of my spirit echoes in every wave The sun and the beach And the sand at your feet And the sound of the people Making the most Of the sweet minutes of daylight Playa, playa, playa I will make it through this pain Feel the rhythm and it's keeping my heart awake It's only a loss for the ones who are not In this moment 'Cause it's all we have Our time away From the same old, same old, same Like waking up in a haze, buildings ablaze Wiping the sleep from our blurry eyes To see the whole human race Realizing it's only a living nightmare If we make it that way See the sun, how it even lights up a grey Sky on our darkest days Shed some light on our humanity today Bring us all to our beach To an open sea, please Will you lead us away? How much of your waking life Do you really want to take To the fire feeling all this hate? Feeling all this ill-will Echoing down from the top of the hill Silence those voices, take them out, shoot to kill Bones of our community growing stronger Camera of your humility is always on Just hit play Know that no matter what in the end It's the same blood and bone beneath all of our skin Same sun, same horizon One thing that never changed, my friend Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby Who's-a-my, who's-a-my booboo (It's the same blood and bone beneath all of our skin) Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby girl Ooh yeah Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby (It's the same blood and bone beneath all of our skin) Who's-a-my, who's-a-my booboo (Making the most of the sweet minutes of daylight) Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby girl Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby Ooh yeah Who's-a-my, who's-a-my booboo Ahh Who's-a-my, who's-a-my baby girl It's the same blood and bone beneath all of our skin
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Long Walks (2022 Mix) 04:00
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Long walks through the neighborhood Calling friends, saying it's all good That's what I want Nothing real has to stay hid Kids are nice to other kids That's what I want What do you want? Where it's safe to go on any street And lives of many cultures meet That's all I want What do you want? A bandage for whatever bleeds May every man get what he needs That's all I want A song to soothe the souls in pain You're free to join in our refrain What do you want? How do we get there? Where it's safe to go out on the street And people of all colors meet That's all I want What do you want? Careful now, there are some With a past too hard to leave behind Some of those bugs they are the stinging kind But understand, it's not everyone Out to get you Long walks through the neighborhood Call on friends, saying it's all good That's all I want A song to soothe the souls in pain You're free to join in our refrain What do you want? How do we get there? Long walks through the neighborhood
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Community Slowdown (2022 Mix) 05:16
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Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in It's like everyone was forced to hit Pause at the same time No matter what was going on In your own life It came in hot We're still cooling Kids are on the frontlines Grocers homeschooling It don't get more real Than a grown man's tears Tired of living With these constant fears It's like I can't move Because I'm stuck in the middle Of the strangest dream Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Nowhere to go Nobody moving Call your loved ones Ask how they're doing All these heroes They keep showing in the papers It was someone's father It was someone's neighbor Nothing more real Than a mother's tears It's like I can't move because I'm stuck In the middle of the strangest dream And all you want to do is be right I hope it benefits the whole team Take a step back It isn't always your time to speak Ooh The microphone's hot The world needs someone Who can save this scene Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown Nowhere to go Nobody moving Call your loved ones Society's lungs could use a deep breath Cause I've been seeing violence Oh, I've been reading 'bout death And it's right there on the screen (Served and protected 'til he couldn't breathe) For all our kids to see (Served and protected 'til he couldn't breathe) I think it's time that we examine all our differences Take a look at what has led to all these consequences It's not like kids' TV Where you can just make believe Although I really kind of wish it were 'Cause they seem pretty happy Laughing and singing In all their beautiful, multi-colored skins Oh, tell me friend, where do we begin? Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in Slow down, take it all in Community slowdown It's like I can't move because I'm stuck In the middle of the strangest dream It's like I can't move because I'm stuck In the middle of the strangest dream Community slowdown Slow down, take it all in It's like everyone was forced to hit Pause at the same time
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We Would Be Champions (2022 Mix) 03:52
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Remember I said We would be champions Live life with no regrets If you got no reputation Your words won't mean a thing No song can be written For someone too scared to sing Remember I said We would be champions Live life with no regrets All day long I'm dreaming Then I'm wide awake in bed I guess you can't sleep forever It's morning The baby's crying It's time to leave Remember I said We would be champions Live life with no regrets (Yeah, T-Man Every day just Trying to live a little more like you) You said that you're still hungry For something more than this Phone calls over dinner How's life? It is what it is Got no reputation Words won't say a thing No song can be written For someone too scared to sing All day long I'm dreaming Then I'm wide awake in bed I guess you cannot sleep forever But if I'm not living I might as well be dead Remember I said (Remember I said) We would be champions (We would be champions) Remember I said (Remember I said) We would be champions (We would be champions) Live life with no regrets
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Working for Ghosts (2022 Mix) 02:14
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I'm just sitting here quarantined in my house Hiding out from the Covid-19 With my wife and child, 2 dogs, and all my things I've collected up across the decades Finally I have the time to look around And thumb through all the books, the games, the records While I know I should check in at work, but truth be told It's all just junk email and mass confusion Sometimes it feels I'm only working for ghosts now Don't get to see any of their faces anymore now Still some spirit lingers within me Says one day I'll get to meet those ghosts again So as I while away another afternoon Taking comfort in the fact I've filled in all the forms I'll make a toast to some better tomorrows When we can run in sun and fields again Sometimes it feels I'm only working for ghosts now Don't get to see any of their faces anymore now Still some spirit lingers within me Says one day I'll get to meet those ghosts again I'm just sitting here quarantined in my house Hiding out from the Covid-19

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released October 28, 2022

Words and music by Travis Charles Hagan

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Dream folk, indie pop, soft rock

The Truth Is a Hurricane arrives August 25th

Painter Fingers is the recording project of Travis Charles Hagan, a songwriter and middle school teacher from Texas. ... more

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