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Broken Places (gon' getcha)

from Un by Painter Fingers

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Bath time with Lucy is good daddy-daughter bonding time. She has become so interactive. This song originated when a regular game of "I'm gonna get you" turned into me singing "Gon' getcha, gon' getcha" much like it is sung during the breakdown of the song. I wrote the rest at the piano over the next few nights while mommy changed her into her bedtime clothes.

During the last week of production, I contacted Michele Fortunato about adding some trombone accompaniment. He improvises over the track with finesse, adding extra dimension to the instrumentation.

lyrics

Remember having a soul
Just reminiscing
Somewhere in one of those
Late shifts went missing
Say, I bet I could be
Up on the marquee
A life of fame and riches
If I could just finish
All of these damn dishes

Fixing that leg of my soul
That's always depressed
I'm gonna be the great
Unsung success
I guess Miss What's-her-name
Was right about me all this time
I'm just a bit rough around the edges

Stay around long enough
You know they'll get you
Somehow and in some way
Oh, they'll get you
Like in the book by Hemingway
If I stay here much longer
I hope I come out stronger
In the broken places

Fixing that leg of my soul
That's always depressing
Maybe I'll get the right
Rich person's blessing
Say, why don't you write
Something more lighthearted
Like some cute love song
Or buy some beats and sing
About all your money and bitches

Remember having a soul
Just reminiscing
Somewhere in one of those
Bedrooms went missing
I guess I don't need
To be on the marquee
I won't need no three wishes
My baby loves me
Rough around the edges

Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha, gon' getcha
Gon' getcha, gon' getcha

If I stay here much longer
I hope I come out stronger
If I stay here much longer
I hope I come out stronger
In the broken places
In the broken places
If I stay here much longer
I hope I come out stronger

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from Un, released June 4, 2021
Written by Travis Charles Hagan

Trombone by Michele Fortunato

All other instruments played by Travis

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Painter Fingers Leander, Texas

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.
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