Paint Yourself Blue
from Burst by Nate Leslie
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Track 10 from the album "Burst"
lyrics
staring at the sun
and drinking from a gun
and if you tread lightly you know you're having fun
the captain's in the hallway
I'm a bender first class
you say you don't want it
but I always hear you ask
won't you stop it now
come on and stop it now
no matter what you do
it ain't as bad as when you're
painting yourself blue
painting yourself
blew into your room
and watching you consume
you hate all of the answers
that are mostly falling through
no, you never told me
no, I never catch on
nothing is below me
and I'm bringing it along
come on and lay me down
won't you lay me down
try to catch you laying down
break in your house without a sound
painting yourself blue
staring at the sun
and pulling out a gun
and shoot it from the heavens
then turn your back and run
no, you don't want me
I know you never will
to hell and back is normal
when you've got me sitting still
come on and tie me down
won't you tie me down
close the door behind you now
break out your house without a sound
painting yourself blue
lookin up and down
take me to the ground
nothing is above me
when nothing is around
I've got all my disguises
I really blend in
I really try to hide it
when someone's looking in
oh try to hide it now
come on and hide it now
no one here will see me through
the fortress I put up
when I am painting myself blue
when I'm painting myself blue
and drinking from a gun
and if you tread lightly you know you're having fun
the captain's in the hallway
I'm a bender first class
you say you don't want it
but I always hear you ask
won't you stop it now
come on and stop it now
no matter what you do
it ain't as bad as when you're
painting yourself blue
painting yourself
blew into your room
and watching you consume
you hate all of the answers
that are mostly falling through
no, you never told me
no, I never catch on
nothing is below me
and I'm bringing it along
come on and lay me down
won't you lay me down
try to catch you laying down
break in your house without a sound
painting yourself blue
staring at the sun
and pulling out a gun
and shoot it from the heavens
then turn your back and run
no, you don't want me
I know you never will
to hell and back is normal
when you've got me sitting still
come on and tie me down
won't you tie me down
close the door behind you now
break out your house without a sound
painting yourself blue
lookin up and down
take me to the ground
nothing is above me
when nothing is around
I've got all my disguises
I really blend in
I really try to hide it
when someone's looking in
oh try to hide it now
come on and hide it now
no one here will see me through
the fortress I put up
when I am painting myself blue
when I'm painting myself blue
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from Burst,
track released March 1, 2012
Music and lyrics by Nate Leslie
Music and lyrics by Nate Leslie
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Nate Leslie Chicago, Illinois
Nate Leslie is a sonic alchemist creating his own blend of indie post-punk electro psychedelic rock. Whatever that means.
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