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Where We Are Today (15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

by Paint

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    This deluxe 4-"disc" digital anniversary edition features the original studio album plus remastered demos, unreleased live performances, and expanded 36-page digital artwork and liner notes.
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    Music video compilation featuring videos for all 10 songs on Paint's Where We Are Today album plus 4 bonus videos from the Can You Hear Me? album and bonus documentary materials.
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1.
Boomerang 03:57
[Verse 1] There's a white flag in my eye It's the wrong place, the right time My broken wings have learned to fly What if we leave this behind? [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Verse 2] Within a flash, we've arrived Here's to the rest of our lives We're a boomerang in a hurricane Because of love, we're survived [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Bridge} Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Outro} Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh....
2.
Let Go 03:45
[Verse 1] A one-way trip down a barrel of denial The prettiest persuasion The ugliest of fights A one-way trip down a barrel of denial We stumble, fall, and try to get it right Oh... [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Verse 2] Palindromes and rollercoaster rides Breaking news of broken alibis Palindromes and rollercoaster rides A senseless search for something, anything Everything I'll nevеr find Oh [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me latеly? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Bridge] There's gotta be something else There's gotta be someone else There's gotta be something else There's gotta be something more than this More than this Oh! [Breakdown] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately? [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Outro] Out of your control Out of your control Woah Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh!
3.
[Verse 1] All the world's shoes are so hard to fill Anything was possible when everything changed Hard to know exactly who's responsible A skinny man from Estevan humbly used to say that [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Verse 2] When the moon is just another streetlight Broken hearts are mendable Wounded knees will hеal The only thing we have to losе is our lives Everything is visible, you think you can conceal, 'cos [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Chorus / Outro] "Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain All these things you can't explain All these things, they don't mean a thing." When the moon is just another streetlight
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She Leaves 03:51
[Verse 1] She leaves As loudly as she arrived As loudly as she cries Beautiful people, no more beautiful life She fields The questions on her mind The answer every time: "If you believe it, then it isn't a lie." [Pre-Chorus 1] She take sup space 'cos she's around She makes you swim to watch you drown Her lips are still but speak so loud She wears your anger like a crown [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] I sleep so deeply, I'm awake I'm dry from all this rain Die if I stay alive I left to arrive We float Like floats in a parade; A rumbling motorocade We are so glad we stayed To see the mess we made [Pre-Chorus 2] Close the chapter, flip the page Move onto the present stage So content, too dependent But a restless heart cannot be tamed [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, alright! [Pre-Chorus 3] A conscious choice, a statement made But snap decisions play/replay Lack of insight, lack of foresight Lack of hindsight -- I don't care! [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeaaahhhhh!!!!
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Home 04:41
[Verse 1] Sunrise, see the clock, waitin' for the train to start Sunrise, see the clock, waitin' for the train to start One night's all I got -- tell this fuckin' train to start [Pre-Chorus 1] Time waits for no one at all [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Post-Chorus] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Verse 2] Perfect horizon line, she is layin' on her side Sun sets over hips, risin' through her waking eyes Perfect horizon line, she is layin' on her side [Pre-Chorus 2] Time stops when you're on my mind [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Post-Chorus] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Bridge] What do we need but the air that we breathe? A memory is hardly a dream [Post-Chorus / Breakdown] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Outro] Breath deep Breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep This closed I'll find my way back home I'll find my way back home
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[Verse 1] Hangin' in a frame A girl without a name The face she can't protect The you that I reflect The me that I project; A sketch of what I can't accept Uh-huh {Pre-Chorus 1] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Verse 2] "It's not a code red But a caution sign," she said "Something needs to be released." Your beauty killed the beast That lived inside of me I oncе was blind but now I see you [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your еyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes {Pre-Chorus 2] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now And I've waited patiently for you to conquer me I've waited patiently for you to conquer me [Chorus / Breakdown] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes
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[Verse 1] Scandals and love affairs The Gospel According to Error Police with trigger fingers As the camera's heads roll dead The asshole no one sees Casanova begging, "please," The bath than drowned the singer [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Verse 2] Did Courtney kill Cobain? What became of Richey James? "Happy birthday, Mr. President Happy birthday to you!" "A gentlе overdose," Superman in comatosе Lee family's "accidents," [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today?
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In Disguise 02:39
[Verse 1] Am I crazy, or are you not me? Have I wasted all your time? Just one moment, not the end And please, never say, "It's all been said." [Chorus 1] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine." [Verse 2] Another fable of death and resurrection A dozen faces I must hide "I'm afraid of change," he said "And you couldn't save me even if you tried." [Chorus 2] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "Fuck off, I'm fine." [Chorus 3] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine, I'm fine, I'm fine." Oh! When my pride Is worth more than your life The moment may subside This time [Outro] Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh! Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh!
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Gastown 03:10
[Verse 1] Everyone locked themselves away For a storm, and it never came I wonder what you and I would say If we were to meet again Tell your stories, I'll tell you mine Don’t be sorry for the lost time I'm here before you, it's now tonight Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 1] Can you sit with me in Alaska’s current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Verse 2] Take my hand now, we'll walk away Find ourselves in a better place Which may just be where we are today I wonder what we would say... [Chorus 2] If you sat with me in Alaska's current Left your service behind Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 3] You said once, to "Remember Every stranger is somebody's child," It's nice to meet you, it's been a while Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 4] Can you sit with me in Alaska's current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Outro] No one gets left behind Into your heart, out of mind
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Vampires 02:59
[Verse 1] Roads we overtake (uh-huh) Winding longer Lest we entertain (uh-huh) Listless vampires Just another day (of) Bricks and mortar Just can't get away (from all, of us) [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Verse 1] Circle or a wave (revolve) Or go further Open arms await (clean hearts, always) Hey [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place
11.
[Verse 1] A one-way trip down a barrel of denial The prettiest persuasion The ugliest of fights A one-way trip down a barrel of denial We stumble, fall, and try to get it right Oh... [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Verse 2] Palindromes and rollercoaster rides Breaking news of broken alibis Palindromes and rollercoaster rides A senseless search for something, anything Everything I'll nevеr find Oh [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me latеly? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Bridge] There's gotta be something else There's gotta be someone else There's gotta be something else There's gotta be something more than this More than this Oh! [Breakdown] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately? [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Outro] Out of your control Out of your control Woah Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh!
12.
[Verse 1] All the world's shoes are so hard to fill Anything was possible when everything changed Hard to know exactly who's responsible A skinny man from Estevan humbly used to say that [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Verse 2] When the moon is just another streetlight Broken hearts are mendable Wounded knees will hеal The only thing we have to losе is our lives Everything is visible, you think you can conceal, 'cos [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Chorus / Outro] "Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain All these things you can't explain All these things, they don't mean a thing." When the moon is just another streetlight
13.
[Verse 1] She leaves As loudly as she arrived As loudly as she cries Beautiful people, no more beautiful life She fields The questions on her mind The answer every time: "If you believe it, then it isn't a lie." [Pre-Chorus 1] She take sup space 'cos she's around She makes you swim to watch you drown Her lips are still but speak so loud She wears your anger like a crown [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] I sleep so deeply, I'm awake I'm dry from all this rain Die if I stay alive I left to arrive We float Like floats in a parade; A rumbling motorocade We are so glad we stayed To see the mess we made [Pre-Chorus 2] Close the chapter, flip the page Move onto the present stage So content, too dependent But a restless heart cannot be tamed [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, alright! [Pre-Chorus 3] A conscious choice, a statement made But snap decisions play/replay Lack of insight, lack of foresight Lack of hindsight -- I don't care! [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeaaahhhhh!!!!
14.
[Verse 1] Scandals and love affairs The Gospel According to Error Police with trigger fingers As the camera's heads roll dead The asshole no one sees Casanova begging, "please," The bath than drowned the singer [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Verse 2] Did Courtney kill Cobain? What became of Richey James? "Happy birthday, Mr. President Happy birthday to you!" "A gentlе overdose," Superman in comatosе Lee family's "accidents," [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today?
15.
[Verse 1] Am I crazy, or are you not me? Have I wasted all your time? Just one moment, not the end And please, never say, "It's all been said." [Chorus 1] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine." [Verse 2] Another fable of death and resurrection A dozen faces I must hide "I'm afraid of change," he said "And you couldn't save me even if you tried." [Chorus 2] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "Fuck off, I'm fine." [Chorus 3] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine, I'm fine, I'm fine." Oh! When my pride Is worth more than your life The moment may subside This time [Outro] Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh! Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh!
16.
[Verse 1] Everyone locked themselves away For a storm, and it never came I wonder what you and I would say If we were to meet again Tell your stories, I'll tell you mine Don’t be sorry for the lost time I'm here before you, it's now tonight Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 1] Can you sit with me in Alaska’s current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Verse 2] Take my hand now, we'll walk away Find ourselves in a better place Which may just be where we are today I wonder what we would say... [Chorus 2] If you sat with me in Alaska's current Left your service behind Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 3] You said once, to "Remember Every stranger is somebody's child," It's nice to meet you, it's been a while Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 4] Can you sit with me in Alaska's current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Outro] No one gets left behind Into your heart, out of mind
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[Verse 1] Roads we overtake (uh-huh) Winding longer Lest we entertain (uh-huh) Listless vampires Just another day (of) Bricks and mortar Just can't get away (from all, of us) [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Verse 1] Circle or a wave (revolve) Or go further Open arms await (clean hearts, always) Hey [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place
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[Verse 1] Hangin' in a frame A girl without a name The face she can't protect The you that I reflect The me that I project; A sketch of what I can't accept Uh-huh {Pre-Chorus 1] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Verse 2] "It's not a code red But a caution sign," she said "Something needs to be released." Your beauty killed the beast That lived inside of me I oncе was blind but now I see you [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your еyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes {Pre-Chorus 2] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now And I've waited patiently for you to conquer me I've waited patiently for you to conquer me [Chorus / Breakdown] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes
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[Verse 1] There's a white flag in my eye It's the wrong place, the right time My broken wings have learned to fly What if we leave this behind? [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Verse 2] Within a flash, we've arrived Here's to the rest of our lives We're a boomerang in a hurricane Because of love, we're survived [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Bridge} Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... [Chorus] Hey! Take me far away from me Hey! Wake me when the slate is clean Innocence came and left Got no time to second guess Remember 'cos you can't forget Erase the past, get outta here fast [Outro} Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh.... Woooaahhh, woooaaahhhh....
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[Verse 1] Two men with Down Syndrome They sit down on the bus I'd just gotten blissfully stoned, I'm thinking "Does everybody look like this?" One gets in the other's face He says, "Leave my friends alone!" And the other says he didn't do anything "Buddy, you're my best pal, you know!" [Pre-Chorus] Hold me in your tiring arms, tell me "There's no one above you know." There's somethin' aggravating about you That I'll always love, somehow Take the good, the bad, and the ugly when [Chorus 1] It's taken the best of you to call me It's taken the rest of you to break me down and scare me Must I take all of you with me? Our darkest moments make us who we are [Verse 2] "Don't worry, little man," I said "I'll be back in the turn of a season." You cried into my neck I guess you're never too young to know someone's leaving [Pre-Chorus] Hold you in my tiring arms, tell you "There's no one above you know." There's somethin' so amazing about you That I'll always love, no doubt I'll take the good, the bad, and the ugly when [Chorus 1] It's taken the best of you to call me It's taken the rest of you to break me down and tear me I guess I'll take all of you with me Our darkest moments make us who we are [Bridge] I made you so damn proud I climbed up nine clouds, came crashing down You said, "Come on, stay." I jumped on a southbound train Like a skeleton in chains If you want me to stay in your life [Outro] If you'll have me, I'll stay in your life If you'll take me, I'll stay in your life If you'll have me, I'll stay in your life If you want me, I'll stay in your life
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[Verse 1] All the world's shoes are so hard to fill Anything was possible when everything changed Hard to know exactly who's responsible A skinny man from Estevan humbly used to say that [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Verse 2] When the moon is just another streetlight Broken hearts are mendable Wounded knees will hеal The only thing we have to losе is our lives Everything is visible, you think you can conceal, 'cos [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Chorus / Outro] "Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain All these things you can't explain All these things, they don't mean a thing." When the moon is just another streetlight
25.
[Verse 1] Sittin' on cement on Carroll Street Is Maurice Three papers heroin and speed Waitin' for daddy Jail was always more forgiving Every sunrise makes it worth living From the ground he looks up to heaven but Highrises gleam [Pre-Chorus 1] "Here I am in my disparity You can have my life if you can make it Spare a little bit of your charity?" [Verse 2] Jenny, in a condo, waterfront Lounging on snakeskin Martini, T3, Tramacet Daddy's gone again [Pre-Chorus 2] "Look at me in my prosperity You can have my life if you can fake it I don't waste my time on charity You can have my life if you can break it [Chorus 1] If you can make it If you can take it If you can fake it Come on and take a hit!" [Verse 3] Jеnny crosses town on the rarest day Runs into Mauricе "Lady, could you spare some charity Before you call the police?" They carry on, neither turns around Hope to never see the other again Twenty steps away, they say "You may be just like me." [Pre-Chorus 3] "Here I am in my disparity You can have my life if you can make it Spare a little bit of your charity? You can have my life if you can take it." "Look at me in my prosperity You can have my life if you can fake it I don't waste my time on charity You can have my life if you can break it [Chorus 2] If you can make it If you can take it If you can fake it [Outro] You wanna take a hit? You wanna take a hit?"
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[Verse 1] Scandals and love affairs The Gospel According to Error Police with trigger fingers As the camera's heads roll dead The asshole no one sees Casanova begging, "please," The bath than drowned the singer [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Verse 2] Did Courtney kill Cobain? What became of Richey James? "Happy birthday, Mr. President Happy birthday to you!" "A gentlе overdose," Superman in comatosе Lee family's "accidents," [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today?
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[Verse 1] A one-way trip down a barrel of denial The prettiest persuasion The ugliest of fights A one-way trip down a barrel of denial We stumble, fall, and try to get it right Oh... [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Verse 2] Palindromes and rollercoaster rides Breaking news of broken alibis Palindromes and rollercoaster rides A senseless search for something, anything Everything I'll nevеr find Oh [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me latеly? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Bridge] There's gotta be something else There's gotta be someone else There's gotta be something else There's gotta be something more than this More than this Oh! [Breakdown] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately? [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Outro] Out of your control Out of your control Woah Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh!
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[Verse 1] Roads we overtake (uh-huh) Winding longer Lest we entertain (uh-huh) Listless vampires Just another day (of) Bricks and mortar Just can't get away (from all, of us) [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Verse 1] Circle or a wave (revolve) Or go further Open arms await (clean hearts, always) Hey [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place [Chorus] Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place Hey, hey, don't be afraid Surrender or remain Hey, hey, won't lie in wait For another time and place
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[Verse 1] Am I crazy, or are you not me? Have I wasted all your time? Just one moment, not the end And please, never say, "It's all been said." [Chorus 1] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine." [Verse 2] Another fable of death and resurrection A dozen faces I must hide "I'm afraid of change," he said "And you couldn't save me even if you tried." [Chorus 2] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "Fuck off, I'm fine." [Chorus 3] In disguise Chemically-inclined The story of my life: "I am fine, I'm fine, I'm fine." Oh! When my pride Is worth more than your life The moment may subside This time [Outro] Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh! Ooooohhh... oooooohhhhh!
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[Chorus 1] We have our scars, we wear them well We have our scars, we wear them well We have no time to heal ourselves We have no time to heal ourselves [Verse 1] You say you don't give your name out to strangers You feel that it's safer that way I say, "I'll just call you 'Lois' and hope that we meet again Someday When the pain has gone away." [Chorus 2] We have our scars, we wear them well (Why don't we throw them away?) Wе have our scars, we wear thеm well (Why don't we throw them away?) And take some time to heal ourselves (Why don't we throw them away?) And take some time to heal ourselves [Verse 2] Love is sad She said the ink I'd collected were signs I'd accepted the pain She's had It went over my head in the moment But I knew I'd understand someday [Bridge] Oooo, ooo ooo, ooooooo Oooo, ooo ooo, ooooooo Oooo, ooo ooo, ooooooo Oooo, ooo ooo, ooooooo [Verse 3] I lay next to a beautiful stranger Ignoring the danger I'm bound to face If I could just let go, release my will, accept my fate The pain would go away [Chorus 3] We have our scars, we wear them well (Why don't we throw them away?) We have our scars, we wear them well (Why don't we throw them away?) And take some time to heal ourselves (Why don't we throw them away?) And take some time to heal ourselves (Why don't we throw them away?) [Outro] Oooo, ooo, ooooooooooo Oooo, ooo, ooooooooooo Oooo, ooo, ooooooooooo
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[Verse 1] When you are in need of someone That you can stand beside I will reserve my judgment; I won't be of two minds [Chorus] Hey my lady Why believe in heaven? 'Cos you and me Can believe in what we see -- it's all we need [Verse 2] Don't let my darkest moments Define everything I've done Only the worst you've noticed; It isn't what I've become [Bridge] The pain I have given can't be forgiven You have to live in hurt Let's not repeat this Let's end before these bridges have all been burnt [Chorus] Hey my lady Why believe in heaven? 'Cos you and me Can believe in what we see -- it's all we need {Outro] Hey my lady Hey my lady
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[Verse 1] Everyone locked themselves away For a storm, and it never came I wonder what you and I would say If we were to meet again Tell your stories, I'll tell you mine Don’t be sorry for the lost time I'm here before you, it's now tonight Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 1] Can you sit with me in Alaska’s current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Verse 2] Take my hand now, we'll walk away Find ourselves in a better place Which may just be where we are today I wonder what we would say... [Chorus 2] If you sat with me in Alaska's current Left your service behind Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 3] You said once, to "Remember Every stranger is somebody's child," It's nice to meet you, it's been a while Into your heart, out of mind [Chorus 4] Can you sit with me in Alaska's current Leave your surface behind? Much less certain of true than kind Into your heart, out of mind [Outro] No one gets left behind Into your heart, out of mind
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[Verse 1] Who are we? A gentle art Feathering a deck of cards Who are you without me? And who am I supposed to be? Who are we but what we are? Flickering like burning stars Who are you without me And who am I supposed to be Whenever we're apart? [Verse 2] Here we stand, where we stay In an unfamiliar place Here with all that I never sought Here are all the things I've... [Chorus 1] Lost Such a gentle art [Verse 3] Who are you now that I am gone? Have you learned to be someone Never weak, seldom strong Tell me that you'll carry... [Chorus 2] On Such a gentle art [Post-Chorus] A gentle art A gentle art [Bridge] Everything has fallen apart Should have known it right from the start Only had one hand on your heart Everything you do it my... [Chorus 3] Fault Such a gentle art Such a gentle art As I tear your heart apart
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[Verse 1] We're the oceans, rivers, lakes, and seas Our devotion is your apogee [Verse 2] We were soldiers on our bended knees Now we're older, wandering the streets [Chorus] Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't! Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't! [Verse3] We are always fighting for something That is ours -- pacing cages, pacing [Chorus] Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't! Don't blow me away, hеy, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hеy, don't! You might also like [Bridge] La, la, la, la La, la, la, la [Chorus] Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't! Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't Don't blow me away, hey, hey, don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't!
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[Verse 1] All the world's shoes are so hard to fill Anything was possible when everything changed Hard to know exactly who's responsible A skinny man from Estevan humbly used to say that [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Verse 2] When the moon is just another streetlight Broken hearts are mendable Wounded knees will hеal The only thing we have to losе is our lives Everything is visible, you think you can conceal, 'cos [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Chorus / Outro] "Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain All these things you can't explain All these things, they don't mean a thing." When the moon is just another streetlight
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[Verse 1] She leaves As loudly as she arrived As loudly as she cries Beautiful people, no more beautiful life She fields The questions on her mind The answer every time: "If you believe it, then it isn't a lie." [Pre-Chorus 1] She take sup space 'cos she's around She makes you swim to watch you drown Her lips are still but speak so loud She wears your anger like a crown [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] I sleep so deeply, I'm awake I'm dry from all this rain Die if I stay alive I left to arrive We float Like floats in a parade; A rumbling motorocade We are so glad we stayed To see the mess we made [Pre-Chorus 2] Close the chapter, flip the page Move onto the present stage So content, too dependent But a restless heart cannot be tamed [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, alright! [Pre-Chorus 3] A conscious choice, a statement made But snap decisions play/replay Lack of insight, lack of foresight Lack of hindsight -- I don't care! [Chorus] She leaves again and again She knows it's never the end [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeaaahhhhh!!!!
37.
[Verse 1] Hello, I'm the one Who has shed the blood Who has bled the skies When I killed your son It hit everyone Right between the eyes [Chorus] Take my life, take your hand Bury anger in the sand You and I've got a story that A passerby won't comprehend Take a moment, lend an ear We will not appear on late night TV, or AM radio; We are not what they are wanting to hear [Verse 2] Hello, my dear friend By you I will stand Spill another tear Is it our last chance To exchange amends To erase the fear? [Chorus] Take my life, take your hand Bury anger in the sand You and I've got a story that A passerby won't comprehend Take a moment, lend an ear We will not appear on late night TV, or AM radio; We are not what they are wanting to hear [Outro] Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
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[Verse 1] A one-way trip down a barrel of denial The prettiest persuasion The ugliest of fights A one-way trip down a barrel of denial We stumble, fall, and try to get it right Oh... [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Verse 2] Palindromes and rollercoaster rides Breaking news of broken alibis Palindromes and rollercoaster rides A senseless search for something, anything Everything I'll nevеr find Oh [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me latеly? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Bridge] There's gotta be something else There's gotta be someone else There's gotta be something else There's gotta be something more than this More than this Oh! [Breakdown] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately Done for me lately? [Chorus] I'm so sick of this boy/girl myth What have you done for me lately? Love me, hate me Just let go It's out of your control [Outro] Out of your control Out of your control Woah Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh! Ah-oooh!
39.
[Verse 1] All the world's shoes are so hard to fill Anything was possible when everything changed Hard to know exactly who's responsible A skinny man from Estevan humbly used to say that [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Verse 2] When the moon is just another streetlight Broken hearts are mendable Wounded knees will hеal The only thing we have to losе is our lives Everything is visible, you think you can conceal, 'cos [Pre-Chorus] "Your life's a debt that you can't repay And when you reach the end of the reel... [Chorus] Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain." [Chorus / Outro] "Everything you said and made All these things, they don't mean a thing Everything they take away Are those things you can't explain All these things you can't explain All these things, they don't mean a thing." When the moon is just another streetlight
40.
[Verse 1] When you are in need of someone That you can stand beside I will reserve my judgment; I won't be of two minds [Chorus] Hey my lady Why believe in heaven? 'Cos you and me Can believe in what we see -- it's all we need [Verse 2] Don't let my darkest moments Define everything I've done Only the worst you've noticed; It isn't what I've become [Bridge] The pain I have given can't be forgiven You have to live in hurt Let's not repeat this Let's end before these bridges have all been burnt [Chorus] Hey my lady Why believe in heaven? 'Cos you and me Can believe in what we see -- it's all we need {Outro] Hey my lady Hey my lady
41.
[Verse 1] Who are we? A gentle art Feathering a deck of cards Who are you without me? And who am I supposed to be? Who are we but what we are? Flickering like burning stars Who are you without me And who am I supposed to be Whenever we're apart? [Verse 2] Here we stand, where we stay In an unfamiliar place Here with all that I never sought Here are all the things I've... [Chorus 1] Lost Such a gentle art [Verse 3] Who are you now that I am gone? Have you learned to be someone Never weak, seldom strong Tell me that you'll carry... [Chorus 2] On Such a gentle art [Post-Chorus] A gentle art A gentle art [Bridge] Everything has fallen apart Should have known it right from the start Only had one hand on your heart Everything you do it my... [Chorus 3] Fault Such a gentle art Such a gentle art As I tear your heart apart
42.
[Verse 1] Have a hand on control The other reaches the unknown The space between, is where I float Expectations, TV stations I am blind -- you don't see [Chorus] After the smoke clears You know I will still be here Once all the dust settles I may be forever [Verse 2} "Tell me what you've done to the man I loved." "Well, I killed him, a year ago." "Give me every lettеr that you never thought I'd read Not еver." "Sorry I made you love me." [Chorus] After the smoke clears You know I will still be here Once all the dust settles I may be forever [Bridge] I cannot stand to look back and say "What if it happened like that?" You say, "Don't worry, you need not." I cannot stand to look back and say "What if it happened like that?" You say, "Don't worry, you will not have to..." [Chorus] After the smoke clears You know I will still be here Once all the dust settles I may be forever After the smoke clears You know I will still be here Once all the dust settles I may be forever [Outro] I cannot stand to look back and say "What if it happened like that?" You say, "Don't worry, you will not have to... You will not have to."
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[Verse 1] Scandals and love affairs The Gospel According to Error Police with trigger fingers As the camera's heads roll dead The asshole no one sees Casanova begging, "please," The bath than drowned the singer [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Verse 2] Did Courtney kill Cobain? What became of Richey James? "Happy birthday, Mr. President Happy birthday to you!" "A gentlе overdose," Superman in comatosе Lee family's "accidents," [Pre-Chorus] That's how the story goes Can't see or hear or know [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? [Chorus] What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today? What would they say if the walls could talk? They'd tell you things you could never, ever make up What would they say if the walls could talk today?
44.
[Verse 1] Sunrise, see the clock, waitin' for the train to start Sunrise, see the clock, waitin' for the train to start One night's all I got -- tell this fuckin' train to start [Pre-Chorus 1] Time waits for no one at all [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Post-Chorus] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Verse 2] Perfect horizon line, she is layin' on her side Sun sets over hips, risin' through her waking eyes Perfect horizon line, she is layin' on her side [Pre-Chorus 2] Time stops when you're on my mind [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Post-Chorus] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Bridge] What do we need but the air that we breathe? A memory is hardly a dream [Post-Chorus / Breakdown] Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... Aaaaahhhh.... aaaaaaahhhhh..... [Chorus] Breathe deep, breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep this closed I'll find my way back home [Outro] Breath deep Breathe slow Apart but not alone Can't keep This closed I'll find my way back home I'll find my way back home
45.
[Verse 1] Hangin' in a frame A girl without a name The face she can't protect The you that I reflect The me that I project; A sketch of what I can't accept Uh-huh {Pre-Chorus 1] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Verse 2] "It's not a code red But a caution sign," she said "Something needs to be released." Your beauty killed the beast That lived inside of me I oncе was blind but now I see you [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your еyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes {Pre-Chorus 2] I won't accept this now I won't accept this now And I've waited patiently for you to conquer me I've waited patiently for you to conquer me [Chorus / Breakdown] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes [Chorus] Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes Oh! You can have it all I can see my whole life in your eyes

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"An exciting blend of catchy pop rock and stellar lyrics...undeniable brilliance" (The Argosy)
"4 Stars: A cohesive collection of songs" (The Fulcrum)
"Effortlessly slipping between mild exasperation to yearning to demanding" (The Gateway)

Acknowledging the 15th anniversary of the beginning, Paint's critically-acclaimed sophomore LP Where We Are Today is getting an update on the 2016 5th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. This 4-"disc" anniversary edition features the original studio album plus remastered demos, unreleased live performances, and expanded 36-page digital artwork and liner notes.

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released August 4, 2023

Compiled by Clarence King.

Demos recorded by Andre Dey, Robb Johannes, Ian Smith, and Mandy Dunbar
Live at Velvet Underground 6-19-2010 and 9-18-2010 recorded by Graham Wallace
Live at C'est What? 2-22-2011 recorded by the fabulous Adam Faux
Remastered by Clarence King

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Produced and mixed by Ian Smith
Mastered by Joe Lambert

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"Rockstars and entertainers with a sincere change-the-world-with-heart attitude" (Midnight Matinee), Toronto's Paint have earned their reputation as one of Canada's hardest-working and most genuine indie bands with their infectiously energetic live performances, pop hooks, and lyrical depth. ... more

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