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    PLEASE NOTE this is the 2009 original album only on a single disc -- all of the Deluxe Edition bonus materials come with your digital download.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Can You Hear Me? (15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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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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lyrics

[Verse 1]

The first time I saw your smile
You had just turned 25
You had just started doing time
And I had abolition on my mind
You saw so many die
I could never fathom what that would be like
In a jungle where only the strong survive
Time just could never seem to fly
Who gets to decide: five years, ten years, or life?
They don't know you, man, they only know your file
They've never felt your smile

[Chorus 1]

Or even cared to hear you speak --
They think they know your mind (and "your kind")

[Verse 2]

The last time I saw your smile
You were 40, still inside
And I just wanted to keep your voice alive:
Your story through your eyes
But somehow your words became mine --
Wasn't what I'd had in mind
Such a wasted institutional pantomime
Ironically the crime

{Chorus 2]

Is that one again your future lies
In a stranger's hand
One who hasn't lived your life
And could never understand

[Bridge]

You're still breathing
And I've long since died
Hoping life would love you on the outside
If that's where you are today
I guess I'll never know
Watching you survive
It helped me see
How to live a life of harmony

{Chorus 3]

Even if the cards are stacked against me

[Outro]

I wish you peace
I wish you peace

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from Can You Hear Me? (15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), released August 4, 2023

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Paint Toronto, Ontario

"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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