"To me, the song is about doing what you love, and doing it now. I've met so many people in passing that live a current miserable life with hopes to build up to a happier one later. I hear people say "I work construction, but some day I want to be a painter, a musician, or maybe move to Portland and start my own salsa company." But for some of us, tomorrow never comes. I go on to basically say in the song, if I were to die right now (When I finally bite the dust), it's okay with me, because I did everything in my power to embrace happiness right now, with every moment. I would rather live a short life full of love then a long one full of misery. The time to pursue happiness is now! Retire early and be painters painting paintings." -Wynton Huddle
lyrics
Hey, will we ever find a home?
A solid place to rest our bones,
Retire early and be painters painting paintings,
Yeah,
Hey, if I create what you design,
All these colors we can find,
So bright I'm blind,
And just like a dying star, you shine.
Painters painting paintings, yeah.
And when I finally bite the dust,
Don't be too sad, I'm still with us,
I see you there, don't be scared,
Elevated state, my fate awaits,
Stop painting straight, embrace the shake,
Like you don't care, because you're not scared.
Hey, will we ever find a home?
A solid place to rest our bones,
Retire early and be painters painting paintings,
Yeah,
Painters painting paintings, yeah.
credits
released June 11, 2019
Recorded by Justin Wohlfeil at The Planetarium
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