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Paint By Numbers - Spoonboy
D A G D A G D A G A D
On the Dplayground you Alearned how to Gshare with the kids, 
but you Dstill didn't Afeel you fit Gin.
How Dfitting your conAfusion when you Gturned 16: 
you knew Dhow to paint by Anumbers, but you Gknew it wasn't Arock and Droll.
you learned Dtight pants, Aspray paint, and Geyeliner.
you said Dglam rock would Asave your Gsoul.
But you Dcouldn't grasp that the reAbellion you wanted 
wasn't Gsomething you could Aever be Dsold.
ANd I never underEstood how someone could Gbe so willing to Abe 
absorbed into what EI never thought could Gpass as identiAty.
And I always felt Ebad for the kids who had to Gshare their faces 
with sad Dteenagers acAross the Gworld 
who'd found Dsomething to fill their Aloss, 
withGout ever addAressing the Dcause.
Then I saw your Dspeech patterns imitated exAactly 
by a girl in Gseattle and again in minneDapolis, 
so i Dguess you must have Alearned that from tGv.
you Dsaid you'd find yourAself for real, 
but fell Gthat far from the Dgoal.
you Dhad to paint by Anumbers but knew it wasn't Gr-r-r-rock and Droll.

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Paint By Numbers

by Spoonboy

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Paint By Numbers - Spoonboy

D A G D A G D A G A D

D A G

On the playground you learned how to share with the kids,

D A G

but you still didn't feel you fit in.

D A G

How fitting your confusion when you turned 16:

D A G A D

you knew how to paint by numbers, but you knew it wasn't rock and roll.

D A G

you learned tight pants, spray paint, and eyeliner.

D A G

you said glam rock would save your soul.

D A

But you couldn't grasp that the rebellion you wanted

G A D

wasn't something you could ever be sold.

E G A

ANd I never understood how someone could be so willing to be

E G A

absorbed into what I never thought could pass as identity.

E G

And I always felt bad for the kids who had to share their faces

D A G

with sad teenagers across the world

D A

who'd found something to fill their loss,

G A D

without ever addressing the cause.

D A

Then I saw your speech patterns imitated exactly

G D

by a girl in seattle and again in minneapolis,

D A G

so i guess you must have learned that from tv.

D A

you said you'd find yourself for real,

G D

but fell that far from the goal.

D A G D

you had to paint by numbers but knew it wasn't r-r-r-rock and roll.

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