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Painter

from Look Up by Jonathan Rundman

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words and music by Jonathan Rundman

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he was the finest painter that the town had ever known
his canvasses were window frames and walls
in stairwells and archways he plastered over lath
from high upon the ladder in the morning

oh painter, painter
pack up your brushes, take down your ladder
painter, painter
look away across the blue

then came the commander to say, “Put down that brush.
You’re now to be a soldier, your name is on my list.”
the shadows fell around them with the painter dressed in white
he knocked out the commander with his fist

they carried him to prison and they slammed that cell block door
the warden came to look him in the eye
and said “Aren’t you the painter who’s the finest in this town?
If you paint my house, I let you live.”

ornamental flowers on the ceiling up above
the warden stood with tickets in his hand
he said “Take your wife and baby before the sun can rise.
The boat sails for America tomorrow.”

credits

from Look Up, released January 13, 2015
Jonathan Rundman: Yamaha PSR-6 keyboard, vocals
Matt Patrick: synthesizer, pedal steel, vibraphone, shaker, cell block door
Tyler Burkum: electric guitar
Ian Allison: bass
Steve Goold: drums, shaker
Michael Morris: vocals

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Jonathan Rundman Minneapolis, Minnesota

"bright, catchy indie pop" NEW YORK TIMES
“clever, intelligent songwriting” PASTE MAGAZINE
“clever phrasing and fresh rhymes" PERFORMING SONGWRITER
“literate…excellent…a record for anyone who hasn't given up on the idea that good songs, electric/acoustic guitars, and a great drummer are the key to all sorts of epiphanies” CITY PAGES ... more

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