Name: The Anorexic Painter
Duration: P00H02M24S
Description: this song is also the title of a poetry book I wrote

The Anorexic Painter

from Riding Bikes in my Basement by Aden Johnson

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this song is also the title of a poetry book I wrote

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I am a starving artist
In the most literal definition of the word
I'm an anorexic painter
Who's just waiting to be heard
I used the finest oil paints to tell my story
I cried out to others for nourishment but nobody heard me
I chiseled these words out of the finest marble stone
But in terms of being heard I was a trumpet to the ear of a deaf man
My bellowing sounds continued but they refused to listen
Despite this I did my best to paint the world around me as a beautiful scene
An evergreen meadow filled with the finest carved branched trees and the crisp fall leaves
Because my friends the world is a much better place than it seems
Whether we see it or not the sun will always be shining
No matter the rain or the battles we’re fighting
I took the role of an anorexic painter because I hunger for the needs of others
I'd paint a canvas and dance around the ideas they'd tell me
And I'd use their happiness as nourishment because at the end of the day
I'd put anyone else over me

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from Riding Bikes in my Basement, released March 21, 2018

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