Any Way That You Paint It

Written/Recorded for RPM2017 (album in a month).

A bit of a weird song, written on guitar (and it shows). A slightly unsettling chord movement which fights the prettiness at points, I think. The backwards guitar and wailing at the end was to break the slightly ‘ear fatiguing’ mood of the first couple of minutes of this song.

Lyrically it mines the same friend’s break up as Single did.

Now he’s feigning nonchalance
Said he’s forgotten what he wants
Though he says he’s stopped waiting
He’s tired of running she’s tired of chasing
Any more
More

So don’t enquire
He’s denying his desires
Though he insists he’s quite looking
She’s pulling pints and it pushes his buttons
Anyway

Anyway that you paint it
You struggle to cover it
The truth that way
Any way that you look it
Now it’s over

Now he maintains he’s marvellous
But he’s not fooling one of it
Though he’ll swear blind that it’s all behind him
He’s trying to seek her she’s tryna to find him anywhere
Where where where?

Don’t ask
(the answers aren’t what you’re looking for)
Why he hides behind his mask
(and don’t ask him what he’s putting it on for)

Though he’ll pretend that he’s past caring
It’s understood that he’s oversharing
Anyway

Though he’ll deflect and deny he’s trying
Is this real happiness he’s crap at lying

Anyway that you paint it
You struggle to cover it
The truth that way
Every way that you look it
Now it’s over