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Asterisk

by The Joy of Painting

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1.
Old Love 02:42
I took you to a show cuz there’s nothing else to do what is there for lovers when love is nothing new? We wore out our hello, goodbye is lookin’ good cuz apathy the creature is acting as it should Lifetime is a long time to keep this up there’s not even a ring and I’m running thin on luck So what should we do? Change the subject to something new Every couple days my mind starts to wander I’m look for a women cuz my feelings aren’t as strong but you don’t understand my love for you is there but the thought of eternity is something I can’t bare Maybe the fire’s still there Maybe we’ll share a head stone Maybe my feeling is right Maybe we’ll die alone
2.
No Bones 02:02
I've got no bones to stand on my own I tried to be alone, that's not gonna go weaker than some fresh cut guts oh I just wanna go back I just wanna go home and heal these bones cos friends are the enemy oh the closer they get the faster they burn your bark they'll cut you down and they'll sell you out no doubt And I don't even wanna start with these lead-filled darts You know I got an open heart so tear me apart cheaper than a bitch in heat oh I just wanna go back I just wanna go home and heal these bones cos I am your enemy the closer I get the faster I burn your bark I'll cut you down oh I'll sell you out no doubt Why are you so different now a selfish girl complaining how a boy like me's no good for you but apart we're certainly doomed worthless like a dollar bill oh i just wanna go back I just wanna go home and heal these bones
3.
Try Try Try 02:08
I need a friend someone I can depend on mend my ways and heal all my scars on and I need that more than I need myself Don't have a home a place to roam in get lost and scared and wind up all alone in and I don't see that as a threat to anyone else Why do I gotta collect all the pieces putting them together always seemed easy all that was white suddenly went black I want a road One that's always open put on a record and quit this fuckin' mopin’ cuz Andy’s got it bad, maybe worse than I do Protect the sea it’s the only thing that sacred I’m makin’ days that aren’t meant to be makin’ good god sweetheart, it’s a tricky thing lovin' you Why do I gotta collect all the pieces putting them together always seemed easy all that was white suddenly went black when I wake up from this dream, or so it seems I loose sleep, and if that's true, is this dream just a dream? I want my lover she's over in Indiana I thought I told her it's not something that you plan but I didn't give up, I tried and tried and tried We can try altering our fate, dear it's never late at least that's what I feel I never give up, I'll try and try and try
4.
The Bird 04:23
I’ve sat and thought on all my options and all my options have you but we both know I need to grow you need to believe in me too Sometimes a bird needs a push from the tree into the arms of the one he loves So will you wait for me? wait for me to stand on these two bird legs and fill my head with the things that I’ve done right Then maybe we could align I tried to say in every way that I was perfect as is but this ain’t an auction no sales pitch concoction so I better shut my lid You don’t need to chew my food and feed me like some baby bird So will you wait for me? wait for me to stand on these two bird legs and fill my head with the things that I’ve done right Then maybe we could align I built all my branches and took all my chances and today is the day I jump as long as the bird that’s down on the earth is you and only you
5.
I love the instrumental track there’s no words that I gotta sing back no “peace on earth,” no hippy shit it’s best if you just got over it I keep pressing repeat cuz the instrumental track can’t be beat When I was your age a decade or so ago I remember alcohol was a friend when I was low when I was sad, those sadder songs made me cry all the songs about broken hearts were a lie now that’s why… Now I’m pushin' pennies strumming this vintage piece I guess not much has changed different songs on a different street Now I’m bitter and those bitter songs made me hate every song I’ve ever sung and the money I'll never make so I say… I hope in seven years this song is dead like wishes and dreams of young college men put down your guitars it’s no use pick up the paper you’ve got so much to lose
6.
It’s been a couple months now and I’m starting to get impatient the girl who left me behind well she didn’t believe in waiting So loneliness is okay just as long as it's in spurts I don’t need to find love I'll just run with whatever works but lately it seems... That I’m never getting laid again women just won't have it is it something about my personality something that gets the best of me? Do I never say the right things? or is it that all the songs I sing aren’t about you? They'll never be about you I tried to be a nice guy but you know what they say the more that I give to you the more you take away But I’m not trying to be bitter I'm just doing what I can I had a few spare minutes To melodicize this rant I know what you're doing I know all the lines you don’t want to touch me because I never was your type well we both know that’s a lie Does it even matter that all the girls just walk away? I'm always the best friend a cycle that never ends I just want someone to hold onto someone to spoil before these heart strings are unable to uncoil
7.
Blonde on blonde and blue on blue I don’t have the heart to tell you the truth so why can’t I taste your tongue I just wanna have fun while I’m young I dreamt a dream but what’s the use? Friends are better off when they don’t have a clue so why can’t I hold you now if you could hear my thoughts you’d turn them down So make the first move cuz I’m terrified of losing you my hands shake from the news of the one you chose Forget what I said it was a slip of the tongue so let's just go out and fill up our lungs with the first things money can buy and if I’m gonna die I wanna die by your side

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Recorded live to 2" tape at The Brown Owl in Berry Hill, TN, September 10th & 11th, 2011.

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released February 16, 2012

Produced by The Joy of Painting and Chris Payne. Recorded in Nashville, TN by Mark Zellmer & Chris Payne at The Brown Owl and Chris Payne at The Situation Room. Mixed and Mastered by Chris Payne at The Situation Room.

All songs written and jammed by the Joy of Painting.

Assistant Engineering: Aaron Larson, Adam Stroop and Jordan Fenton

Special thanks to Garrett Thomson, Melissa Mills, George Pauley, Omega Delta Psi, Ronnie and Barbara, the Roods, the Placketts, the Tolchins, the Pages, the Poskitts, the Noreens, the Mullens, the Hausers, all of our families and awesome friends who have supported us unconditionally. We couldn't do this without you.

Also, thank you to all the amazing bands we've played with and made us feel welcome. King Arthur, Leftmore, Mom and Dad, Kansas Bible Company, One Big Owl, Play. Dance. Repeat., the By Gods, and many others.

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