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People Ruin Paintings

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield

Vocals

Nicky Wire

Bass

Sean Moore

Drums

Dave Eringa

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield

Songwriter

Nick Jones

Songwriter

Sean Moore

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Eringa

Producer

Loz Williams

Producer

Tom Lord-Alge

Mixing Engineer

Jack Boston

Additional Engineer

Matt Colton

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Take the climber out of the mountain

Give me a Pollock

Give me a Rothko

[Verse 2]

Take the explorer out of the wilderness

Take Van Gogh

Leave us the sunflowers

[Chorus]

People ruin paintings

Faces spoil the view

People destroy the truth

I've looked into a million eyes

They all finish dead and destroyed

I just don't care about the framing

'Cause people always ruin paintings

[Verse 3]

Take the sailor out of the ocean

Take the adventurer from the Arctic circle

[Verse 4]

Take the nihilist out of the desert

Take the flag from the sea of tranquility

[Chorus]

People ruin paintings

Faces spoil the view

People destroy the truth

I've looked into a million eyes

They all finish dead and destroyed

I just don't care about the framing

'Cause people always ruin paintings

[Chorus]

Oh, people ruin paintings

Faces spoil the view

People destroy the truth

I've looked into a million eyes

They all finish dead and destroyed

I just don't care about the framing

'Cause people always ruin paintings

[Outro]

Ruin paintings

Ruin paintings

Written by: James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore

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