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Tortured Artist

by Deep Waters

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This is a song about taking the joy out of creating. So many artists feel that they have to suffer for their art and that's a toxic and archaic way of thinking. This song was inspired by the book "Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear," by Elizabeth Gilbert.

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You say you bleed for art
Your muse just don't come naturally
The notebook's a tormentor
You bleed you mind so habitually

If it's such a painful task
What do you do it for?
What happened to romance?
Now you just kill for sport

Miserable, everything you do is so damn miserable
You fetishize your suffering
And I will not give into
Your sacrilegious practice

I need a background check
On all your intentions
That empty audience
Won't hold your intervention

If you're putting faith in the struggle
Who are you rooting for?
You can't distrust your pleasure
No not anymore

Miserable, everything you do is so damn miserable
You fetishize your suffering
And I will not give into
Your sacrilegious practice
Of the tortured artist

I wrote a song for you
It wasn't hard to do
I never hated life that much anyway
You wrote a song for me
You never stopped to breathe
The drama never ceases to blow me away

I wrote a song for you
It wasn't hard to do
I never hated life that much anyway
You wrote a song for me
You never stopped to breathe
The drama never ceases to blow me away

Man, you're so full of shit
And I'm so over it
I'll never cry about a word choice again

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released April 10, 2019

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Deep Waters Los Angeles, California

Deep Waters is a Los Angeles based band, formed in the spring of 2018.
They blur the lines between punk, rock, and folk, creating the perfect blend of loud, foot-stomping music. With their unique lyricism, Deep Waters focuses on stories that bring a brutally honest look at the human condition. Often described as having a 90s rock sound, their influences range from jazz to classic punk. ... more

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