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Gaugin
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Singer/Songwriter
Gaugin was released on November 1, 2013 by Wildflower Records Under Exclusive License to Cleopatra Records, Inc. as a part of the album Paradise
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Release DateNovember 1, 2013
LabelWildflower Records Under Exclusive License to Cleopatra Records, Inc.
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM187

Credits

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gaugin, tired of the climate in Paris
So critically bleak
And his wife and companions who thought he was nothing
But an artistic freak
[Verse 2]
A most unhappy man
Gaugin slept without fire in the winter
And dreamed about Eve
In the Garden of Eden until he was sure there was
Nothing left to leave
Till nothing was pleasing
Nothing made sense anymore
Then he took a train down to Marseilles
[Verse 3]
And went searching for paradise
Just a little further on, paradise
You know they'll never miss you till you're gone
I got no more pearls to throw to swine
I cannot turn this water into wine
This bitter cup you offer me will not suffice
So I'm gonna go down and look for paradise
[Verse 4]
Gaugin got off the boat in Tahiti
With a cargo of freight
And the thieves and the hookers, they were out there to greet him
He was a hundred years too late
And he knew he couldn't stay there
The Tradewinds were whispering his name
And he sailed without looking back
[Verse 5]
And went searching for paradise
Just a little further on, paradise
You know they'll never miss you till you're gone
I got no more time for fools like you
I got no more fingers for the turning of the screw
I could use some money but I don't need your advice
So I'm gonna go down and look for paradise
'Cause I wanna paint pictures of paradise
[Verse 6]
So he went out to Morea, past the island of the moon
Out beyond Maupiti where there were no lagoons
Where there were no islands, no further places
Till at last he found the highlands of the desolate Marquesas
Gaugin, he finished his days
With his paints and his brushes
Unconquered and savage, his canvas ablaze
With visions of Heaven
He was never at home in this world
But I guess we're all that way
[Verse 7]
We're searching for paradise
Just a little further on, paradise
You know they'll never miss you till you're gone
How much more of this madness can we take?
Why can't they leave a man alone for Heaven's sake?
The reason few are chosen is 'cause few will pay the price
So you gotta keep searching for paradise
If you wanna paint pictures of paradise
You've gotta lose yourself to find paradise
Paradise
Paradise
Paradise
Written by: Jimmy Webb
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