Exposed

I'm fed up preaching the same words 
For them all to go unheard 
I'm not fit for the boys club 
Where what we give isn't enough 

Don't wanna be pulling at the same chords 
To not receive the same rewards as 

Boys 
We can run if we wanted to but 
I'm gonna run circles 'round you 
Don't know which way I got to go but 
I know that I'm taking the same road as the boys 

You get given ladders but 
I've got to climb the wall 
I'm not worthy of your time 
If I'm not the fairest of them all 
I'm a boss, not bossy 
I'm a cog, not your glossy coat 
It's not what you see, it's what you get 
It's not what you need but it's what I give, oh 
I don't wanna know, wanna know 

Don't wanna be pulling at the same chords 
To not receive the same rewards as 
Don't wanna be a girl who loses her voice 
Too fragile to be singing in a crowd of 

Boys 
We can run if we wanted to but 
I'm gonna run circles 'round you 
Don't know which way I got to go but 
I know that I'm taking the same road as the boys 
Boys 
I've got curves in the wrong place but 
I've got fight in the right way 
Don't know which way I got to go but 
I know that I'm taking the same road as the boys 

Same as the boys 
Same as the boys 
Same as the boys 

Are you done taking 
Up space and making 
Some sounds worth praising 
I've had enough 
I'm just the same as the boys 

We could run if we wanted to 
I'm gonna run circles 'round you 
Don't know which way I got to go but 
I know that I'm taking the same road as the boys 

Same as the boys 
Same as the boys 
Same as the boys 
Same as the boys

Lyrics by Keli Thomson 
Music by Luke Bovill (Woes), Keli Thomson, Stephen Christie 
Produced, recorded and mixed by Luke Bovill 
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London by Zak Baker, Matias Di Stefano, Ramera Abraham 

Vocals by Keli Thomson 
Guitars by Luke Bovill, Stephen Christie 
Bass by Luke Bovill 
Drums by Peter Bunting (Donnie Willow) 
Synthesizer by Luke Bovill, Stephen Christie

boys

new single ‘trial + error’ out now.

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video shot and edited by: lewis bowden of occult productions
written by keli thomson, stephen christie, luke bovill
production by luke bovill, stephen christie
vocals by keli thomson
guitars by luke bovill, stephen christie
bass by luke bovill
drums by peter bunting

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If I'm a waste of your time
All I'm giving you is
One last thing to think about
And I hate to say
I'm better off without you and your selfish ways
I know this is the truth
I'm done with this and I don't need you

If you're not willing to be
More than an apology
Then don't come running to me
When it blows up in your face
You've had your chance
Now you'll see
That you're no good without me
I guess that I'm grateful I can learn from

Trial and error
I've been putting out these fires forever
I guess I'll learn from this trial and error
I'm learning from this trial and error

If I'm just a waste of your time
Why are you still faking confidence
That don't exist
I'm over it
And I don't know how You can see
With your head so high in the clouds
It's gave me something to think about

If you're not willing to be
More than an apology
Then don't come running to me
When it blows up in your face
You've had your chance
Now you'll see
That you're no good without me
I guess now it's time for me to move on

Trial and error
I've been putting out these fires forever
I guess I'll learn from this trial and error
I guess I'm learning from this trial and error
Trial and error
Trial and error
I've been putting out these fires forever
I guess I'll learn from this trial and error
I guess I'm learning from this trial and error
Trial and error

Don't fight me on this
Cause I've got the nerve to call you out on all your shit
It is what you deserve
And we've been down this road before
But we'll never go back now
Cause we've found the right way out
And looking back I wouldn't change a single thing about it

Trial and error
I've been putting out these fires forever
I guess I'll learn from this trial and error
I guess I'm learning from this trial and error
Trial and error
Trial and error
(If you're not willing to be more than an apology)
I've been putting out these fires forever
I guess I'll learn from this trial and error
(You've had your chance now you'll see, that you're no good without me)
I guess I'm learning from this trial and error
Trial and error

trial + error

room to breathe

new single, in your name, out 5th of june 2020.

in your name

Hailing from the capital of Scotland, Painting Rockets first arrived on the scene in early 2014. Forming the band as its core members, singer, Keli Thomson, and guitarist, Stephen Christie, began writing and recording at home and performing local shows around Scotland. Today, they carry on as a duo after rebranding both their musical style and image in 2018 with their most successful track to date, "Exposed". This rebrand gained them the opportunity to record their follow up single "boys" at the famous Abbey Road Studios and saw them share the stage with the likes of Mayday Parade, Woes, Dream State and VUKOVI. The duo ended the decade on a high with the bouncy "trial + error" raising the bar of what to expect from them in 2020. 

In their darkest release yet, "room to breathe" explores the heartache and pain of a suffocating and unhealthy intimate relationship through lyrics and, at times intense, arrangements. Defined originally as a pop-punk band, this alternative pop track explores vulnerability not shown in previous songs. For the first time, singer, Keli Thomson, allows her usual feisty barrier to break down, creating a raw and emotional tune, taking us on her journey of losing her faith in love.

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