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The mojave desert is home to many mysterious and enchanting life forms; gila monsters, scorpions, and skin walkers (just to name a few). However, little is known of a new species... Alive In Wild Paint. Increasingly recognized for their soothing, sincere, comforting sonic delivery, they are preparing to release their debut record, Ceilings.
The album was produced by Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Mineral) and mixed by Michael Barbiero (Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Guns N Roses). Ceilings features twelve tracks of honest songwriting jeweled by thoughtfully simple instrumentations and a telling voice.

Ceilings
Alive In Wild Paint Lyrics

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I helped you out of your self and right back in
You say it's foolish but there's something that you miss

You want a car with a clean interior
I've been far but it's never been serious
Take your time, take your time to arrive
Take your time, take your time

We move slow down the roads with the lights out
You whisper soft, 'If we're lost, don't turn around.'
We'll take our time, take our time to arrive
Take our time, take our time

Where we are
There are no ceilings where we are
I could be anywhere as long as I'm with you, oh

We watch the sky from the side of the interstate
And recite favorite lines from the songs that play
We took our time, took our time to arrive
Took our time, took our time

Where we are
There are no ceilings where we are
I could be anywhere as long as I'm with you, oh
And when you look at me I believe
I'll always be high when I'm with you, oh

Where we are
There are no ceilings where we are
I could be anywhere as long as I'm with you, oh
And when you look at me I believe
I'll always be high when I'm with you, oh

I helped you out of your self and right back in

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alive In Wild Paint's "Ceilings" describe a road trip that two people are taking, where they are not in a hurry to arrive at their destination. The first verse describes how the singer has helped their companion out of what seems like a self-destructive pattern, but they keep going back to it anyway. The second verse gets more straightforward, describing how they're "moving slow down the roads with the lights out" and exchanging whispered promises not to turn around if they get lost. The chorus repeats the idea that "where we are, there are no ceilings" and that being with the other person is like being high.

This song is about the escape that a romantic partner can provide from the mundanity of life. The road trip becomes a metaphor for this escape, where the two people involved are free to be themselves without any societal constraints. The idea of "no ceilings" suggests that they are above the concerns of society and can be whatever they want to be.

Line by Line Meaning

I helped you out of your self and right back in
I tried to help you get out of your own problems, but you ended up going back to them.

You say it's foolish but there's something that you miss
You think it's pointless, but there's something important that you're not seeing.

You want a car with a clean interior
You want things to be perfect and orderly.

I've been far but it's never been serious
I've traveled a lot, but I've never been fully committed to anything.

Take your time, take your time to arrive
Don't rush, take your time to get where you're going.

We move slow down the roads with the lights out
We take our time driving with the lights off.

You whisper soft, 'If we're lost, don't turn around.'
You speak in a quiet voice and say not to go back if we get lost on our journey.

Where we are There are no ceilings where we are I could be anywhere as long as I'm with you, oh
Being with you takes away any limitations or boundaries we might have.

We watch the sky from the side of the interstate And recite favorite lines from the songs that play
We sit by the side of the road, watch the sky and sing along to our favorite songs.

Took our time, took our time to arrive
We took our time to get here.

And when you look at me I believe I'll always be high when I'm with you, oh
Whenever you look at me, I feel like I'm on top of the world.

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Comments from YouTube:

@conorgrogan

This song will always kick. I appreciate the heck out of it & wish these gents were still a band.

@homerruiz5156

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I was in a rock festival back in 2006 when I was 14 yrs old and walked around and found a sampler CD and that how I found out about this song. Crazy how I still remember that, I’m 32 now.