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The Dirty Nil
Sea Shepherd Benefit Vol. 2
When I Paint My Masterpiece

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When I Paint My Masterpiece

Release date: 3rd March 2017

From Sea Shepherd Benefit Vol. 2

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About This Track

"When I Paint My Masterpiece" is a track by The Dirty Nil, from the album Sea Shepherd Benefit Vol. 2, released 3rd March 2017. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about The Dirty Nil.

About the Artist

The Dirty Nil

The Dirty Nil

Lyrics

When I Paint My Masterpiece

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble

Ancient footprints are everywhere

You can almost think that you're seein' double

On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs

Got to hurry on back to my hotel room

Where I've got me a date with a booty little girl from Greece

She promised that she'd be right there with me

When I paint my masterpiece

Oh, the hours we've spent inside the Coliseum

Dodging lions and wastin' time

Oh, those mighty kings of thе jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em

Yes, it surе has been a long, hard climb

Train wheels runnin' through the back of our memory

When I ran on a hilltop following the back of our gees

Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody

When I paint my masterpiece

Sail around the world in a dirty car dollar [?]

All to be back in the land of Coca Cola

I left Rome and landed in Brussels

With a picture of a tall oak tree by my side

Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin' muscles

Everyone was there agreed me when I stepped inside

Newspapermen eating candy

Had to be held down by big police

Someday, everything is gonna be diff'rent

When I paint that masterpiece

When I paint that masterpiece

When I paint that masterpiece

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Track details

From Sea Shepherd Benefit Vol. 2

2017

Album

Sea Shepherd Benefit Vol. 2

Release year

2017

—This Mystic Decade
—When I Paint My Masterpiece
—Foundations

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UndefeatedFree Rein to Passions (Deluxe)

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Please, Please MeMaster Volume (Deluxe Edition)

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Evil SideMaster Volume (Deluxe Edition)

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Super 8Master Volume

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That's What Heaven Feels LikeMaster Volume

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New FleshMinimum R&B

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The Dirty Nil — Spider Dream (from The Lash) [2:48]
The Dirty Nil — I Was a Henchman (from The Lash) [3:23]
The Dirty Nil — Rock N' Roll Band (from The Lash) [2:26]
The Dirty Nil — They Won't Beat Us (from The Lash) [3:23]
The Dirty Nil — Fail in Time (from The Lash) [3:42]
The Dirty Nil — Hero Narrative (from The Lash) [3:09]
The Dirty Nil — That Don't Mean It Won't Sting (from The Lash) [2:51]
The Dirty Nil — Gallop of the Hounds (from The Lash) [3:30]
The Dirty Nil — This is Me Warning Ya (from The Lash) [2:54]
The Dirty Nil — Do You Want Me? (from The Lash) [1:44]
The Dirty Nil — I Hate the Internet / True Devotion
The Dirty Nil — Blowing Up Things In The Woods - Demo (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe))
The Dirty Nil — Atomize Me (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:06]
The Dirty Nil — Bye Bye Big Bear (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:01]
The Dirty Nil — Undefeated (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:48]
The Dirty Nil — Nicer Guy (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:33]
The Dirty Nil — Stupid Jobs (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:12]
The Dirty Nil — Stupid Jobs (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:56]
The Dirty Nil — Nicer Guy (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:45]
The Dirty Nil — Land Of Clover (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:41]
The Dirty Nil — Blowing Things Up In The Woods (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:44]
The Dirty Nil — Blowing Up Things in the Woods (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:04]
The Dirty Nil — The Light, The Void and Everything (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:23]
The Dirty Nil — Land of Clover (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [4:14]
The Dirty Nil — 1990 (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:08]
The Dirty Nil — Atomize Me (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:01]
The Dirty Nil — Free Rein to Passions (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:45]
The Dirty Nil — Total Eclipse of the Heart (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:10]
The Dirty Nil — Undefeated (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [2:51]
The Dirty Nil — 1990 (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:04]
The Dirty Nil — Celebration (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:31]
The Dirty Nil — Am I The Menace? (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:01]
The Dirty Nil — Celebration (Demo) (from Free Rein to Passions (Deluxe)) [3:35]
The Dirty Nil — The Light, The Void and Everything / Flower Moon
The Dirty Nil — Blowing Up Things in the Woods (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:04]
The Dirty Nil — Stupid Jobs (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:12]
The Dirty Nil — Free Rein to Passions (from Free Rein to Passions) [2:45]
The Dirty Nil — Land of Clover (from Free Rein to Passions) [4:14]
The Dirty Nil — Undefeated (from Free Rein to Passions) [2:51]
The Dirty Nil — Celebration (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:31]
The Dirty Nil — Atomize Me (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:01]
The Dirty Nil — 1990 (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:04]
The Dirty Nil — The Light, The Void and Everything (from Free Rein to Passions) [3:23]
The Dirty Nil — Nicer Guy (from Free Rein to Passions) [2:45]
The Dirty Nil — Bye Bye Big Bear [2:57]
The Dirty Nil — Bye Bye Big Bear
The Dirty Nil — Filler
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The Dirty Nil — Hang Yer Moon (from F*** Art) [3:09]
The Dirty Nil — Hello Jealousy (from F*** Art) [3:16]
The Dirty Nil — To the Guy Who Stole My Bike (from F*** Art) [4:36]
The Dirty Nil — Doom Boy (from F*** Art) [3:27]
The Dirty Nil — Blunt Force Concussion (from F*** Art) [2:55]
The Dirty Nil — Ride or Die (from F*** Art) [2:44]
The Dirty Nil — One More and the Bill (from F*** Art) [2:41]
The Dirty Nil — Possession (from F*** Art) [3:15]
The Dirty Nil — Done with Drugs (from F*** Art) [3:29]
The Dirty Nil — Damage Control (from F*** Art) [3:17]
The Dirty Nil — Christmas at My House
The Dirty Nil — Pain of Infinity (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:57]
The Dirty Nil — Auf Wiedersehen (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [3:38]
The Dirty Nil — Please, Please Me (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:03]
The Dirty Nil — Astro Ever After (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [3:39]
The Dirty Nil — Bathed in Light (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:23]
The Dirty Nil — That's What Heaven Feels Like (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:49]
The Dirty Nil — Evil Side (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [5:58]
The Dirty Nil — Always High (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:44]
The Dirty Nil — Smoking is Magic (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:50]
The Dirty Nil — Super 8 (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:32]
The Dirty Nil — I Don't Want That Phone Call (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:18]
The Dirty Nil — Idiot Victory (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [2:03]
The Dirty Nil — Hit the Lights (from Master Volume (Deluxe Edition)) [3:20]
The Dirty Nil — You’re Welcome IV
The Dirty Nil — September Gurls
The Dirty Nil — The Kids Are Alright
The Dirty Nil — Queen Bitch
The Dirty Nil — You’re Welcome III
The Dirty Nil — You’re Welcome II
The Dirty Nil — You’re Welcome I
The Dirty Nil — Head On
The Dirty Nil — So Busted
The Dirty Nil — Live from Saturday Night Livestream
The Dirty Nil — Little Elephant Session 2
The Dirty Nil — Unchained
The Dirty Nil — Hit the Lights (from Master Volume) [3:20]
The Dirty Nil — Bathed in Light (from Master Volume) [2:23]
The Dirty Nil — Pain of Infinity (from Master Volume) [2:57]
The Dirty Nil — I Don't Want That Phone Call (from Master Volume) [2:18]
The Dirty Nil — Evil Side (from Master Volume) [5:58]
The Dirty Nil — Super 8 (from Master Volume) [2:32]
The Dirty Nil — Smoking is Magic (from Master Volume) [2:50]
The Dirty Nil — That's What Heaven Feels Like (from Master Volume) [2:49]
The Dirty Nil — Auf Wiedersehen (from Master Volume) [3:38]
The Dirty Nil — Please, Please Me (from Master Volume) [2:03]
The Dirty Nil — Always High (from Master Volume) [2:44]
The Dirty Nil — Oowatanite
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The Dirty Nil — Cinnamon (from Minimum R&B) [2:04]
The Dirty Nil — Pale Blue (from Minimum R&B) [1:59]
The Dirty Nil — Guided by Vices (from Minimum R&B) [2:29]
The Dirty Nil — Nicotine (from Minimum R&B) [1:44]
The Dirty Nil — New Flesh (from Minimum R&B) [2:45]
The Dirty Nil — Verona Lung (from Minimum R&B) [3:06]
The Dirty Nil — Hate is a Stone (from Minimum R&B) [3:00]
The Dirty Nil — Little Metal Baby Fist (from Minimum R&B) [2:48]
The Dirty Nil — Beat (from Minimum R&B) [2:09]
The Dirty Nil — Caroline (from Minimum R&B) [4:53]
The Dirty Nil — F****n' up Young (from Minimum R&B) [3:48]
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 6
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 5
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The Dirty Nil — Fugue State (from Higher Power) [0:45]
The Dirty Nil — Zombie Eyed (from Higher Power) [3:19]
The Dirty Nil — Bruto Bloody Bruto (from Higher Power) [1:46]
The Dirty Nil — Wrestle Yü to Hüsker Dü (from Higher Power) [2:28]
The Dirty Nil — No Weaknesses (from Higher Power) [2:29]
The Dirty Nil — Bury Me at the Rodeo (from Higher Power) [3:30]
The Dirty Nil — Friends in the Sky (from Higher Power) [2:31]
The Dirty Nil — Know Your Rodent (from Higher Power) [2:38]
The Dirty Nil — Violent Hands (from Higher Power) [2:44]
The Dirty Nil — Lowlives (from Higher Power) [2:38]
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The Dirty Nil — Provisional (from Higher Power)
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 4
The Dirty Nil — Cinnamon / Guided by Vices
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 3
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 2
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 1
The Dirty Nil — The Dirty Nil / Northern Primitive
The Dirty Nil — Fuckin' Up Young (from Minimum R&B)
The Dirty Nil — Fuckin’ Up Young

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