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Painted On Smiles
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A song about how easy it is to hide our hurts and problems in church behind a painted-on smile. Fear of ridicule, gossip, and rejection keeps us from being real in God's house, but God tells us to 'Bear ye one another's burdens...'
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Contemporary Christian Music, light rock, folk. Acoustic with vocal harmonies like Phillips Craig and Dean. Imagine if John Denver, Keith Green, Rich Mullins, N
Joe, Steve, and Chris Solaas are three brothers, all Eagle Scouts, with a desire to give a message of Good News to the world, and the talents to do so. is a high tenor with a voice like Neil Young. Rhythm and Lead guitar, bass, drums. is a baritone something like Bing Crosby meets Burl Ives. Rhythm Guitar. is a tenor like John Denver meets Chris Rice. Chris is the principle songwriter for the band. Rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals, keyboards. Add to this mix Al English Jr., Sheila Zachary, and Mark Lucchessi is the bassist for the group. He also writes some material, and plays acoustic guitar and lead. He's a high tenor also, but has a huge range. Think 'Keith Green meets Phil Keagge'. is the female vocalist for the group. She has a voice like Nicole C Mullen with an attitude. is our drummer. He's been drumming all his life, and it shows. He's incredible. is our soundman and occasionally, keyboards.
Song Info
Genre
Pop • Christian Pop
Charts
Peak #185
Peak in subgenre #39
Author
Christopher M Solaas
Rights
2006
Uploaded
June 11, 2007
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MP3 4.2 MB • 128 kbps • 4:38
Story behind the song
A couple in our church was going through some very dark waters. Very few people knew OR know about it. Chris wrote this to encourage us to find a friend in church and share our burdens with them. Someone you KNOW and can TRUST. It's an admonishment to tear off the mask, to quit pretending that being a Christian means that the road will be easy. It's NOT. The story of the Christian walk is a story about struggle. The struggle in the Christian of good and evil. Of the Christian against the World, and against the attacks of the Evil One. ...But, the story has a happy ending.
Lyrics
Verse 1: Lord, I’m Weary to the bone, and I can’t make it on my own The road’s still stretched far before me, and my strength is almost gone. Lord, I need You to help me carry on… Lord, I hope You’ll understand, but I just Can’t keep pretending it’s ok So if it’s quite alright, I just can’t make Your church tonight ‘Cause this painted smile is wrong, I just can’t keep it pasted on (keep it pasted on) And someone’s bound to ask me where it’s gone That painted-on smile. Chorus: Painted-on smiles, Painted-on smiles Lord, please see through my Painted-on smiles. Painted-on smiles, Painted-on smiles Lord, please see through my Painted-on smiles. Verse 2: But Lord, if it’s Your will (it’s Your Will) I’ll go anyway, It will all be ok (It will all be ok) Every time I’m there, I give You all my cares And I’ll leave energized With a smile in my eyes And it won’t have to be Painted-on. Chorus: Painted-on smiles, Painted-on smiles Lord, You take off my Painted-on smiles. Painted-on smiles Painted-on smiles Lord, You take off my Painted-on smiles. Verse 3: Friend, you’ve asked if I’m ok And I just don’t know what to say Because you may not want to hear the truth And might just turn away. Friend, I need you to help me carry on. So if you ask once again, You’d best prepare yourself to sit And hear the struggles of a fellow soldier Wounded in the fight Cause I’m dying on the inside And I need a friend to fight with me Back to back, with sword in hand To make it through the night Friend I need (need) you to help(you) me carry (friend) on. Chorus: Painted-on smiles, Painted-on smiles. I won’t hide behind those Painted-on smiles. Painted-on smiles, Painted-on smiles. I won’t hide behind those Painted-on smiles.
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