Goldenrod Nights - Smeargle/Painter

[Intro – hushed, nighttime tone][Bratty female vocals] Yeah… Midnight air, spray cans rattlin’… Rules on the wall, but I ain’t followin’… Nah… not tonight… not ever… ⸻ [Verse 1] Grew up in a house where the canvas stayed clean “Paint inside the lines, keep it quiet, keep it seen” They taught me tradition, every stroke gotta mean But it felt like a cage, not a place to be free “Use this brush, not that, don’t drip, don’t bend” Every color gotta match, every edge gotta blend But I see wild shapes when I close my eyes Not their version of art—mine don’t comply So I stash the cans in the back of my room Wait for silence, sneak out under moon Suburban lights fade, I’m gone too soon Headed downtown where the walls feel truth Got my partner with me, yeah he movin’ uncanny Little Smeargle with a tail dipped in insanity Other ones paint clean, but mine get gritty We don’t do polite—we go loud in the city ⸻ [Hook] I don’t paint how they told me, nah I paint how I feel Every wall in the city turnin’ into somethin’ real Goldenrod nights, yeah we movin’ concealed If they chase, we vanish—ain’t no way we get revealed Drip wild colors, let the chaos spill Me and Smeargle taggin’ truth, every stroke got will They want rules, I break ‘em—yeah that’s the deal I don’t paint for permission, I just paint what’s real ⸻ [Verse 2] Alleyway kingdom, bricks turn to dreams Neon green splatter with electric pink streams Smeargle laughin’, tail swingin’ extreme We don’t sketch first—nah we live in between Hear the sirens hummin’, boots hit the ground Cadet Jenny lurkin’, always lurkin’ around Got a Houndour sniffin’, yeah they trackin’ the sound But I bounce off the walls, I don’t stay where I’m found Vault over fences, rooftop glide Hands on the ledge, yeah I’m takin’ that stride Heart beat bass like a kick and a snare City my canvas, I’m leavin’ it bare She almost got me once, I ain’t even gonna lie Flashlight close, I saw it in her eye But she grabbed my hoodie—thought she caught me red-handed Just a Substitute doll… yeah the plan got her stranded Now I’m gone in the dark, just a trace of the paint She lookin’ confused like “wait… this ain’t…” Houndour barkin’, but I’m out of range Another clean escape, yeah the game don’t change ⸻ [Hook] I don’t paint how they told me, nah I paint how I feel Every wall in the city turnin’ into somethin’ real Goldenrod nights, yeah we movin’ concealed If they chase, we vanish—ain’t no way we get revealed Drip wild colors, let the chaos spill Me and Smeargle taggin’ truth, every stroke got will They want rules, I break ‘em—yeah that’s the deal I don’t paint for permission, I just paint what’s real ⸻ [Verse 3] Biggest piece yet, yeah I had to go mythic Whole building wall, had to make it specific Kecleon blendin’, colors shiftin’ so vivid You can’t even see it ‘til the angle get twisted Layers on layers, yeah the illusion alive Smeargle went feral, let the chaos collide People walk past, don’t even realize Whole masterpiece hidin’ right before they eyes Took all night, but we never got caught Every drip, every line, every risk that I fought That’s my pride on the wall, that’s the proof that I’m free Not the art they designed… that’s the art that is me ⸻ [Bridge – reflective, quieter] They still asleep when I sneak back in Paint on my hands, little grin on my chin They don’t get it… and maybe they won’t But I ain’t livin’ that life that they want ⸻ [Outro – fading, thoughtful] Sun comin’ up… cans runnin’ low… Smeargle curled up, tail still glow… I’m thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow… where we go… New wall… new story… New colors they ain’t ready for… Yeah… I already see it… 🎨just