Painting Flowers

Album: Almost Alice (2010)
Charted: 105
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Songfacts®:

  • This was recorded for the soundtrack to the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie, Alice in Wonderland. Frontman Alex Gaskarth told MTV News that though the song was written specifically for the film, it isn't necessarily a straightforward narrative about the Lewis Carroll story. "The song definitely references ideas from the film and from the story, but I wouldn't say that it's obvious," said Gaskarth. "But it's in there, for sure."

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  • Carli from Pemberville, OhAll Time Low + Alice In Wonderland = my 2 favorite things
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