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But it's Just Gold
05:12
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In gilded rooms
our hero
thinks he’s rich
but it’s just gold
our city skyline
fades to a glow
up on the hill
cowards below
I can’t sleep
but I’m still dreaming
I can’t sleep
Don’t stop dreaming
He thinks whiskey
is his friend
but he wakes up
with noise in his head
Plays with fire
fear his shadow
lots of friends
but always alone
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2. |
When Things Corrode
03:58
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Their words are just noise
Through the darkest night
Trust is in the eyes
Too tired to fight
Through the darkest night
You are my light
When things corrode
No longer new and bright
Down stranger roads
The honest bar lights
Your luck’s gone cold
Freeze your heart to ice
a storm was rolling in
you pay the price
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The Film Just Started
04:55
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The Film Just Started
the lights are low
the only one you ever loved
walked right out that door
I wanted to be
Superman tall
But as usual,
I ended up on the floor
The script we follow made us smile
our stars shine bright for a while
The vampire returns
Like an old friend
We sit in darkness
The film just ends
Good guys smile
Bad guys laugh last
Say your goodbyes
Cos I’m not coming back
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4. |
Wakes the Hero
04:14
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Suddenly wakes the hero
imagined he was an eagle
His legendary story
the king’s lost crown
Gazing out the car window
Too late to follow rainbows
I'll wait until the sun goes
down
Crawling low
Through broken glass
My time’s here
yours has passed
Awake and asleep
One day we’ll shine
At least these dreams
are all mine
Raging at the afterglow
Love’s clean tears start to flow
Eyes wide open
I feed off your light
Fragile as your promise
You said you were honest
I stare at the tv
All night
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5. |
Thunder and Rain
02:34
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When the sky was falling
But the sun was golden
I shivered in my worn in shoes
Got nothing so got nothing to lose
I tasted fear and pain
I long for thunder and rain
Hold a fading picture
I knew I’d always miss her
It keeps me warm to know
Love deep like a blanket of snow
Those days are now long gone
Those nights now are so long
The flashing lights are way too bright
Never ever ever cry
Sea of tears keeps roaring
Your beauty keeps on calling
It keeps me warm inside
To know I ride the tide
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6. |
Real Snow
03:37
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his dreams
of searing light
as bright as your
remembered smile
Ghosts are real
With cartoon eyes
We are apart
Thousands of miles
He looked out the window
It’s time to go
Close his eyes
Imagine real snow
He never looked
people in the eye
whenever he woke
it was dark night
on a screen
of green glow
trapped on a planet
far from home
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Paper Cowboys Sheffield, UK
We beat the drum slowly & play the fife lowly. Paper Cowboys are roots rock & roll with a slice of Gothic Western. Based in Sheffield, formed in 2019. Jimmy vocals and guitar, Stav drums and Alex bass.
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