Get all 24 Paper Cowboys releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Christmas Is Here & it’s Snowed, at least these dreams are all mine, the stars in our shared sky, Don’t Follow Me, I'm Not Cold, paper cowboys, stories now legends, Songs on Old Radios, and 16 more.
1. |
Sunshine Makes Shadow
04:40
|
|||
|
Sunshine makes shadow
legends grow old
love’s eternal
what do I know
Sunshine makes shadow
Where wildflowers grow
hide in the shade
Buried under snow
I watched you drown in a bottle
or so it seems
You chase glory
forever hiding in dreams
That time I called for help
No one wanted to hear
So now I stand up
I laugh in the face of fear
Heroes crave limelight
Losers the script
Oh my sweetheart
|
||||
2. |
The Screen Burns Bright
03:28
|
|||
|
The king and his bride
Ride silver freeways
I’ve heard too many lies
I don’t believe a word you say
The screen burns bright
Just before it fades
The screen burns bright
Then we’re in shade
We keep shining like
strange lights in the sky
legends outlive heroes
me, I watch the world go by
|
||||
3. |
The Radio Claims
04:15
|
|||
|
It’s dark in this world
When will I return
the cold light of stars
Like neon lit bars
I want to believe,
But looks can deceive
the tender light of love
shows me heaven above
the radio claims
we’re closer each day
Through time and space
I see your face
silence and cruel thoughts
for the brave astronaut
the voices we hear
we wonder and fear
|
||||
4. |
||||
|
Darkness is creeping in
I gaze up and wonder
saw you fall into my arms
worlds of fear and thunder
I looked out
Found welcome places
The glow outside
The light of a thousand faces
Radio signals
From the stars
We need magic
To hide old scars
|
||||
5. |
One Day The Sun
03:55
|
|||
|
If you betray my heart
To hide the times I cried
No one ever questions
people and their pride
One day we'll all live in the sun
No rest for the wicked
We live for simple joys
You ran from the danger
You ran from the noise
Times we’ve lived through
fog and mystery
I’d swap this world
For a taste of liberty
|
||||
6. |
Snow on the Way
03:40
|
|||
|
The show is over
and gone
The audience leaves
You’re on your own
I see heavy skies
coming in the dawn
snow on the way
But we'll be gone
We plan getaways
frail but satisfied
Winter is lonely
passion is the prize
I see heavy skies
coming in the dawn
snow on the way
But we'll be gone
We'll be clapping along
We'll be singing Christmas songs
words are frozen
stay by my side
breaking my heart
wait for sunrise
I see heavy skies
coming in the dawn
snow on the way
But we'll be gone
We'll be gone
|
||||
7. |
Passion and Joy
02:46
|
|||
|
Your own story
seals your fate
your sad face
means she’ll never wait
Retribution
passion and joy
sober this mornin’
but you destroy
But you survived
love and hate
The storm calmed
We sleep with ease
Your pretty eyes
Angry as the sea
I’m still drinking
Thinking 'bout what I’ve done
takes all my strength
not to run
Talk a lot and say nothing
I stood alone so afraid
I heard a song in a dream
About winning one day
|
||||
8. |
Leaving for the Stars
03:03
|
|||
|
Too close
to the sun,
melts those
wings of love
I’m leaving for the stars
remember
cheering parades
glory dies
fame always fades
morning light
way too cold
I reached so high
But fell so low
stranger
kiss my eyes
condemned yet
so alive
|
||||
9. |
I Stay Here
03:16
|
|||
|
I promise you dear
I’ll be waiting years
The last thing I heard you say
Watch the band play
So hold your tears
I stay here
I travel in time
To claim what is mine
I never forget your face
it won’t fade
Seconds pass like years
Smile through whiskey and fear
Dreams we’re never cold
with paths of gold
|
||||
10. |
Frozen In Dreams
03:43
|
|||
|
We needed you
you’d ran away
those fine words
you didn't say
Hear things said
I’m no outlaw
I drank so much
I hurt no more
Frozen in dreams
When we owned
That old car
But on empty
We’d not get far
Jokes you told
made me smile
words dripped from lips
drowned my eyes
|
||||
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.
Paper Cowboys recommends:
Choke Cherry Tree
by Ben Miller Band
rocks
go to album
Ones To Keep Close
by The Bones of J.R. Jones
heartachingly beautiful
go to albumIf you like Paper Cowboys, you may also like:
Tokyo Bay/Crying Inside
by Nick Lowe
The first new release from Nick Lowe in 5 years includes two originals and two rollicking covers.
go to album
Phenomenology
by The Mining Co.
Inspired by John Carpenter’s 1974 film “Dark Star,” the beautifully moody songs on this LP present a voyage into the unknown.
go to album
The Ohio songwriter navigates gender, queerness, class, and privilege through a powerful mix of country rock, folk ballads, and bluegrass.
go to album
Notes From The Wonderground
by The Reflection Box
Irish singer-songwriter Sarah E. Cullen bares her heart over pastoral folk arrangements enshrouded in a dream-pop haze.
go to album
