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My Sky is Always Red
03:54
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Stories now legends
they don’t print any more
oh, play the Big Man
get up off the floor
Am I dreaming?
awake and terrified
now more than ever,
time for truth not lies
All my sky is red
He carries your picture
You, Helen of Troy
this movie that plays
He sings of human joy
Am I dreaming?
awake and terrified
now more than ever,
time for truth not lies
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River Roar
03:32
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Can you hear the river roar
close to the seashore
waiting for years
with joy and tears
On the darkest shore
Believe
turn on the tape
Give me hope give me escape
I brought the light I brought the dawn
I’m Lucifer I’m the swan
All that love we knew
Nobody Ever Says Thank You
Look! There’s the lighthouse glare
We need to run I’m just so scared
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Shadow on Fire
03:04
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Fire all around
hotter than the sun
Do you know who I am?
Said the man with a gun
Shadow on fire
"blood on my hands"
these shadows of blue
Run to the Badlands
what happened to you?
Eyes shine too bright
A few even smile
I pleaded don’t stare
a few even cried
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Words on my Skin
02:58
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Oh sweetheart
Tattoos with your name
Words on my skin
That always spells blame
Hide your hands
Live inside your head
where Angels
fear to tread
Will this fever
Ever leave me
Concrete castles
Surrounding me
I dream of warm days
Just like on TV
Here comes redemption
But she truly believed
The Blood on the floor
Meant she was deceived
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You Know Me
03:01
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My dreams
closing in today
break them down
And getaway
You said
You knew me
You said
You knew me
look in the sky
I want to believe
A strangers hand
She said she knew me
When you’ve nothing
You’ve nothing to fear
When you’re something
Well you’re dying in here
Looking back
The good times rolled
But now you're smiling
Cos its winter and you’re cold
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The Last Ride
03:06
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I feel shame,
on the outside
Closed my eyes
Wishing you’d lied
The reckoning
Mars on the rise
The sound of laughter
As you wiped your eyes
I cried out when things got loud
Please don't hurt my pride
I had money then I had none
waiting for the last ride
When we last met
remember I tried
but now it’s too late
so late it’s almost light
you run
a wolf at night
lick your lips
grin then bite
Is this
All that remains
Empty bottles
Hope in chains
But I can see
A brighter way
See that light
We’ll be there one day
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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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