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Dreamers
04:49
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full speed through a tidal wave
with our eyes covered
on a treadmill with a ball and chain
and we’re front runners
we’re getting out of here
as the thunder rolls above
we’re gonna disappear
in a bullet rain of love
they say there’s no point looking for silver linings
on a mushroom cloud
maybe we’re dreamers stuck in the night
and we’re running out of time
headlights flashing through the rain
as we move closer
hold me like a hurricane
and let it blow over
we’re getting out of here
as the thunder rolls above
we’re gonna disappear
in a bullet rain of love
they say there’s no point looking for silver linings
on a mushroom cloud
maybe we’re dreamers stuck in the night
and we’re running out
‘cause there’s a false hope left in a ray that’s shining
through a bullet hole
maybe we’re dreamers chasing the light
of a sun we used to know
I’ll wait as it burns down
wait as the sea boils over
wait for the storm to calm
I’ll wait even though
they say there’s no point looking for silver linings
on a mushroom cloud
maybe we’re dreamers stuck in the night
and we’re running out
‘cause there’s a false hope left in a ray that’s shining
through a bullet hole
maybe we’re dreamers chasing the light
of a sun we used to know
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2. |
Circles
03:44
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we’ve been here before
we’re walking in circles circles circles
we’ve been over this
we’re talking the same old same old same old
but loving is forgetting
and every time I try a different track
no matter where I’m heading
somehow it keeps taking me back
we’ve been here before
my voice is an echo
all is said and done
but how do I let go let go let go
when loving is forgetting
and every time I try a different way
no matter where I’m heading
somehow I´m straying deeper into this maze
if I made you choose I´d never make the cut
what’s the point in competing when you’ve already lost
I know the price don´t outweigh the cost
we won´t make it right
you don’t have to say it, I know how it goes
we better leave these lines uncrossed
I don’t need your pity, I won´t ask a lot
just let me have tonight
we’ve been over this
we’re talking the same old, same old, same old
but loving is forgetting
and every time I try a different track
no matter where I’m heading
somehow it keeps taking me back
oh loving is forgetting
and every time I try a different way
no matter where I’m heading
somehow I’m straying deeper into this maze
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3. |
Swimming Rivers
03:25
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tell me about the years before me
tell me all about your circus
let me in on all your stories
let me far beyond the surface
I wanna know you like I know that no one else does
you’re standing on the far end
I wanna be with you in ways that I can’t speak of
it’s getting out of hand
you have seen me at my weakest
you have seen the consequences
I let you in on all me secrets
let you in beyond the fences
I wanna know you like I know that no one else does
you’re standing on the far end
I wanna be with you in ways that I can’t speak of
it’s getting out of hand again
all though we keep our distance
all of our barricades
are torn down in an instant
look at the mess we made
you keep on burning bridges
I keep on building walls
but soon we’re swimming rivers
and firing cannonballs
I wanna know you like I know that no one else does
you’re standing on the far end
I wanna be with you in ways that I can’t speak of
it’s getting out of hand again
I wanna know you like I know that no one else does
we’re standing in the cross fire
I wanna be with you in ways that I can’t speak of
the stakes are getting higher
you keep on burning bridges
I keep on building walls
but soon we’re swimming rivers
and firing cannonballs
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4. |
Sparks
03:36
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don’t wake her up
don’t let her down
for a minute let her be
in her head
in your dream
stay in the make believe
close the door
close your eyes
and for a second nothing else exists
you escape reality
getting lost in the unreal
but now you’re wide awake
heading for your next mistake
all out of rules to break
you don’t know what you’re in for
striking sparks off one another
to the point where nothing matters
we don’t bother with the voices telling us to reconsider
you don’t know what you’re in for
wind it back
back in time
for a minute let it live
in your mind
you’re seventeen
and it’s all beginning
she’s closing in
your closing out
every little thing you ever thought you knew
to escape anything
is to lose yourself too
now you can’t turn the tide
running out of ways to hide
can’t tell what’s wrong or right
you don’t know what you’re in for
striking sparks off one another
to the point where nothing matters
we don’t bother with the voices telling us to reconsider
you don’t know what you’re in for
keep pretending we don’t know we’re clueless
keep pretending we know what the truth is
keep on running out of bad excuses
you just keep striking sparks off me
keep pretending we don’t know we’re clueless
keep pretending we know what the truth is
keep on running out of bad excuses
no nobody told us what’ we’re in for
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5. |
Painted Gold
05:06
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oh, we painted it gold
the pain that we know
and we sold it
and oh, they swallowed them whole
the lies that we told
they bought it
and now my contribution to the conversation
is a yes and a no and a stupid smile
and your solution to the situation
is to pour gasoline onto the fire
and all that I want is a start
when all I can see is an ending
though I’ve perfected the art
of keeping the cool and pretending
sometimes we’re given more than we can take
but I guess it’s not a heart if it doesn’t break
weep for the secrets we keep
speak my name in your sleep
we’re losing
and nothing’s more real than a dream
breaking at the seams
there’s no use in telling
so my contribution to the conversation
is a shrug and look and a quiet sigh
and your solution to the situation
is to get on with getting by
and all that I want is a start
when all I can see is an ending
though I’ve perfected the art
of keeping the cool and pretending
sometimes we’re given more than we can take
but I guess it’s not a heart if it doesn’t break
wait, we got here to late
the choices were made
don’t bother
just say what’s golden will fade
and you will stay
in the arms of another
and any desperation for a revolution
doesn’t change the fact that our hands are tied
and there’s a resignation to the conclusion
when a hand leaves a hand in a goodbye
and all that I want is a start
when all I can see is an ending
though I’ve perfected the art
of keeping the cool and pretending
sometimes we’re given more than we can take
and I guess it’s not a heart if it doesn’t break
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6. |
This Round
03:09
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stay a little while I’ve got his round
we could paint the town
I’ll give you every reason I could find
you’ll pay me back in time
pay me back in time
tomorrow’s coming soon enough so why
won’t you stay a little while
nothings sweeter than the sparkling sound
blurring every line
save me from bitterness or watch me drown
oh we’ll be knocking ‘em down
just stay a little while you’ve got it down
leave it all behind
dancing in the ditch with paper crowns
stumbling around
stumbling around
with badge of honor bruises on our knees
I don’t care who sees
nothing’s ever sacred after five
hold your breath and dive
the dust won’t settle till the church bells chime
no we’ll be knocking ‘em down
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7. |
Easy
03:20
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can’t you feel the weight you’re always dragging around
on your shoulders
you’re a soldier
and I know it’s crowded on the enemy’s side
you’ve been hiding
from the fight
but we could make it easy
we could leave here
we could try
if you can’t find you freedom
when you need some
have some of mine
me and you we’re like the crippled leading the blind
but it’s time now
let your light out
maybe you just need a little darkness to shine
‘cause you are golden
you are gold
we could make it easy
we could leave here
we could try
if you can’t find you freedom
when you need some
have some of mine
yes we could make it easy
please believe me
we could fly
if you can’t find you freedom
when you need some
have some of mine
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8. |
Back Of My Mind
03:07
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starry-eyed
tongue-tied
I gaze at the eclipse
come walk with me
come walk with me
up the hill
but stay still
don’t let it pass your lips
don’t call for me
don’t call for me
for the sake of our borrowed time
I won’t let it leave me blind
once I said it’s all or none
but took what I could find
for the sake of tomorrow
I won’t lay it on the line
I will keep it
in the back of my mind
I know you’re tired
stay quiet
just keep me company
and let it be
oh, let it be
by and by
you’ll find
another way to breathe
just wait and see
don’t wait for me
for the sake of our borrowed time
I won’t let it leave me blind
once I said it’s all or none
but took what I could find
for the sake of tomorrow
I won’t lay it on the line
I will keep it
in the back of my mind
if this is all we’ll ever get
don’t waste a moment on regret
the sun will rise
and it will set
for the sake of our borrowed time
I won’t let it leave me blind
once I said it’s all or none
but took what I could find
for the sake of tomorrow
I won’t lay it on the line
I will keep it
in the back of my mind
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9. |
Hands Down
03:18
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I had an aching in my bones
there was a million ways to go
I was a runaway runaway runaway oh
before I met you, I could never stand still
I had an aching in my bones
I feel it coming
filling up my senses
when you are calling
I am left defenseless
hands down, my feet on the ground
there’s no returning ‘cause I know where I’m bound
hands down, my feet on the ground
hands down, hands down, hands down
there is a world about to unfold
still there are secrets left untold
but I won’t run away run away run away oh
now that I’ve found you there’s no way that I will
there is no way I’m letting go
now I feel it coming
filling up my senses
when you are calling
I am left defenseless
hands down, my feet on the ground
there’s no returning ‘cause I know where I’m bound
hands down, my feet on the ground
hands down, hands down, hands down
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10. |
We Can't Go On
03:43
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all of your trust can’t take away
what we learned from songs
that we played in or hearts forever more
until the laughter stopped
we can’t go on
we can’t go on
in a different place a softer song about us is playing
in fear of your lust it’s still these songs
that command my world
it’s a lake for my tears that felt you were wrong
where my love can swirl
we can’t go on
we can’t go on
in a different place a softer song about us is playing
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Paper Crown Hamar, Norway
The Norwegian small town neighbourhood duo Paper Crown teamed up back in 2018, and soon found common ground in the search for songs that make time stand still. Guitarist Ørnulv Snortheim’s carefully crafted melodies combined with Johanne Kippersund’s soulful vocals and heartfelt lyrics, form the foundation of their contemporary nordic pop with a vintage flare. ... more
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