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strike me and paint me a pale shade of blue

hope me and wish me, i might come true

but it’s more likely that you’ll cage me

to finger scars through the bars that protect you

i saw the bullet exit the gun

i raised the hand that set the sun

now i walk but the road gets longer

with the growing burden of what i’ve done

there are things within my past

refuse and broken glass

bleeding hands labor at the task

as heals gently lift from brown trampled grass

i might have tasted some of the best

tipped back that bottle, drank to the dregs

the only thing that was hard to swallow

was the bitter empty after flow

there are things within my past

refuse and broken glass

bleeding hands labor at the task

as heals gently lift from brown trampled grass

someone give me water from another fount

something with the power to cleanse my mouth

i’ll drink the water. i’ll drink the water.

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from The Paper Sound, released March 1, 2005

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The Paper Sound Detroit, Michigan

Indie guitar rock is dead. Long live indie guitar rock.

The Paper Sound hail from the outskirts of Metro Detroit, playing a brand of guitar-driven indie rock reminiscent of Pedro the Lion or The Weakerthans, with touches of Americana via Neil Young/Richard Buckner, and Nada Surf/Built to Spill power pop. ... more

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