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Paper Doll

by Bonestown

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Nina Simone 04:36
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Easter 06:10
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My Baby 04:50
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Red Lights 07:43
I / SAT AND WATCHED/ YOU CRY/ ON MY BEDROOM FLOOR/ AND I/ TRIED TO CLIMB/ OUT THE WINDOW/ OR INTO A CABINET/ I/ JUST WANTED/ TO HOLD YOU/ JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER/ BUT I/ NEVER LEARNED/ HOW TO STAY/ IN THAT - RED LIGHT / AND I / COULDNT LOVE YOU/ LIKE YOU THOUGHT I COULD I/ SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE/ GOING OUT EVERY NIGHT/ AND DANCIN IN THAT RED RED LIGHT/ AND WHEN I WATCH YOU/ SHUDDER AND SOB (YA) / JUTS HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE/ AND WHEN I WATCH MYSELF/ TURN AROUND AND WALK DOWN THE HALL/ AND OUT THE DOOR AND DOWN THE STAIRS - AND OUT ON THE STREET AGAIN / I KNOW/ THERES A LIGHT/ THAT SHONES ON YOU YEAH THERES/ THERES A LIGHT/ THAT SHINES IN YOU/ (YEAH) YEAH THERES/ THERES A CERTAIN KIND OF LIGHT/ THATS NEVER SHONE IN ME (AAAAAAAAH) OH GIRL (OH) (OH NO) / (OYAAHYOU) LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL/ WHEN YOU LOSE CONTROL/ CRUMBLE UP LIKE A PAPER DOLL/ (WHEN YOU) NOW ITS WINTERTIME/ AND ALL THE TREES/ ARE FALLING/ ALL OVER ME/ AND THE RED RED LIGHTS/ ARE CRASHING/ IN MY EYES/ (OH) (IIIIII KNOW) (IIIIII KNOW) (II KNOWW) AND SOMEDAY/ SOMEDAY FAR AWAY YOU MAY SEE ME/ OUT ON THE STREET/ WITH YOUR PRETTY PRETTY FAMILY/ YOU MAY SEE ME - LIKE IM SEEING YOU NOW/ YOU MAY SEE ME/ COLD AND HOPELESS AND SHAKIN LIKE A LEAF/ YEAH YOU MAY SEE ME / SPARKIN EM UP AND SHOOTIN EM DOWWWWNN YEAH/ YOU MAY SEE ME/ OFF THE HIGHWAY/ LIGHTING UP MATCHES AND THROWIN EM IN THAT DEEP BLUE SEA

about

Paper Doll is Rock n' Roll Americana at its most essential. Built around first and second take live performances recorded in Somerville and Allston MA, the songs are “discovered” as much as they’re performed. These are songs about the heartbreak the humor and the glory of the life of a renegade, of the life of the artist in the face of our world; a life outside of society. Full of images, riffs, and beats that depict wrangled up hard fought freedom in a dystopian consumerist world, the album is a testament to the power of spontaneous creativity, the live experience, and the ineffable spirit of Rock n’ Roll. These are songs about a peaceful a loving and a drinking God. These are songs about how beautiful you are, crumpled up like a paper doll.

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released August 30, 2022

Jarva Lund: Vocals, Piano
Kirk Windsor: Guitar
Frank Butkus: Drums, Organ

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Bonestown Brooklyn, New York

J Jarva vocals, piano
J Waukonen guitar
K Windsor guitar
F Butkus drums, keyboard

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