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Hands Dirty [Single]

by Paper Citizen

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I’ve often found myself holding on to someone who has already let go of me. Maybe it was the idea of who I wanted them to be. Maybe things could’ve been different.
We constantly evolving the way we view ourselves and the vision of who we want to be - sometimes this change is met with resistance from those closest to you, but welcomed by strangers or people who have just gotten to know this new version of you. This feeling of new-found empowerment begins to seesaw with feelings of self-doubt.

Hands Dirty tells a story about the perspective gained from a distance, the love that always remains, and the lessons learned through the passing of time.

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H A N D S D I R T Y

I got my hands dirty, oh honey down we go
Playing top forty on a borrowed penny
Looking at your face just tears away my ego
Rock a bye baby
You don't make this easy on me

This time I’m crossing lines
until we meet again
I’ve tried and I’ve tried
I’m trying to find some peace within

After all the things that we never could agree on
I still leave the lights on for you, even when you're long gone
With all the reasons that we'd never seem to speak of
It's always been your call yeah
I've been waiting for your call now

The silence screams away
old promises made
And I will admit to commit
The same mistakes again

We were staring down each other
When the mirrors turned black
How you take this babe
I'm running out the door

But if we stand by each other
Through the windows they’ve cracked
Just like we we used to do before
Then I'll cry no more

Said i’d be back but sipping coffee out in back bay
Reaching round a decade
How about the plans we made
Looking at your face still tears away my ego
Honey down we go

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released April 12, 2019
Written by: Claire Gohst
Produced by: Claire Gohst & Colin Fleming
Recording & Mix Engineer: Colin Fleming
Mastered by: Michelle Mancini

Vocals, Guitars, Moog, Omnichord, Additional Synth Programming: Claire Gohst
Bass: Connor Frawley
Drums: Eric Derwallis
Percussion: Colin Fleming

Album Artwork : @Morysetta

Special thanks to:
Q Division Studios

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Paper Citizen Los Angeles, California

once beantown now angeleno sprouted indie-rock bringing you crisp vocals, spacious guitars, organic beats and smooth keys.'

Paper Citizen is an LA-based indie rock project by songwriter and producer, Claire Gohst.

The project performs regularly as a trio in California, with Sarah Midori on Drums and Jake Furgason Cate on Bass. ... more

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