El Dorado

from L I F E B L O O D S by Paper Tigers

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I closed the shades,
Watched you swallow the sun,
Breathe in the fire
And line your lungs with smoke.

Now with eyes to the floor
I've found what i'm looking for
Believed it like a last chance,
The roads we've tread were always paved with gold.

We'll search, we'll build or burn together.

So grace these palms with lock or key
Our favoured kind of currency
To tie or bind your life to something new.

And I know its in our nature, we seem to trust,
These gypsy’s with the lightest of fingers and touch,
Who play the voice of the thousand, screaming in the desert alone where it's so cold and the earth wont move,
For lifers like me or you.

Clawing at the night
I'm just a shot in the dark from you
So surrender the light
And you'll have it all (when you move me)

Skinned to the bone
How far from alone's your blackest insatiable?
Don't talk in tongues. (When words speak volumes)
Just show me who you really are.

Quell the sinking feeling from my soul,
And believe that like a last chance,
The roads we tread will always be paved with gold.

And I know its in our nature, we seem to trust,
These gypsy’s with the lightest of fingers and touch,
Who play the voice of the thousand screaming in the desert alone where it's so cold and the earth wont move,
For lifers like me or you.

Are we alive enough to die?
I've sold my soul the invisible and fed the fire behind these eyes for far too long.

credits

from L I F E B L O O D S, released July 7, 2014
Jim Carter - Vocals
Damon Brough - Guitar
Jack Seymour - Guitar/synth
Sam Bloor - Bass/Programming
Laurence Cooper - Drums

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Romesh Dodangoda Recorded at Long Wave Recording Studios, Wales. Assistant Engineer - Rob Thomas Mastered at Long Wave Recording Studio

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