Paper Anthem - Coelacanth
She's made of loneliness
Can't sleep 'cause she's depressed
Smoking this won't make you less
Oh, God, I hope I passed her test
★ Chorus ★
If you sift the darkness
We'll meet like ink and water
One thing I'd like you to know is that this helps keep me alive
★ Verse ★
Her God was stretched until He left
A billion people in her chest
I'll make a move so she won't have to guesstimate her value
★ Chorus ★
I can't stand thе nightmares
They're captivating, almost
Stuck in this rеctifying mess
One day, you'll have to take me along
★ Verse ★
I'll paint the sky with just one lie
I swear I'm fine, though you won't be mine
★ Chorus ★
So, I will keep calm
Source the impact
No, I refuse to listen
Eyes closed, slowly breathing
Won't you let me know when this table turns?
★ Bridge ★
Stop, survey the aftermath
What's had, and what is left?
I can't think until I eat
★ Hook ★
Now you know
Swim the gore
I died alight
Oh, oh
★ Outro ★
Feeling me?
Past the Aegean Sea
I'll tell you what I need if you tell me how you feel
I lied tonight
Losing this race, aren't you?
★ Verse ★
She dreams of loneliness
Can't sleep 'cause she's depressed
I'll make a move so she won't have to
Make a move so she won't
★ Hook ★
Set the tone
Uncertain eye
I died alive
Oh, oh
★ Outro ★
Still feeling me?
Past the Aegean Sea
I'll tell you what I need if you tell me how you feel
I lied a lot
In the next life, I'll be you
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Paper Anthem - Sandsnake
{Verse 1} I mock myself all the time in my dreams Start the clock, cause I forgot I'm losing sand {Verse 2} I erased all my lines You would not
Paper Anthem - Zero
I've seen it all One step ago Out of the window And into the streets I've seen it fall Nothing at all Tree skins and circuitry Fall to us all from the
Paper Anthem - The City
Light here bleeds into the ocean It bleeds into the skyline So I can see for miles And I feel everyone's a liar Everyone's just fake Like me But
Paper Anthem - Au Revoir Nexus
Sitting on top of my favorite satellite, waiting for you to come by Kicking the ground with my least favorite shoes while I listen to you tell a lie I see nothing but sadness
Paper Anthem - Anchorage
You're my anchor, honey Whenever I'm up, you feel down I'll try to send you my love But know I can't stay on the ground In this atmospheric silence What
Paper Anthem - Fin
The stars are green and i can feel my feet; they're lifting high up off the ground And i don't need to make a scene This is where i leave my things Leave the car, forget
Paper Anthem - Altitude
{Verse 1} In this airplane, I'll float to depths In this airplane, I'll see so much In this airplane, I'll miss your touch {Pre-Chorus}
Paper Anthem - Fork in the Road
{Verse 1} It seems you and I have come to that time The fork in the road is here now And I know you'd never think to follow me down The path that I chose for you,
Paper Anthem - Pastime
{Verse 1} Count the animals until they're culled Until the skin turns black and rain will surely fall How the hell are we to get through this On a day like this?
Paper Anthem - To All the Sailors We've Lost
{Verse 1} Just stay with me, we'll be okay Okay with me, just stay with me And we'll forget the lives we've lost At sea, at sea, away with me
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Biography
Many of the songs written for the album date back to 2016, when Hitchcock was going through a difficult time emotionally and personally: “My life had fallen apart… I had to move back home and get a job at Walmart. I got a little too into conspiracy theories. I became totally isolated to everything that keeps someone human.”
Forced by the pandemic to end an extended trip to Europe early and return home again, Hitchcock can’t help but draw comparisons. “2016 was a bad year for a lot of people, personally and politically, and 2020 has been a bit of a repeat for everyone too. These two years had a huge impact on, first, the writing, and then, later, my reflection on the compositions… I originally titled this album ‘The Conduit’ because so much of it seemed to be about change: the way you see a lover, the way you see a friendship, the way you see yourself, the way you see your country… The new title had more impact—a reminder of the time that change takes, and the fact that this exchange of sand is permanent,” says Hitchcock.
The album was recorded across a number of years, mostly in California. Hitchcock began tracking the album in Oakland in 2017, but also recorded a bit in Los Angeles in 2018 and Kent during the summer of 2019. The album was then mixed (Kristofer Harris, Ghostpoet, Belle and Sebastian) in the summer of 2019, and sent to London for mastering (John Davis, Foals, Snow Patrol) before lying in wait for another year and a half. For The Year, Hitchcock chose to collaborate with two producers, Christopher Daddio from Oakland art-rock quartet Everyone Is Dirty, returning after producing Hitchcock’s second release, and Fraser McCulloch, the creatively frenetic LA-based producer of bands Chaos Chaos—including their cult hit track Can You Feel It?, notably featured on Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty—and Milagres.
“I’ve been a fan of Chaos Chaos for years, and they let us record in their rehearsal space, which was surreal for me. [Fraser] takes every note, every percussive impact so seriously, and I really appreciated that attention to detail, making sure every single layer is perfect before moving on. He totally changed the way I write songs… now I try to construct works from more of a pop perspective, if appropriate.”
“I think my first two albums have a lot of hope for the future—about finding the right person, getting to the right place. This one is just about devastation and destruction… All there is is going through the negativity, getting away from it, forever changed. Coming out of that, and hopefully being a better version of yourself, is what this album came to mean to me as I put the songs together, and I hope others can relate to it.”