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Paper My Walls

from Pockets On Fire by annA rydeR

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    With 16 page colour booklet in jewel case with cartoons by annA. Design by Mick Toole.

    “Songs that demand your attention” – MOJO magazine 1999

    Studio album released in 1998 on Woodworm records.
    12 songs with annA playing piano, guitars and French horns, and featuring the playing of Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg, Gerry Conway, Simon Nicol, Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie along with trumpet player Chas McDevitt and trombonist Chris Knibbs.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Pockets On Fire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Written by annA rydeR in October 1997

lyrics

I'll paper my walls with the letters you sent me
So I can feel your words pressed against me
Put a sign on my door reading no entry
Bury my face in the shirt you lent me
I'll shut my curtains and switch off the light
Stop my clock and stay up all night
No-one dare to ask me if I'm alright
You're in my mind but you're out of m y sight

CAN'T YOU READ THE SIGN ON MY DOOR IT SAYS NO ENTRY
SO DON'T WAKE ME UP ANYMORE
UNTIL THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

Last train to home I don't wanna take it
Last promise I make now I won't break it
Last chance I've just gotta make it
Last time I leave this still I'm gonna shake it
If I'm so right, how could I be so wrong?
If life is so short, why does it feel so long?
If I'm in, how is it I don't belong?
How come I look so weak when I feel so strong?
CAN'T YOU READ ...

Well I'm easily led and I'm underfed
I'll wear your clothes and I'll sleep in your bed
I'll make your tea and I'll bake your bread
In all your footprints I will readily tread

CAN'T YOU READ THE SIGN ON MY DOOR IT SAYS NO ENTRY
SO DON'T WAKE ME UP ANYMORE
UNTIL THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE
I'm gonna paper my walls, not taking any calls
Til the next century

I've told you two thousand times
It's sooner than you think
If anything happens WAKE ME UP

credits

from Pockets On Fire, released February 19, 1999
annA rydeR: keyboard, vocals
Dave Pegg: bass
Gerry Conway: drums
Chas McDevitt: trumpets
Chris Leslie: mandolin

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annA rydeR England, UK

annA rydeR is an original and inventive singer-songwriter with a musical style which spans an array of genres. A multi- instrumentalist with a poetic, intimate lyricism communicating her unique take on the world around her.

annA has played all over the UK and Europe, from small clubs to large festivals, and has six studio albums under her belt, featuring some of British folk's finest musicians. ... more

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