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Paper Wings

from Make Believe by Gayle Skidmore

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"Paper Wings" is an eerie, ambient song about searching for strength that features the kalimba, the marimba and the glockenspiel.

lyrics

Teach me to know your voice
Speak aloud and say my name
Silence my fears and still the noise that is dancing in my brain
From here on out I’ll burn much brighter
Deep inside the timbre of your love
We’ve only just the one life
We’ve barely just begun, and then we die
Paper wings aren’t strong enough to fly
Teach me to know your voice
Speak aloud and say your name
With eyes closed and heart awake
I will learn to still my brain
We’ve only just the one life
We’ve barely just begun, and then we die
Paper wings aren’t strong enough to fly
Softly you sing over me
Give me ears to hear and eyes to see
Tell me that you’ll never leave
You’ll be there when my wings catch fire and I fall into the sea
We’ve only just the one life
We’ve barely just begun, and then we die
Paper wings aren’t strong enough to fly
So carry me to your side when I die

credits

from Make Believe, released November 13, 2010
Vocals: Gayle Skidmore
Guitar: Gayle Skidmore
Glockenspiel: Gayle Skidmore
Piano: Gayle Skidmore
Bass: Darren Plies
Drums: Dan Barragan
Kalimba: Gayle Skidmore
Marimba: Gayle Skidmore
Guitar: Caleb Jude Green
Mellotron: Aaron Swanton

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Gayle Skidmore Amsterdam, Netherlands

Seven-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore has written over 2000 songs since she began songwriting at the age of 8. She just won Best Pop in the 2015 San Diego Music awards, and her latest album and coloring book, “Sleeping Bear,” won Best Pop Album in 2014. She won Best Singer-Songwriter in the 2013 San Diego Music Awards, and her song "Paper Box" was featured on HBO's "Looking." ... more

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