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A Paper Face

from Cartographic by Fool's Errand

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A paper face stares vacantly ahead
Without a care in the world, he doesn't care anymore
It is dreaming a thought, and it is thinking a dream
It is only an illusion to the eyes of the lonely
So when you're staring straight ahead
Wishing that you were dead
You had better think twice kid
You don't know where it all will end
In all your thoughts you start to drown
So you take one last look around
Until your eyelids fall down
And you sleep without a sound

Oh so still
Oh so still
Like a plant on a windowsill
You sit there and swill

Your television's broken the static's out of control
You had better turn it off real quick or it may swallow your soul
So go lie in your bed as though it was your tomb
Your pillow can be your headstone while your sheets devour you

A radio station scrambles signals in the air
I listen with all my might, but the words I cannot hear
I guess between the two antennas something must have interfered
Now just a torrent of confusion keeps rushing into my ears
Making it so hard to walk, I can't stay in a straight line
I either veer to the left, or over to the right
Now a small group of thoughts keep assaulting my mind
Are they right or are they wrong?
Am I right or am I wrong?

I'll just keep staring straight ahead
Keep staring straight ahead
We're unable to comprehend
What isn't grasped within our hands

Your television's broken the static's out of control
You had better turn it off real quick or it may swallow your soul
So go lie in your bed as though it was your tomb
Your pillow can be your headstone while your sheets devour you
I watch a paper face as it slowly starts to tear
Destroying all self-identity it's left unaware
Now I'll go lie in my bed, hoping that it is my tomb
With my abandoned thoughts I'll be completely consumed

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from Cartographic, released September 5, 2014

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Fool's Errand Richmond, Virginia

Fool's Errand is a Folk group from Richmond Va that blends elements of Gypsy, Americana and World Music. Consisting of five members, the band has a very eclectic and memorable sound.

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