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Paper Wallpaper

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i've been crushing pomegranates for hours feeling the seeds pop between my fingers, and it makes me think of, it makes me think of, It makes me think of bubble wrap, but most of all It makes me think of you sitting by the bosphorous, sharing one cup between two. can you wear that, can you wear that soft sailor's dress with the red bandana around your neck, and we can lay upon your table cloth all night, to keep out the cold and you'll tell me how you're getting old tired eyed along these open roads. and I'm wondering now will we ever be alone and I'm wondering now will we ever find a home and I'm wondering now will we ever be alone and I'm wondering now will we ever find a home. chords: am, c then f, am, c.
2.
Signs 05:32
your steel pierced right into my heart now i've got to collect everything and restart you looked so cute with your eagle cigarettes cooking for 80 is a pain in the ass but oh that's all done now somewhere under open skies in lisbon long ago now there's nothing there ropes were breaking through the concrete we broke into the guard house oh my god the guard was sleeping discussions of string theory thought i had a new wind but really i'm just blowing around just blowing around strong woman strange motives glue huffing even diamonds roughen when they get old
3.
Karina 04:06
let's go away and find the boundaries of our brains in new surroundings let's go away and find the boundaries of our brains in new surroundings we can etch them out in our moleskine pads take apart each tic and detail keep a log of every passing fad make a note when we derail pretty soon we'll find ourselves with thick and heavy ink-stained books filled with things we couldn't do we can find a beach with a giant blood-stained sunset view and burn them up as we break through and here on the other side the waves will break all over you standing in the moonlight the water shining all thick and pure like honey, slowly falling from your eyes and taking with it all the final pieces of your disguise oh, let's go away and find the boundaries of our brains in new surroundings let's go away and find the boundaries of our brains in new surroundings
4.
Bauhaus 01:12
in my house, everything is bauhaus clean and modern, manufactured german and in my room, everything is well groomed spotless, spit-polished, in it's own place and on my stereo there's music playing and on my bedside table open books are laying I'm always cleaning reading eating careful stimulation reasoned so that i don't have to think a thing because I'm hopelessly waiting ever so patiently for you
5.
David Bowie 04:07
there's a man running behind us desperation igniting his furious countenance and i called it, you called it too and as we struggle, lights around the corner are getting brighter now, getting brighter and something clicks as he stares at us he pauses for a while taking his time for once and something splutters out like a candle I called it, you called it too and as he slips away leaving us heavy breathing we take our time for once something good comes along like it always does and don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this, don't you pretend we didn't learn from this,
6.
in your armchair by the window snow falling on the oleanders it only lasts a minute though you've been out on the veranda when you close the sliding glass doors some snow flakes fall from your hair to the floor i'm not sure what you look like, i don't remember your face anymore vivid green vines crawling in the forest scorpions arch their backs in the morning light your liquorice papers rustle in the soft breeze everything's gonna be alright but as you ride up toward me on your old dutch bike bringing fresh brown bread in your basket i'm not sure what you look like i don't remember your face anymore
7.
i'm far away every mother's day it's a pain, but it's something i have chosen i don't call enough it can be kind of tough but when you're wide awake, quite often i am dozin' maybe i am something of a black sheep but i can play and sing and it can be quite sweet that's why i sing this song to remind you though i'm gone that you're my mum and i am thinking of you and i love you
8.
Your Place 04:17
sick of dozing on the kitchen floor all the pieces are bound to fall into place some day turned around and asked me what's that for all your vicious comments and your lion roar well you'll come around again some day try and remember your place there's a world full of wonder coming your way just wait some day
9.
fake denim straps are falling each and every way i grab a hold of your henna black hair pull it back so your face is clear and words are pouring out of my mouth like red hot lava rising from the earth and my eyes are losing their focus and your eyes are losing their focus i see our hearts explode i see our hearts explode i see our hearts explode each and every way making signs with our fingers point at you point at me love love love love it's our not so secret language and certainly we weren't the first to make it up but our feelings have outgrown the borders of that simple thing we call love and our words are turning into streams and torrents making mountains and reclaiming the ocean around us and suddenly you are above me suddenly i see you above me i see our hearts explode i see our hearts explode i see our hearts explode each and every way

about

The Conception - WRITTEN BY THE PRODUCER, BARIS TOSUN
“Dominic was playing guitar with a bunch of hippies one night in Istanbul when, seeing the opportunity to play to an appreciating audience, I joined them. As the rest of the crowd went off to socialise and couple up, Dominic and I continued to sing and play for hours. I had some recording equipment in my apartment and within a couple of weeks he was over and we recorded what was to be the 4th track on the album, ‘Bauhaus’. That was a pivotal moment - for that song that inspired me to complete my ambition of setting up a remote recording studio - far from the distractions of City life (I grew up in London where prolonged silence is a commodity and studio time is bloody expensive).

“Fours seasons later my studio in the South-West of Turkey was complete, and on a diet of beer, crisps and chocolate, we were recording the tracks for Paper Wallpaper.

“Paper Wallpaper is an album with a story; the story of a hitchhiker who, together with a guy he met on a chance encounter, recorded an album in the space of 4 weeks - with no previous experience of studios or recording. Dominic has many of the same influences you might expect of a 20-something-man-that-sings-and-plays-guitar, only he has plied his trade on the streets of European cities and towns, far from the pretentious, snobby dives that make the ‘music scenes’ of The West. What you’re hearing is the sound of a guy who is dedicated to his art and passionate about music - no more, no less.”

credits

released October 3, 2013

Dominic Remmerswaal - lyrics, guitar, vocals, co-producer
Baris Tosun - additional instruments, mastering, producer

Contributors:
Patricia Corredor - backing vocals, moral support
Alex Matthews - violin
Amylin Loglisci - album cover illustration

Thanks to all who provided their musical opinions and guidance. Special thanks to Clancy Hood for his time, patience and inspiration throughout the process.

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paper wallpaper Istanbul, Turkey

paper wallpaper is a solo musical project featuring songs written by Dominic Remmerswaal when he isn't trying to find a place to sleep for the night.

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