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Josef Salvat
modern anxiety
paper moons

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paper moons

Release date: 14th May 2020

From modern anxietyTrack 83:27

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"paper moons" is a single by Josef Salvat, from the album modern anxiety, released 14th May 2020. The track is 3:27 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Josef Salvat.

About the Artist

Josef Salvat

Josef Salvat

Lyrics

paper moons

Underneath a paper moon
Thinking 'bout a life with you
It flickers in and out of frame
I can't ever make it look the same

You went out again last night
We never win 'cause you don't fight
There's nothing I can do from here
'Cept pour myself another beer

Who am I to stand in your way?
If you want to lose yourself
I don't know what to say

You keep on asking me to save you but it never works
I don't know why you're so committed to your pain
Another flat, another line to numb the worst
You are at it again

I know it's nice to get away
Turn the past to ash and skip a day
The colours are too bright for you
But when you slip up, I'm breaking too

Slipping under next to you
Is that what you need me to do?
I don't wanna think no more
I'm not your father, not your cure

Who am I to stand in your way?
If you want to lose yourself
I don't know what to say

You keep on asking me to save you but it never works
I don't know why you're so committed to your pain
Another flat, another line to numb the worst
You are at it again

You gotta stop giving yourself to them
You gotta stop, I wish you would stop
You gotta stop giving yourself to them
You gotta stop, I wish you would stop

But who am I to stand in your way?
If you want to lose yourself
I don't know what to say

You keep on asking me to save you but it never works
I don't know why you're so committed to your pain
Another flat, another line to numb the worst
You are at it again

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Track details

From modern anxiety

3:272020Single

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Album

Track number

8

Release year

2020

1modern anxiety
3:04
2call on me
3:01
3in the afternoon
3:19
4alone
3:16

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Josef Salvat — Happy (Acoustic) (from Islands - Afternoon Versions - EP) [2:56]
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Josef Salvat — The Drum (Acoustic) (from Islands - Afternoon Versions - EP) [3:25]
Josef Salvat — I'm Sorry (Acoustic) (from Islands - Afternoon Versions - EP) [2:58]
Josef Salvat — I’m Sorry (acoustic)
Josef Salvat — Billion Faces (from Islands) [2:55]
Josef Salvat — I'm Sorry (from Islands) [3:10]
Josef Salvat — The Drum (from Islands) [3:10]
Josef Salvat — Promiscuity (from Islands) [2:59]
Josef Salvat — So Lite (from Islands) [2:53]
Josef Salvat — Pleasure Pain (from Islands) [3:36]
Josef Salvat — Happy (from Islands) [3:40]
Josef Salvat — Changes (Without You) (from Islands) [4:00]
Josef Salvat — Islands (from Islands) [4:53]
Josef Salvat — Sunbeams (from Islands) [2:48]
Josef Salvat — Honey on the Tongue (from Islands) [3:53]
Josef Salvat — I'm Sorry (pardonne-moi) [3:10]
Josef Salvat — I’m Sorry
Josef Salvat — I Miss You (Live from the Playground Theatre) [3:51]
Josef Salvat — Carry On (Live from the Playground Theatre)
Josef Salvat — Photos (from The Close / Le Réveil) [0:59]
Josef Salvat — I Miss You (from The Close / Le Réveil) [3:29]
Josef Salvat — Peaches (from The Close / Le Réveil) [4:17]
Josef Salvat — First Time (from The Close / Le Réveil) [4:25]
Josef Salvat — Carry On (from The Close / Le Réveil) [2:55]
Josef Salvat — Swimming Upstream (from The Close / Le Réveil) [4:10]
Josef Salvat — One More Night (from The Close / Le Réveil) [4:32]
Josef Salvat — Voice Memo (from The Close / Le Réveil) [1:10]
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Josef Salvat — You Don't Know What Love Is
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Josef Salvat — melt (from modern anxiety) [3:58]
Josef Salvat — playground love (from modern anxiety) [2:57]
Josef Salvat — in the afternoon (from modern anxiety) [3:19]
Josef Salvat — enough (from modern anxiety) [3:12]
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Josef Salvat — human (from modern anxiety) [3:25]
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Josef Salvat — alone (from modern anxiety) [3:16]
Josef Salvat — modern anxiety (from modern anxiety) [3:04]
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Josef Salvat — Diamonds (from Night Swim) [4:07]
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Josef Salvat — The Days (from Night Swim) [3:45]
Josef Salvat — Closer (from Night Swim) [3:10]
Josef Salvat — Paradise (Le paradis nous trouvera) (from Night Swim) [3:48]
Josef Salvat — Constant Runners (from Night Swim) [3:45]
Josef Salvat — Hustler (from Night Swim) [3:55]
Josef Salvat — Open Season (Une Autre Saison) (from Night Swim) [4:04]
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Josef Salvat has dropped his sex-positive electro-pop number, 'Promiscuity'

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"If the world is gonna go to shit in a big burning bang, I’d advocate for that to be a big burning bang of love over fury and division."

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Credits

Writer: Jacob Manson, Josef Salvat
Producer: Jacob Manson, Rich Cooper
Guitar: Jacob Manson
Vocals: Josef Salvat
Artwork: Mat Maitland
Assistant Engineer: Niko Battistini
Credited: Dave Kutch, Geoff Swan, Jacob Manson, Mat Maitland, Niko Battistini, Rich Cooper
Mastering Engineer: Dave Kutch
Mixing Engineer: Geoff Swan
Programmer: Rich Cooper
Synthesizer: Jacob Manson, Rich Cooper