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Real Estate – Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso) (2020) | Track profile | Dork

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Real Estate
The Main Thing
Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso)

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Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso)

Release date: 28th February 2020

From The Main ThingTrack 24:31

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About This Track

"Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso)" is a track by Real Estate, from the album The Main Thing, released 28th February 2020. The track is 4:31 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Real Estate.

About the Artist

Real Estate

Real Estate

Lyrics

Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso)

You always come up gold
Without having been told
Was I ever that young
Or was I always old?

You're trying on new fits
I'm on the same bullshit
But you know I love it
And I can't seem to quit

If I could just stand still (If I could just stand still)
Is it my will
Pulling me up this hill?
Searching for something real

Can we please back this up
Refill the paper cup
Until we're all grown up
And we have had enough

If I could just stand still (If I could just stand still)
Is it my will
Pulling me up this hill?
Searching for something real

If I could just stand still (If I could just stand still)
Is it my will
Pulling me up this hill?
Searching for something real, something real

If I could just stand still (If I could just stand still)
Is it my will
Pulling me up this hill?
Searching for something real

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Track details

From The Main Thing

4:312020

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Album

28th February 2020

Track number

2

Release year

2020

1Friday
4:57
2Paper Cup (feat. Sylvan Esso)
4:31
3Gone
3:13
4You
3:52

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—Paper Cup (Edit)