Paradise Lost

by Lex Helgerson Rides Again

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Cotton candy sunrise rots my teeth
for cracking wise I got no place to be
fire burns from side to side
in Paradise Lost ain't no place to hide

Garage castaway, vinyl freak
I'd die happy with a taste of Cripple Creek
but no one's going that way anymore
and I lost the directions to heaven's door

Oh, stop, baby get ready
pack a bag and don't make it heavy
all I can carry is his wailing sound
from the darkness on the edge of town

In Venice, having tea with the Doge
in his limousine, eating oreos
lady he said it's the end of the line
get off here cross the bridge of sighs

And there was McCabe, with Mrs. Miller
and Bessie Smith on the Ohio River
drifting on a log, searching for a place to dock
without a mooring post, in Paradise Lost

Oh, stop, baby get ready
pack a bag and don't make it heavy
all I can carry is his wailing sound
from the darkness on the edge of town
(repeat)

From some rum infected cavern in my mind
Adrianne sings through the cattails
it's ok to cry
Paradise is burning
as my tears roll down
and I'm holding on
we're holding on
we're holding on

I don't really want to say goodbye
I don't really want to leave you behind
but you're lost baby lost baby lost
(repeat)

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released April 7, 2021
Lyrics by Lex Helgerson
Music by Dean Vivirito and Lex Helgerson
Vocals: Lex Helgerson
Drums: Miles Senzaki
Bass: Dan Seeff
All other instruments: Dean Vivirito
Produced and Arranged by Dean Vivirito in the Garage at the Bates Motel.

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Lex Helgerson Rides Again Portland, Oregon

"One of our favorite singular discoveries this year" - Ear to the Ground Music; "Ethereal arrangements and warm, tender vocals...stunning kaleidoscope of sound" - Earmilk. With a keen flair for humor and melancholy, Helgerson's voice effortlessly reaches into the deep and subtle places where our emotions and memories live. Gothic folk soundscape with catchy hooks and memorable lyrics + m/f harms. ... more

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