When We Were First

from Summer Single Series #4 by PAPAL VISIT

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When We Were First

If we slow down now, I bet we'll flip.
And be found floating on the mighty Mississip'.
We'll thrash and glide,
Down the rapids and capsize.

Then we'll say,
Today we're leading, we're primitive.
Taken more than we ever thought to give.
Send flowers back,
when we're on the attack.

There's a sign on the sidewalk where we fought and burned.
And I'd ride my bicycle until it hurt,
When we were first.

If we slow down now we'll surely split,
And spill our cargo out onto the strip.
Yeah, we'll slip and slide,
Out a window one-hundred women wide.

Then we'll say,
Today we're next, we're subsequent.
Taken more than we ever through to spend.
Send sours back,
they've all turned our teeth to black.

There's a sign on the sidewalk where we fought and burned.
And I'd ride my bicycle until it hurt,
When we were first.
'Cause we've been singing for so long.
And, we've been singing the same song all along,
And now, if we slow down,
They'll seal our fate and steal our sound.

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from Summer Single Series #4, released August 3, 2015

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PAPAL VISIT Saint John, New Brunswick

Formed in 2015 as a recording project between collaborators Adam Mowery and Pierre Cormier, New Brunswick rock’n’roll quintet PAPAL VISIT have a vast and eclectic catalogue, recorded at home studios and rehearsal spaces.

WHERE DO THEY SWIM?
(2020)
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WHAT MAKES HIM WIN LIKE THAT? (2017)
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