Lyrics: Waiting down at the station I don't remember - I think it was late then Standing, always so quiet We're like elevators filled up with strangers No sound, no hallelujah's Still I was praying on the train ride home
If I can't get the things I want If I can't get the things I want Just give me what I need
Our words fill up the pages Fill up the days with psalms for the ages Still those vows that we all speak We break them like concrete And just make our words cheap
I want someone to grow with Songs I can sing to, and I family to cling to
But If I can't get the things I want If I can't get the things I want Just give me what I need
The Paper Kites - On The Train Ride Home (Official Music Video)thepaperkitesband2018-05-05 | 'On The Train Ride Home' by The Paper Kites from the album On The Train Ride Home (2018)
Filmed & Directed by Drew Wilson Edited by Sam Bentley
Lyrics: Waiting down at the station I don't remember - I think it was late then Standing, always so quiet We're like elevators filled up with strangers No sound, no hallelujah's Still I was praying on the train ride home
If I can't get the things I want If I can't get the things I want Just give me what I need
Our words fill up the pages Fill up the days with psalms for the ages Still those vows that we all speak We break them like concrete And just make our words cheap
I want someone to grow with Songs I can sing to, and I family to cling to
But If I can't get the things I want If I can't get the things I want Just give me what I needRehearsals completed… US we’re ready for you! First stop @AustinCityLimitsTVthepaperkitesband2024-10-11 | ...Were inviting YOU to come join us at one of our upcoming shows here in the States.thepaperkitesband2024-10-09 | ...US! 🇺🇸 Were so excited to be on your turf playing some music for ya.thepaperkitesband2024-10-09 | ...The Paper Kites - Burn The Night Away (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2024-09-18 | 'Burn The Night Away' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: There was a time that was wasted There was a time that was lost And I'm dreaming it over again For you I've been aching For you I've been blind And I'm seeing it over again
I don't want nothing But a place to rest my head And just dream baby Over again And the night closes in And I'm
Shaking, turning Dreaming your love Breaking, burning Needing your love And I'll burn the night away
There was a fire in the evening There was a light at your door And I'm seeing it over again Are the amber fields waiting Are the lights getting low Are you needing me over again
I don't want nothing But a place to rest my head And just dream baby Over once more Just like before And I'mRolling On Easy - full music video out now! #thepaperkites #rollingoneasy #musicvideothepaperkitesband2024-09-04 | ...The Paper Kites - Rolling On Easy (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2024-09-04 | 'Rolling On Easy' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: Well the boy in the barber Still talks about you Crows like he knew you so well You kissed him so dizzy He fell on the floor Landed right under your spell And you live in an old blue camaro That your dad used to drive On the town It's sure seen a lot more Than he ever did Still runs like hell on the ground
Rolling on easy Rolling on through Leaving this strange town Memories of you Rolling on easy Rolling on through It's easy to say Harder to stay Tell me what's calling you
Well you talk about places And people you know Fancy and free just like you You worked as a fan Of a travelling band And sure learnt a thing or two These days yeah you always Keep moving around From the back streets Down to the shore You say it's a whole lot of world For a whole lot of girl And the road doesn't ask me for more‘Marietta’ music video - out now on our YouTube! #Marietta #MusicVideo #ThePaperKitesthepaperkitesband2024-08-26 | ...The Paper Kites - Marietta (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2024-08-25 | 'Marietta' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: When you moved to Marietta I couldn't watch you go I lay awake and listened To the car drive down the road And I couldn't help but feel That I'd done nothing wrong Did I miss some kind of message Did you feel alone too long Were we drifting through the darkness As sometimes lovers do Did you wonder where your dreams went babe Did you find them somewhere Out there in the blue
Maybe peace will come in time Maybe peace will come in time Maybe somewhere down the line Peace will come in time
When you left for Marietta The night was black and blue You said we both needed a little change now But I emptied my pockets for you There's a certain kind of sadness When a house is not a home Did you find what you were looking for Is it better now you're gone
Maybe peace will come in time Maybe peace will come in time Maybe somewhere down the line You will find Peace will come in timeThe Paper Kites - At the Roadhouse (Full Film)thepaperkitesband2024-06-18 | Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouse Tour dates: https://www.thepaperkites.com.au/tour
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
LYRICS I remember baby I remember these long cold nights I'm wide awake and dreaming So tell me Are you lonesome tonight See the moonlight on the rooftops And the lights on the street burn bright Would you tell me if I asked you Baby are you lonesome tonight Baby are you lonesome tonight
Mercy, mercy, mercy Lay your hand on me Lay, lay, lay Your hand on me
We were young and full of dreaming I remember those days gone by Now I'm wide awake And dreaming of your face So tell me Are you lonesome tonight See the headlights on the windows And the stars overhead burn bright Would you tell me if I asked you Baby are you lonesome tonight Baby are you lonesome tonightThe Paper Kites - Green Valleys (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-11-20 | 'Green Valleys' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: Emmy, my Emmy Won't you come on down Moves like the tide On a seaside town Turned every eye And my eyes she found Lips sweet water And a voice so sound
Emmy, my Emmy Wild as the land Never held tight To another's hand Stole every heart Of an honest man Deep and true Like a woman can
But I'd fly over green valleys Green, green valleys If ever she would call I'd fly over Green, green valleys
I think of her still When the nights are long Sing like a bird With a loveless song Emmy, my Emmy Wild as the sea Carried away So far from meTour is kicking off! #thepaperkites #tourthepaperkitesband2023-10-25 | ...The Paper Kites - Darkness At My Door (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-10-19 | 'Darkness At My Door' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Lyrics: Well I ain't no dancer I can get on my feet But every road I follow down Is a dead end street Sometimes I find a little light But it seems out of reach Just enough to show me the way
When the light don't come In the morning And the shadows Don't fade in the dawn Won't you shine, shine, shine A little light Lord On the darkness at my door
Well the storm clouds gather And the rain falls down These shadows overhead Follow me around Sometimes I find a little light On the edge of this town Just enough to show me the way
Like the tide keeps rolling Pushing back on the shore This weight I'm carrying Puts me back on the floor Sometimes it doesn't seem right And a man can want more Shine a little light on my doorThe Paper Kites - Good Nights Gone (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-10-16 | 'Good Nights Gone' by The Paper Kites from At The Roadhouse (2023)
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: Driving down sixth street On a Friday night Held up at a stop sign And a traffic light Staring out watching All the billboard signs In between all of that Can you see what's going on What's going wrong here All of these people Right in front of you Waiting on corners And avenues You're not the only One that's true Feeling just a little lost Feeling just a little blue But I see what's going on
I don't know you Like I used to know you now You don't say it Like you used to say it now So where do I go When your good love fades away
Don't say a word All the way back home I know that face Like I know my own Lying in a bed Both feeling alone I'd pray for desire But I don't see the fire No more Just a cold cold heart Baby where have The good nights gone
I don't know you Like I used to know you now You don't show it Like you used to show it now So where do I go When your good love fades away
Turning like and old Broken record spins Going around feeling The same old thing Still waking up Like we'll make it somehow Lost in a haze Who are we now Cause I don't know you Like I used to know you now You don't want it Like you used to want it now So where do I go When your good love fades away Where do we go When a good love fades away Where do we go now When a good love fades Case that's where I want to beThe Paper Kites - Midnight Moon (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-09-24 | 'Midnight Moon' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Lyrics: I know a place where we can go Where the night burns long But the town runs slow Down at the roadhouse You can play anyone that you want to play You can dance all night Till it turns to day Take me down To that roadhouse
And all of the girls Well they're wearing a smile And they'll ask you to sit Down and talk for a while
To talk about dreams baby And wild lovers And slow dancing Under a midnight moon
Half a mile off the 209 There's an old town dive Serving whisky and wine Down at the roadhouse And when the night is warm And the moon is high You can drive on down You can stay all night right here At the roadhouse
And all of the boys well they Drink at the bar And they'll tell you That where you been Ain't where you are
All you need is a dream baby Or a wild lover Or a slow dancer Under a midnight moonOur new album ‘At The Roadhouse’ is out now! #newmusic #thepaperkites #attheroadhousethepaperkitesband2023-09-05 | New album 'At The Roadhouse' out now! Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouseThe Paper Kites - Pocket Full Of Rain (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-08-31 | 'Pocket Full Of Rain' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Lyrics: There was a time When the road seemed brighter babe And I've been dreaming Of a sky so blue But every now and then It gets a little dark And I've been walking in the rain With you
Maybe it ain't quiet Maybe we're just talking about it babe It our own way Maybe that's true But every day's a little further Down that road And I've been walking in the rain with you I've been walking in that rain with you
Cause when I look out in the evening See that moon's still shining bright now And a pocket full of rain's alright And a pocket full of rain's alright
Sing me a song Tell me something you believe Tell me something you can hold on to Cause every day's a little further Down that road And I'll be walking in the rain with you I'll be walking in that rain with you
Cause when I look out in the morning See that sun's still shining bright now And a pocket full of rain's alright And a pocket full of rain's alright
So keep the candle burning Keep it brighter as you go now And a pocket full of rain's alright And a pocket full of rain's alrightFinal trailer for At The Roadhouse - Out this Friday! #ThePaperKites #AtTheRoadhousethepaperkitesband2023-08-29 | ...The Paper Kites - At The Roadhouse (Album Trailer #2)thepaperkitesband2023-08-28 | In July 2022, The Paper Kites arrived in the small regional Victoria town of Campbells Creek (140km north-east of Melbourne, Australia) to transform an empty heritage building into an American-style roadhouse. Over one month, the band performed a free, unannounced residency at 'The Roadhouse' to locals and passersby on Friday and Saturday evenings, while spending weekdays working on their new record in a barn on the same property.
Lyrics: June had dark eyes She was a maker of the rain One side of her wild The other still like the plains She had smoke on her breath And a light on her face That said I don't want to be A stone no more Well the full moon was high Hanging clear the air was sweet And the road was full of promise Like the wheels at her feet So she stole that old mustang Took it round to her boyfriends And said I know a place We can go
It's a long, long ride To the next town boy If you want to Start something new Give me just a little And I'll give it back to you
Ooh, fire in the streets tonight Ooh, fire in the streets tonight
Well they drove all night In to a pale pink dawn Across the great salt plains Through the eye of the storm Across the rivers and the deserts And the great divide Fast as lightning On a midnight mile And they snuck in to the back streets Of a backwater town And they idled at the gas station Nobody round But then a voice came loud Saying hands in the air Turn the engine off And step outside
Well they raced through the night June was mad as a loon And she laughed like thunder And she howled at the moon They flew across the interstate Running from the law She said now I ain't a stone no more And the road was black and slick Like oil across the lake And they overshot a corner Smashed right through the gate And they leapt in to the sky And they floated off the ground And they steered towards the heavens And they still ain't come back downThe Paper Kites - I Dont Want To Go That Way (At The Roadhouse)thepaperkitesband2023-08-03 | 'I Don't Want To Go That Way' by The Paper Kites from the album At The Roadhouse (2023)
Lyrics: I don't want to go that way Anymore I don't want to go that way Anymore There's a darkness coming down Waiting at my door I don't want to go that way Anymore I don't want to walk that road Anymore I don't want to walk that road Anymore I don't see no lights I don't hear no call I don't want to walk that road Anymore Turn me to your song Turn me to your door I don't want to go that way AnymoreThe Paper Kites - At The Roadhouse (Official Film Trailer)thepaperkitesband2023-07-27 | The 'At The Roadhouse' concert film follows intimate performances and sequences by The Paper Kites, where in July 2022, the band arrived in the small regional Victoria town of Campbells Creek (140km north-east of Melbourne, Australia) to transform an empty heritage building into an American-style roadhouse. Over one month, the band performed a free, unannounced residency at 'The Roadhouse' to locals and passersby on Friday and Saturday evenings, while spending weekdays working on their new record in a barn on the same property.
Captured by cinematographer Keiren Watson-Bonnic and edited by lead singer and songwriter Sam Bentley, the feature-length film will take audiences on an intimate journey reminiscent of their time at The Roadhouse, along with the landscape and beauty of Campbells Creek.
At The Roadhouse premiered in Melbourne and Sydney in September 2023.
The album 'At The Roadhouse' by The Paper Kites was released 1 September 2023. Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouse Tour dates: https://www.thepaperkites.com.au/tour
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance
Lyrics: Black and thunder All of my days Lord only knows How to keep it at bay And I'm a man of shadow Man of the light But darkness it comes When I'm walking it right
Black and thunder Keeps me away Black and thunder Won't you take it, take it Take it away
See I'm hungry Through the decay How many times Can you take it away And I'm a man of shadow Man of the light But darkness it comes When I'm trying to fight
Black and thunder Keeps me away Black and thunder Oh Lord won't you Keep it at bay Black and thunder Keeps me away Black and thunder Won't you take it, take it Take it awayThe Paper Kites - ‘The Storm’ (At The Roadhouse Teaser)thepaperkitesband2023-06-23 | 'The Storm' At The Roadhouse (2023) by The Paper Kites
Lyrics: I can give up, I can get cold I can get lost In a place that I call home Well the night is still long Heavy like stone Telling ourselves It's all we've ever known Give a little love Take a little pain It's a heat on the rise When all you want Is a little rain Over my head Out of my mind We turn and we keep on burning Cause it hurts so good And it hurts so good Over my head Out of my mind We turn and we keep on burning Cause it hurts so good Throwing my heart Out on the floor Is it enough Do you want just a little more Baby I know it ain't the same Your worlds on fire And all you want Is a little rain Give a little love Take a little pain We turn and we keep on burningNew single out next Friday - May 19ththepaperkitesband2023-05-11 | New album 'At The Roadhouse' by The Paper Kites out now! Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouseThe Paper Kites - The Field (At The Roadhouse Teaser)thepaperkitesband2023-05-11 | 'The Field' At The Roadhouse (2023) by The Paper Kites
Lyrics: I want to get back to you baby I want to get back to those times When we used to go downtown and just And we'd burn until the flame turned blue So put on your dress and your makeup We're gonna go out tonight Cause I've been thinking it's been a while And why oh why oh why We shouldn't just go out and We could burn until the flame turns blue
I want to make you feel it one more time now We could burn until the flame turns blue Go ahead and burn now
I know the seasons they change And you know what I mean But we were born in the moonlight baby In the fire of a silver stream So maybe we could just We could burn until the flame turns blue
I want to take you down that Old street now honey And I want to make it just the same yeah Cause we both know if we're still trying We could burn until the flame turns blue Go on and burn now babyThe Paper Kites - The Drive (At The Roadhouse Teaser)thepaperkitesband2023-03-31 | 'The Drive' At The Roadhouse (2023) by The Paper Kites
Lyrics: Well the days are getting colder now And the nights are getting longer Feels like half the world Has gone to sleep Till the weather blows right over
But when I'm on my own I still hear the sweet sound of you Echoes through the home I still hear the sweet sound of you
There's a place I like to go sometimes Sit and watch the day turn over Watch the trees turn to shadows now See the light changing her colour
But when it fades away I still hear the sweet sound of you Just that time of day I still hear the sweet sound of you
Well you know we're getting older now People talking, children playing It gets hard to find the time to say The things we know we should be saying
But when I think it's gone I still hear the sweet sound of you Echoes through the home I still hear the sweet sound The sweet sound of youHere we go! New single out this Friday!thepaperkitesband2023-02-21 | 'At The Roadhouse' by The Paper Kites out now! Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouseThe Paper Kites - The Night (At The Roadhouse Teaser)thepaperkitesband2023-02-20 | 'The Night' At The Roadhouse (2023) by The Paper Kites
Cinematographer - Keiran Watson-Bonnice B Camera Operator - Jake Simkin Camera Assistant - Willy Pleasance“In July 2022, The Paper Kites played a month long residency in the small town of Campbells Creek”thepaperkitesband2023-02-13 | 'At The Roadhouse' by The Paper Kites out now! Listen/Buy: thepaperkites.lnk.to/AtTheRoadhouseThe Paper Kites - The Road (At The Roadhouse Teaser)thepaperkitesband2023-02-12 | 'The Road' At The Roadhouse (2023) by The Paper Kites
Lyrics: I, I get lost in a fever like I’m Rolling dice on the pavement now And I, I could tell you every evening It’s just nothing more than a thought in my mind And I, I’ve been strolling these streets like I’m walking around in some kind of dream I can’t help wondering at the feeling that we'll Never know if we don’t say what we mean
Cause you Steal my heart away Every time Right down the line
Take it all the way Turn and run away Steal my heart away
I see a light against the evening and it’s Pointing me to a place in your heart I, I can only be an answer if it’s What you find when you take it apart I, I’ve been calling out the words but I can’t Make it sound like it ought to be I can’t help wondering at the feeling that we’ll Never know if we don’t say what we mean
I get lost in a fever Like a rolling dice I can’t shake the feeling I’ve been calling out the words But they don’t come out right Still you comeThe Paper Kites - Take Me Home (feat. Nadia Reid)thepaperkitesband2021-03-12 | 'Take Me Home' by The Paper Kites (feat. Nadia Reid) from the album Roses (2021)
Lyrics: I can’t go, I can’t leave I wear it like it’s on my sleeve I work at night till the working’s done Burn on down the highway one
People all around me now I’m a stranger in a stranger town I know just where you’re gonna be Take me home so I can see Take me home so I can see
It’s the light on the valley It’s the leaves when they change colour like they do It’s the thunder rolling in Take me home
It’s the sound of the rain falling down It’s the slowing of the world going round It’s a light in the window that I’ve found Take me home
I can’t go, I can’t leave I wear it either way it seems I work at night till the working’s done I know just where I’m coming from Show me where I’m coming fromThe Paper Kites - Dearest (feat. Lydia Cole)thepaperkitesband2021-03-12 | 'Walk Above The City' by The Paper Kites (feat. Lydia Cole) from the album Roses (2021)
Lyrics: We go any time And we’re all but thinking Of the ones by our side But we go anyway When we’re old we’ll be wondering Why we didn’t stay
And I’ll always care for you mother Never will I find another
We go any time Though I’m not always with you Oh I’m not far behind Know I’m happy now And I’m doing the best I can With what I know how Oh I’m doing the best I can With what I know now
And I’ll always care for you brother Never will I find another
And I’ll always care for you lover Never will I find anotherThe Paper Kites - Lonely (feat. Gena Rose Bruce)thepaperkitesband2021-03-12 | 'Lonely' by The Paper Kites (feat. Gena Rose Bruce / @GenaRoseBruce) from the album Roses (2021)
Lyrics: I could tell you just the way it goes When we get this way Sometimes it feels like we’re on our own Just sometimes, only I lie awake and I wonder how When will that sweet dream come I look around and I wonder why
Do I get lonely Lonely with you Sometimes only Lonely without you
And all the people are out on the town Making their way back home Sometimes it feels like you’re not around Just sometimes, only I light a candle and I watch it burn That’s just the way we go I look around and I wonder why
Sometimes Lonely with youThe Paper Kites - Crossfire (feat. Amanda Bergman)thepaperkitesband2021-03-12 | 'Walk Above The City' by The Paper Kites (feat. Amanda Bergman / @amanda.bergman) from the album Roses (2021)
Directed by Drew Wilson Performed and choreographed by Markelle Leigh Claughan
Lyrics: I was caught in a crossfire I was still as the night You were an angel in shadow When I saw the light Found your eyes in the darkness Found your face in the haze There was a band they were playing Couldn’t say what they played
Through a crowd full of strangers I could have shouted out Though I couldn’t speak until now
Could I be one for you? Could I be one for you? Could I be one for you? If you’re the one for me
You came without warning Like a thief in the night And I never heard nothing And I never thought twice Cause I’d fall for you baby And I’d fall every time Fall right in to your arms And back out to the night
Through a crowd full of strangers I could have shouted out Though I had no words To speak until nowThe Paper Kites - Walk Above The City (feat. MARO)thepaperkitesband2021-02-04 | 'Walk Above The City' by The Paper Kites (feat. MARO / @maro.musica) from the album Roses (2021)
Lyrics: Bright lights and tired streets We could get away No time to even speak Nothing to say No rain or storms above That could make us stay Let’s walk above the city You and I
Flowers underneath us now Towers underneath us now We walk above the city You and I
And we’re breathing more Than we ever have before And it goes
Cars are underneath us now The stars are underneath us now We walk above the city You and I
Flowers underneath us now The towers underneath us now We walk above the city You and I
And we’re breathing more Than we ever have before And it goesThe Paper Kites - Climb On Your Tears (feat. Aoife ODonovan)thepaperkitesband2020-12-17 | 'Climb On Your Tears' by The Paper Kites (feat. Aoife O'Donovan / @odonovanaoife) from the album Roses (2021)
Lyrics: I've been dreaming about you For a long time in my mind And I've been seeing your face In the light on the hill And I can't help thinking It's been a long time now And I've been wondering How you've been
Well the last time we spoke There was a pain in your heart You said the rain just falls Every day on you And I couldn't help you anymore But I can tell you now You've gotta climb those Heavy tears
Climb on your tears Like a ladder to a rose, baby Climb on your tears Wash all your fears away
It's hard when you've got that pain Like a thorn in your side And it's calling out your name And it burns like a fire Well I can't take it away It's a shadow in the night But I can tell you To keep on climbing now
Like a summer sun falls And the light just fades away There's a moon rising high To keep you on your way When you're lost in a dream When you're lost in your head That's just the place that you are And it's the road you're on There's a time to rest There's a time to move on