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Parallel Lives

by A Band Called Paul

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ABOUT "PARALLEL LIVES":

Intimate. Tender. Lyrical.
Everything you weren’t expecting.

In his latest solo release, Dublin's A Band Called Paul takes yet another stylistic about-turn and delivers an uncharacteristically visceral and downbeat ode to relationships that have gone distant over time.

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LYRICS:

You're not here
Even when you are, you're not here
And I forget how to be near to you as days slip away

I'm out of frame
Do you think of me just the same?
Is there something you could name for me to stop it slipping away?

Parallel lives were once side by side
With the space growing wider between us where we used to play
Parallel lives moving forward in time
Each year pushing further apart as they push us away

The deepest tears fall when there's no one to hear
No one to wave all the fears away when they gather round.

Empty shells, even they have a story to tell
Of when things seemed to go so well for them, then they ran aground

Parallel lives were once side by side
With the space growing wider between us where we used to play
Parallel lives moving forward in time
Each year pushing further apart as they push us away
And before it's too late
Let's try to change it today

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released November 4, 2022
Written, recorded and produced by Paul McDonnell.
Cover image by popnzebra on Unsplash.

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A Band Called Paul Dublin, Ireland

A Band Called Paul was founded by film composer, former orchestral percussionist and drummer Paul McDonnell. Based in Dublin, the band’s music is mainly indie with elements of hard rock, Latin Jazz, electronica, reggae and world music. In 2022 Paul was nominated as "Best International Male Artist" at the UK's Radio Wigwam Awards. He has also appeared twice on BBC 6 Radio's "BBC Introducing". ... more

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