"Paper Hit" - A music video by Robert Dada

"Paper Hit" - A music video by Robert Dada

Originally appearing on the 1995 album, "Debris"

Song ©1995 Robert Dada
Video ©2021 Robert Dada

Lyrics:

Part I: Great Expectations

I succumb once again
To a specter of pale white smoke
But tonight it's just a prelude
To a visit from the smiling face

I've known many who've seen it
Read about it in books
Heard about it in tunes
But tonight I get a visit from the smiling face

The air is warm but comforting
As the light of day begins to fade
My body aches but my will is strong
And yearning for the smiling face

We got the lights down low
And the music whispers by
A warm cup between my legs
And a cool conversation with friends

I feel my body relax
And melt into my chair
One last sip before I go
To meet the smiling face

I tremble and I sweat
And I'm feeling so alive
I'm alert and I'm excited
As things begin to slide

Part II: The Fanciful Excursion

Neon fish swim
Through clear liquid air
Dancing in front of my face

A twist and a turn
Then dart out of sight
Love how they swim in this place

Bright light from a box
Sent from the past
Telling a story that's so fine

Champagne after hours
A song and a dance
Mr. Kane's people smile so wide

Words craw under glass
And slither away
Friend in the picture waves good-bye

Old artists strut
In camera eyes
Bouncing and moving in strange ways

Ants crawl from a hole
Bored into his hand
Eye slit with razor bleeds away

A fat man of wax
Wakes from his sleep
Walks toward his window as he sighs

Blue men screaming
With foreign accents
All alone inside my mind

Words craw under glass
And slither away
Friend in the picture waves good-bye
(repeat 3 times)

Part III: Mourning Sunrise

Freezing
Covered in sweat
I am freezing

I'm falling down hard
Collapsed house of cards
barely

Breathing
Shallower Shallower
Breathing

The night peels away
And still I can't sleep
I'm so

Thirsty
Cup after cup
I'm so thirsty

I lie on a bed
So full of dread

As I finally rest

Part IV: There's No Place Like Home