Collab with Ken Clinger. I wrote the words and sang.
Previous peak charts position #117
Previous peak charts position in subgenre #5
Ken Clinger-Don campau
August 02, 2011
Collaboration with Ken Clinger. Robin O'Brien added background vocals.
Paperweight ( Clinger-Campau)
let me touch someone, let me feel something
but i can’t or i won’t i don’t know so i’ll ask
let me hear wonder, let me fear horror
but it’s all out of reach and my thirst can’t be quenched
let me be useful, i want to feel needed
but my heart is a trench and the world is a trowel
let me contribute, can i give myself freely
that’s what i need for that purpose do i long
i’m a paperweight
i just sit on the desk looking pretty and i shine
i’m a paperweight
i make a real good gift, i’m the thing that no one needs
i’m a paperweight
i feel heavy in your hands and my surfaces are round
i’m a paperweight
i don’t even serve my purpose, i don’t hold any papers down
let me contribute, can i give myself freely
that’s what i need for that purpose do i long
let me be useful, i want to feel needed
but my heart is a trench and the world is a trowel
let me hear wonder, let me fear horror
but it’s all out of reach and my thirst can’t be quenched
let me touch someone, let me feel something
but i can’t or i won’t i don’t know so i’ll ask
i’m a paperweight
i just sit on the desk looking pretty and i shine
i’m a paperweight
i make a real good gift, i’m the thing that no one needs
i’m a paperweight
i feel heavy in your hands and my surfaces are round
i’m a paperweight
i don’t even serve my purpose, i don’t hold any papers down
Ken Clinger; backing tracks
Don Campau: vocals, lyrics
Robin O’Brien: background vocals
recorded in Pittsburgh PA and Santa Rosa CA 2011