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Our Love

by Marcus Paquin

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1.
I want more than alright I need more than keeping on And you deserve the same There’s no one here to blame So let down your guard Let’s have it out You can cry if you want to I’ll fly if you need me to
2.
Maybe the way forwards to let it all crumble That’d be better than to lay ourselves In the hurt and the rubble Did we build it all up to watch it fall? I’m not a fighter I was born a lover No, I won’t give in But I might need a moment now and then I don’t want to get off Or take the easy way out I want to be kind to each other And I don’t want to fail us now When I picture the perfect day I get away Surrounded by nature I shed my skin and I melt in the river Free of my fear and my anger And that’s what I want for you ‘Cause I’m not a fighter I was born a lover No, I won’t give in But I might need a moment now and then I don’t want to get off Or take the easy way out I want to be kind to each other And I don’t want to fail us now I’m not a fighter I was born a lover No, I won’t give in But I might need a moment now and then I don’t want to get off Or take the easy way out I want to be kind to each other And I don’t want to fail us now No, I couldn’t want you more Oh, I couldn’t want you more Oh, I
3.
The old, broken-down Ferrari That we passed on the drive to the Hollywood sign I think it kind of hit me heavy That abuse to such a sweet ride But I guess even something beautiful Will decay when it’s left alone Can you keep on driving, baby While I get stoned? Oh, getting high under the Hollywood lights In the hills tonight Oh, I couldn’t love you more Under the Hollywood lights, the Hollywood lights Weave me through the flowers in the canyon Take me to your favorite stone I want to get lost with you, but stay close Because I don’t want to be left alone I don’t want to feel jealousy And I don’t want to feel ashamed I want to tell you all of my secrets And I don’t wanna play any games Oh, getting high under the Hollywood lights In the hills tonight Oh, I couldn’t love you more Under the Hollywood lights, the Hollywood lights Oh, getting high under the Hollywood lights In the hills tonight Oh, I couldn’t love you more Under the Hollywood lights, the Hollywood lights
4.
I don’t know how it came on But I know that it came by you I know I’ll never be the same And I know that it changed you too Like a breath to a drowning man Take it in and you’ll understand When it’s gone there’s a deep dark hole When it’s there you’re never alone Sometimes I don’t know what I’ve got Until it’s gone How could I be so damn blind for so long? So here we are Eighteen years and counting So far from the place where we started Am I too sentimental? Or did we just stop being careful? Forget that love is fragile Sometimes I don’t know what I’ve got Until it’s gone How could I be so damn blind for so long? We were both made to love But I couldn’t see That sometimes I don’t know what I’ve got Until it’s standing in front of me Here we are Eighteen years and counting You’re still beautiful Sometimes I don’t know what I’ve got Until it’s gone How could I be so damn blind for so long?
5.
Die For You 02:37
Let me take a second so I can look at you You’re a work of art and you don’t even know it You brilliantly weave your way Through land mines The trappings of the day And find the beauty Baby, I would die for you God knows I have cried for you Baby, I would die for you God knows I have cried I stay up late when we’re hit by a storm My head rewinds to the day you were born Spring had come and the pull of the full moon Drew you out of your mother’s womb Baby, I would die for you God knows I have cried for you Baby, I would die for you God knows I have cried
6.
I think this could be the start of something beautiful I think this could be the start of something beautiful It’s not the clothes you wear It’s not the cut of your hair It’s the waves that you make when you’re walking beside me It’s not the color of your eyes Or the way you unwind It’s the way you see the future and refuse to define me And that feels so nice I think this could be the start of something beautiful I think this could be the start of something beautiful Oh, we should take a walk And never look back I’ve got a bit of money And a portable four-track We could make a record In the basement of my best friend’s house You could be the singer And I can play guitar I’ll book us a slot at the local bar And the words on the poster would say Yours and my name I think this could be the start of something beautiful I think this could be the start of something beautiful I’m getting ahead of myself But, you drive me insane I know I’ve got a chance With your looks and your brains Oh, I just wanna be with you Every minute of every day The future’s looking bright But for now I just wanna ride your wave I think this could be the start of something beautiful I think this could be the start of something beautiful I think this could be the start of something beautiful Something beautiful
7.
Close to You 02:30
I don’t want to get close to you I’m afraid I might break if I do You’re a wrecking ball in designer clothes And everybody tells me so I lay my head on your silken pillow It feels like heaven So, what the fuck do they know? You’ve got the sunlight and I’ve got the moon We can re-align in March or in late June And each of us is reaching for impossible things So, let’s see what the day brings I lay my head on your silken pillow It feels like heaven So, what the fuck do they know? I let my thoughts out And you hear me God I’m grateful That you’re here with me Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?
8.
Our Love 03:25
Everything leads to this You say you’re all mine Then we seal it with a kiss You tell it all And say next to nothing We planted the seed Now we’re drowning in the ocean Passed the building Where we fell in love You felt nothing But I’m still in love If it don’t feel good Then it ain’t right I thought I was your true love No, we fade into the light Oh, how’d we make a right wrong And turn our love into a sad song Baby you were so close to me It’s time we write a love letter And find the words to keep it together Our love, our love, a love, a love, a love again Baby you’re taking far more than your share Leaving the closest to you fighting for air Feel like I’m carrying the weight on my shoulders Thought I’d be loving you till we were both older I guess it must’ve been something I said to you Oh, but I wouldn’t hurt you even if I wanted to No, I never ever wanted to Oh, how’d we make a right wrong And turn our love into a sad song Baby you were so close to me It’s time we write a love letter And find the words to keep it together Our love, our love, a love, a love, a love again
9.
Tinsel fountains glisten in your bedroom window Early in the morning Lay my head upon your pillow Take your scent Now I'm the one that's shining ‘Cause I love you ‘Cause I love you In the middle of the pouring rain You smile at me, and I can only do the same We've never been like them We've always been like you and I We can fly We can ‘Cause I love you ‘Cause I love you ‘Cause I love you ‘ Cause I love you Oooohh
10.
Are you a stranger? Are you a stranger to me? Are you a stranger? Are you a stranger to me? All that I thought I knew Is not what I thought it would be Are you a stranger? Are you a stranger to me?

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released November 25, 2022

All songs written by Marcus Paquin

Recorded at Mixart Studio A by Francis (flying fingers) Belanger and the Bridge by Marcus Paquin

Produced and mixed by Marcus Paquin
Mastered by João Carvalho

All vocals and instruments by Marcus Paquin except:
Drums on More Than Alright, Hollywood Lights, Something Beautiful, Close To You and Tinsel Fountains by Liam O’Neil
Saxophone on More Than Alright by Adam Kinner
Beatbox on Our Love by Magnolia Paquin
Viola on Tinsel Fountains by Marika Anthony-Shaw

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Marcus Paquin Montreal, Québec

You may recognize Marcus Paquin’s name from the liner-notes of many well-loved records over the past twenty years. From his work on albums by Arcade Fire, The National, Local Natives, The Weather Station, Julia Jacklin, Begonia, Sarah Harmer and countless others, Marcus’s accolades as collaborator and co-creator are wide ranging and illustrious. Now embarking on his solo releases! ... more

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