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11 Fourth of July

from Contact by Walther's Wallpaper

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My bicycle tires whisper over the empty streets and pass lonely fires where huddled people stare back at me. The houses all look deserted, the cars are all gone, and rows of cooling bodies stare up from their lawns. Old men equipped with metal detectors roam through the ashes, looking for treasure. The air smells of sulfur, the asphalt is charred, and dark orange smoke is floating under the stars. As my pedals propel me deeper into the night, the horizon starts to tremble with noises and light. Oddly, the whole situation brings me a strange sense of relief.
(chorus) If it all ends tonight, like it looks like it might, we’ll get to abandon the hope that’s been hanging ‘round our throats. Undo Pandora’s mistake; trade obligations for fate. I think we’d finally feel alright if it all ends tonight.
I wanted a sunset that would burn the doubt from my mind and credits that could roll up all of my loose ends. Looking back it’s easy to wish that we had more time; this is not the best night to be looking for new friends. No one wrote our lines for us, sometimes the story wandered. We could not fade to a montage, there were awkward pauses. I may not feel it anymore, but I loved you completely. All is said and done but I won’t sell the memory cheaply.
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from Contact, track released November 21, 2012
Ian Troester-Solbrig

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Walther's Wallpaper Idaho

Named after the inventor of the optical planetarium (W. Bauersfeld), Walther's Wallpaper presents dark and comical stories from history, art, and imagination in the form of danceable songs. Sibling duo Ian and Chloe danced to the beats of a Casio SA-8 before they started keeping their own memories. They wear more clothes now. ... more

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