Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Paper Rain (Official Video)

I am a man with a family who lives in a town by a beach. At a young age, in the midst of some unpleasantness, I moved here, and for the first time felt like I was home. People often come to California because there are some things they would rather not go through in the cold. I suppose that’s how I ended up here too. I refer to this album as my land of Upside Down Flowers. In many way’s it’s a mirror to my world, an uncanny reflection but not quite the real thing. The songs held within it’s borders are about friends and loved ones, both real and imagined. The edges are blurred now it seems, but the sentiment remains. I didn’t write these songs to change the world, but they helped me to understand mine a little better. Of course I didn’t realize it at the time, but I guess that is the beauty of letting go. Self reflection can be painful, it can be blinding and it can be transformative. For me, the creation of this album was a little bit of all three. Enjoy https://fanlink.to/upsidedownflowers Upcoming tour dates - http://www.andrewmcmahon.com/tour/ FOLLOW ANDREW http://www.andrewmcmahon.com https://facebook.com/andrewmcmahonmusic http://twitter.com/andrewmcmahon http://instagram.com/amnthewilderness/ https://shop.andrewmcmahon.com/ Andrew McMahon proudly supports the Dear Jack Foundation http://www.dearjackfoundation.com/ Directed by Jade Ehlers LYRICS I bought an old black limousine Packed my suit and pawned the last of our precious metal And my blue eyes never looked so green I’ve got a debt to pay and a date with the devil I’ve got mouths to feed I’ve gotta get level Oh Las Vegas I’m Running out of time and my youth is all but ashes If I don’t make church by nine I’ll be praying on the drive Passed the lake as fake as a showgirl’s lashes That I’m ‘gonna turn our luck around I’m ‘gonna take this town I’m ‘gonna walk these flooded streets like a king with my umbrella out And the paper rain pouring down I rented a room at the desert queen I shaved my face, I comb my hair and I check the weather And I see clouds where the mountains see The valley floor where the neon soars like a hand to heaven I’ve got work to do Rollin’ them sevens Oh Las Vegas I’m Running out of time and my youth is all but ashes If I don’t make church by nine I’ll be praying on the drive Passed the lake as fake as a showgirl’s lashes That I’m “gonna turn our luck around I’m ‘gonna take this town I’m ‘gonna walk these flooded streets like a king with my umbrella out And the paper rain pouring down Gotta stack on the line and a stack behind Rolling like a wave on a moonlit night money on the four money on the eight Paying down the marker ‘cause the bank won’t wait I’m ‘gonna turn our luck around I’m ‘gonna take this town I’m gonna walk these flooded streets like a king with my umbrella out I’m ‘gonna turn our luck around I’m ‘gonna make you so proud I’m gonna walk these flooded streets like a king with my umbrella out And the paper rain pouring down Andrew McMahon proudly supports the Dear Jack Foundation http://www.dearjackfoundation.com/