Paper Plain by Jenny Banai
This song exposes my weaknesses. Simply put, I am human, and so are you. I felt sensitive the whole time I was recording “Paper Plain” and didn’t know why I was even writing the song. But sometimes, hard is good; exposure is light.
I hope this song can allow you to sit with the parts of yourself that are uncomfortable too.
Tracklist
| 1. | Paper Plain | 2:54 |
Lyrics
I noticed you. I'm not supposed to. I noticed you. I'll be
honest, I don't know what to say. Am I searching for the
right words to play? In this game that we fight, it's unfair,
you unwrite. Am I crazy or just plain unaware? I feel un-
heard, I can barely hear myself. I noticed you. I'm not
supposed to. I noticed you. Old and re-sent letters scatter
floors unanswered. Fill the glass in my face, my heart with
thin paper. Throw the tree in the river, it won't fit in a bucket.
This gift, this will win her. This love, yes I want it. I feel un-
heard, I can barely hear myself. I pray. I wait. I listen. I wait.
I pray.
Credits
Paper Plain was recorded in my bedroom, Scott's garage and his parents' living room.
Written, arranged, produced, and performed by Jenny Banai.
Jenny performed lead vocals, background vocals, and guitars.
Arranged, produced, performed, and engineered by Scott Currie.
Scott performed analogue and digital synths, drums, bass, and clarinet.
Mixed by John Raham at Afterlife Studios
Mastered by Greg Mindorff at Suite Sound Labs.
Art direction and design by Jenny Banai, Jordyn Taylor-Robins and Lindsay Sjoberg.
