Cardboard Man

from People Person by Bart & The Bedazzled

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lyrics

Slow down, slow disco that’s what you wanted
Come down, life is short, as we know it
And while we’re waiting for the cosmic call
We’re still debating how we learned to crawl
We sing as if we know the one and only song

Here comes the man-made man
To wave a man-made hand
Here comes that cardboard hero
And there’s no empty space
Where you won’t find his face
Here comes the cardboard hero

And while we’re waiting for a change of scene
We put some money in the change machine
Here comes somebody who will always stay the same

Here comes the cardboard man
To wave a cardboard hand
Here comes that man-made hero
And there’s no empty space
Where you won’t find his face
Here comes that cardboard hero
Who needs a man-made hero?
Who needs a man-made man?
Don’t want no cardboard heroes
Don’t want no cardboard man

Slow down, slow disco that’s what you wanted
Slow down, roads on fire, no escape
And zooming out we see the world is too
But hey no worries – we know what to do
Here comes somebody who could really catch a flame

Here comes the cardboard man
To wave a cardboard hand
Here come the man-made hero
Check out that suit he wears
The fabric never tears
Here comes that cardboard hero
Who needs a man-made hero?
Who needs a man-made man?
Don’t want no cardboard heroes
Don’t want no cardboard man

credits

from People Person, track released October 13, 2022
Written by: Bart Thomas Davenport, Jessica Espeleta, Andres Renteria, Wayne Keith Faler, Nic Hessler

Performed by: Bart Davenport - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, Jessica Espeleta - bass, Wayne Faler - lead guitar, Andres Renteria - beat programming & percussion, Nic Hessler - synthesizers & midi sounds, With special guest vocalist (On ‘Cardboard Man’ only) Earth Girl Helen Brown (aka Heidi Alexander)

Produced by: Nic Hessler

Mixed by: Nic Hessler, Additional mixing & engineering by Scott Cornish at Honeymoon Suite Studios, Los Angeles

Mastered by: Damian Schwartz at Lire Bird Studios

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