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Overture

from Camera Obscura by Paul Melancon

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By now you’ve reached the turnpike
I know you so well
From the hills the park at night
waves the beach farewell
Read my message scrawled in light
I guess you can tell

I hear what you’re saying
but here’s my chance to weigh in
and tell you all the things I know
Like two weeks are not a lifetime
but it’s all the time I’ll need to show
Maybe it’s me that’s not right
but this is how things always go
where I come from

Could you see the plans I was making
ever since you got home
The well-lit undertaking
A monument to show
that here is the fire I’ve been saving
in the time I’ve spent alone

When you left the last time
you never even knew
that every chance I had to call
was swallowed up by what I thought
So when you came back home
I swore I’d make this subtle overture

I know what you’re thinking
and your resolve is breaking now
I’ll tell you what you need to know
and two weeks will be a lifetime
with me inside to feed the show
and maybe it’s me that’s not right
but this is how it’s supposed to go
where I come from

(©2002 UbikMusik, BMI)

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from Camera Obscura, released September 17, 2002

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