FAMILY ALBUM by Ink The Octopus

I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM

ALL SUMMER LONG WE WALKED DOWNTOWN
WE SHOT PHOTOS ON YOUR DAD'S NIKON
GOOD FRIENDS THAT CAME AND GONE
THEIR MEMORIES ON THE WALL
AND IN THE DARK ROOM WE WOULD SIT

YOUR BROTHER'S BAND
FOREVER FIXED IN TIME
WE MADE A GAME TO SHOOT
THE PASSERS WITH A FEISTY STYLE
HOMELESS LIVES REVEALED TO OUR EYES
AS LOST ANGELS

I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM

THE SUMMERTIME FELT LIKE FALL
WE SHOT THE LEAVES IN SEPIA TONES
AT NEGATIVES WE FROWNED
TO FIND THE PERFECT PICTURE
WE HANGED SOME SILLIES OF YOUR DOG

A COSMIC SHIRT, A COMIC LOOK
WE SHOT IT ALL AND NOTHING WAS REVERENT
YOU SHOWED ME LOVE ON THE FACES OF EVERYONE
A KEY TO THE HOUSE OF LOCKS

I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM

PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER
LINES SLOWLY APPEAR
WHITE FADES TO BLACK
CAN'T DEFINE IF SHE'S THERE
CAN'T DEFINE IF SHE'S THERE

I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM


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