Jack Johnson

Pictures Of People Taking Pictures

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Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking pictures

I pictured us at the end of time
Holding up a camera to our eyes
I took a picture of you took a picture of me
In the background of the picture
Was water running to the sea

So I pictured us standing there
Staying away from time
Watching it like a river
As it slowly washes by

And now
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking pictures
And now
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking pictures

The feed back loop
Is closing in so tight
Surrounding ourselves
With satellites

But I picture us standing there
Staying away from time
Just watching it like a river
As it slowly washes by

And now
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking
Pictures of people taking pictures
I pictured us at the end of time
Taking pictures of nothing

Submitted by

meinside70 On Jun 02, 2010

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2010-06-02 03:27:36

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by tenyearsgone

15y ago

i just wanna say this is my least favorite Jack Johnson song. this album had both good and bad on it but this is grade-A shit. he lost his touch on this last album, too pop in my opinion

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by kenji1nonly

14y ago

I actually like this song :) Puts me in a feel-good-mood, no worries. Pictures of people taking ... Pictures of people taking ... Pictures of people taking ...

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