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Second Family Portrait Lyrics
My life started slow, in a town of idle minds
Where daydreams filled the space between our simple dramas
And my mom was strange, but she always liked to sew
And all my clothes smelled like the room I was born in
And my dad was calm, never used two words when one would do
And my brother's hands were mischief bent, with no will to stop 'em
And on the whole we lived simply, and day to day
Our fears were trivial, they always died with every sunset
When I was twelve my affliction came to light
And I was told that some things I heard were only there in my head
But I couldn't tell which were real and which we not
And the question loomed over all I did, whether I could trust it
And I guess over time it became too much
And I was sent away at my mom's behest
'cause she'd grown to fear me
Now I live up north, in the house for the broken heads
And my father comes and visits me whenever he can afford it
Sometimes at night, when the voices quiet down
I find I hope that I am missed, and that they haven't forgot me
Where daydreams filled the space between our simple dramas
And my mom was strange, but she always liked to sew
And all my clothes smelled like the room I was born in
And my brother's hands were mischief bent, with no will to stop 'em
And on the whole we lived simply, and day to day
Our fears were trivial, they always died with every sunset
And I was told that some things I heard were only there in my head
But I couldn't tell which were real and which we not
And the question loomed over all I did, whether I could trust it
And I was sent away at my mom's behest
'cause she'd grown to fear me
And my father comes and visits me whenever he can afford it
Sometimes at night, when the voices quiet down
I find I hope that I am missed, and that they haven't forgot me
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These are the lyrics to "Family Portrait" not "Second Family Portrait" . . .
Thanks for the head's up on that. I know when I originally submitted them they were the correct lyrics. I re-submitted them just now with the proper lyrics again, but Songmeanings said they were being "sent to the owner for approval." Perhaps something in that process is resulting in the mix-up?
Thanks for the head's up on that. I know when I originally submitted them they were the correct lyrics. I re-submitted them just now with the proper lyrics again, but Songmeanings said they were being "sent to the owner for approval." Perhaps something in that process is resulting in the mix-up?
Here are the proper lyrics, in the event that the lyric change request doesn't go through:
My life started slow, in a town of idle minds Where daydreams filled the space between our simple dramas And my mom was strange, but she always liked to sew And all my clothes smelled like the room I was born in
And my dad was calm, never used two words when one would do And my brother's hands were mischief bent, with no will to stop 'em And on the whole we lived simply, and day to day Our fears were trivial, they always died with every sunset
When I was twelve my affliction came to light And I was told that some things I heard were only there in my head But I couldn't tell which were real and which we not And the question loomed over all I did, whether I could trust it
And I guess over time it became too much And I was sent away at my mom's behest 'cause she'd grown to fear me
Now I live up north, in the house for the broken heads And my father comes and visits me whenever he can afford it Sometimes at night, when the voices quiet down I find I hope that I am missed, and that they haven't forgot me
@SephNite Thank you!
@SephNite Thank you!
i wonder if this is autobiographical in any way.
In an interview with Paste magazine, found here: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2013/10/album-stream-radical-face---the-branches.html
In an interview with Paste magazine, found here: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2013/10/album-stream-radical-face---the-branches.html
Ben Cooper does discuss how a lot of The Family Tree trilogy began with real life events, which he then turned into music and stories.
Ben Cooper does discuss how a lot of The Family Tree trilogy began with real life events, which he then turned into music and stories.