Pictures Collected from Constellation by Salim Nourallah
Tracklist
| 9. | Pictures Collected | 4:14 |
Lyrics
A picture of your family when you were only three
A picture of a castle a picture of a beach
A picture on your birthday a picture on your bike
A picture can be taken of anything you like
Pictures we’ve collected of our lives
So we can reflect from time to time
A picture of an uncle who died when he was young
A picture of a robot a picture of your son
A picture of your father when he was only five
That picture made you wish that he was still alive
Pictures we’ve collected of our lives
So we can reflect from time to time
Pictures of the good times that we’ve had
I hope there’s more of them than there are bad
Pictures at a party pictures of a peach
People taking pictures that you’d like to reach
Pictures on vacation pictures of some pets
People taking pictures of their relatives
Pictures at the office pictures at the zoo
People always pointing cameras right at you
Pictures of the in-laws pictures of the ex
Pictures of some people we’d all like to forget
Pictures we’ve collected of our lives
So we can reflect from time to time
A picture of a mother a picture of some friends
A picture of a baby bouncing in a crib
Pictures stuffed in boxes pictures put in books
I put mine in a frame so you can have a look
Pictures we’ve collected of our lives
So we can reflect from time to time
Pictures of the good times that we’ve had
I think there’s more of them than there are bad
Gentlemen take polaroids in leisure suits
Soldiers snapping photos in their combat boots
Tourists from Japan prefer the handy cam
But they’ll kindly offer you a helping hand
Staring at the little kid i used to be
Wonder what that little kid would think of me
In the frame the lines of past and present blur
I don’t wanna see that photograph no more
Pictures we’ve collected over time
So we can reflect upon our lives
Pictures of the good times that we’ve had
I hope there’s more of them than there are bad
I hope there’s more of them than there are bad
Oh, pictures….pictures
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Salim is a North Texas music scene fixture. After gaining initial acclaim with Nourallah Brothers he’s gone on to release a half dozen solo albums and produce a fine list of many others (including Old 97s & the Damnwells). His solo debut Polaroid was met with reviews like this one:“discovering a singer-songwriter who can stop time is rare, but Salim Nourallah is such a find…” (Rolling Stone).