A View I Never Saw

from Resistant to Extinction by Laughed the Boy

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20 years later I feel the same
poloroid sits in its wooden frame
disposable camera and video tapes
connect the dots of a life I'd live again
but can't remember if I knew it then
well I sure hope so

take a glimpse but lose the moment
and now all we have are 2d versions of a view we missed
we couldn't capture how the goosebumps felt
the feeling fades and then it's gone

woke up to the most beautiful sunrise and saw a smile on the face of the earth, looked up at the great green mountain that stood before me, saw the birds, the flowers and even the rain that the high definition lense couldn't find. i scaled the steep cliffs and plateaus and reached the chilly summit and felt like i was looking at a lifesize map of the country. i tried to bottle the feeling and immortalize the moment with an image that would last a lifetime. i took a picture, it was great, but it couldn't capture the view. it was great, but it couldn't capture the view..

a view i never saw before...

take a glimpse but lose the moment
and now all we have are 2d versions of a view we missed
we couldn't capture how the goosebumps felt
the feeling fades and then it's gone

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from Resistant to Extinction, released December 7, 2013

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