Natalie

from Songs I Hate by Envelope Generator

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every second is a picture less to take
nathalie takes her gun and shoots from the waist

everything exactly as she planned it
hair and makeup elegantly styled
but it's like they're from another planet
perfect emulation of a smile
and when she clicks the shutter all becomes worthwhile

as they stand there wearing clothes they didn't buy
nathalie pulls the camera down from her eye

she's a child with a kodak brownie
taking photos of the altar boy
she's on holiday with her first girlfriend
and she saw the world in polaroid
she changes the lens on what was once her favourite toy

steps off the tram, calls off her plans with her friends tonight
nathalie grows comfortable under the glow of the red safety light
and on the shelf, pictures of someone else left to dry
all she can see, new memories forming in black and white

making money, it's a job she can't avoid
vanity, and it's sold by fake humanoids

after hours in the quiet city
sees a face caught in a window there
points the camera at the reflection
and the wind catches on her hair
as the shutter clicks she disappears into air

steps off the tram, calls off her plans with her friends tonight
nathalie grows comfortable under the glow of the red safety light
and on the shelf, pictures of someone else left to dry
nathalie burns pictures of her rendered in black and white

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from Songs I Hate, released January 1, 2019
written, recorded and produced by hazel cronin

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