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Pictures In My Head (demo for female voc​.​)

from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week by Ira Marlowe

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I started this a couple of years ago and could never quite figure out an arrangement I liked. Some lyrics were bugging me, too. Two days ago I went on Facebook and posted "I wish people still wrote songs like ______________." There were numerous nominations, but what got the most votes was the Cole Porter/Harold Arlen/Gershwin "Great American Songbook" school. That reminded me of this song, which I pulled out and finally finished. It's a far cry from last week's penis song, huh?

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PICTURES

Just a picture in my head
drawn from something that she said
or maybe wrote, I can't remember
Either way, it doesn't matter
Just a picture in my mind
some imagined time
I never gave it much attention
Now it's hardly worth the mention

Still I remember some colors
I could almost see it taking form
Pictures come and go, there wil be others
All you do is close your eyes
to realize you still can make some more

Just a picture in my head
drawn from something that she said
Except that she meant something different
Either way, it wasn't vivid
Nothing hanging on my wall
hardly anything at all
Barely even started
Just a doodle in the margin

Still I remember some colors
I could see her coming into view
Pictures come and go, there will be others
All you do is close your eyes
to realize there's always someone new

Just a picture in my head
Just a picture in my head
Just a picture in my head

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016
Ira Marlowe: vocal, guitars, bass, keyboards

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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