Memories in Rhyme

from Proof by Emily Elbert

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Memories in Rhyme

I sometimes forget the words to a song I’ve heard since I was three feet tall
A song I’ve sung fourteen or fifteen hundred million times that’s all
A chemical process re-ordering objects
And replacing the spaces in my brain with street names
Until that moment when it starts to play

And the words fall around me like a symphony of memories in rhyme
And all the lines bring back the times of gazing wide-eyed at the sky

Nowadays I take the subway
I left my car down south where it broke down
It’s more efficient this way
I’m not too good of a driver anyhow

The only thing that I miss
Is that feeling of bliss
With the windows down and songs coming on the radio we’re all shouting, singing along

And the words fall around me like a symphony of memories in rhyme
And all the lines bring back the times of gazing wide-eyed at the sky

Nothing like the feeling of familiar
Funny how nostalgia can fulfill you
They say old love never dies
And when I close my eyes
And let my ears inform my mind I know they’re right

And the words fall around me like a symphony of memories in rhyme
And all the lines bring back the times of gazing wide-eyed at the sky

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from Proof, released September 7, 2010
Acoustic guitar, vocals - Emily Elbert
Bass - Claire Finley
Drums - Bruno Esrubilsky

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Emily Elbert Los Angeles, California

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