Story Behind The Song
Reminiscing, hanging out with a friend and taking pictures of life and the people in it, passing through.
The wish to be part of all these people's lives and the process of developing and seeing this women fading
on the overexposed photographic paper and from the person's life
Song Length |
3:44 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Pop - Rock |
Subject |
Photography, Life |
Similar Artists |
Wilco, Beck, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
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Lyrics
FAMILY ALBUM
ALL SUMMER LONG WE WALKED DOWNTOWN
WE SHOT PHOTOS ON YOUR DAD'S NIKON
GOOD FRIENDS THAT CAME AND GONE
THEIR MEMORIES ON THE WALL
AND IN THE DARK ROOM WE WOULD SIT
YOUR BROTHER'S BAND
FOREVER FIXED IN TIME
WE MADE A GAME TO SHOOT
THE PASSERS WITH A FEISTY STYLE
HOMELESS LIVES REVEALED TO YOUR EYES
AS LOST ANGELS
CHORUS
I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM
THE SUMMERTIME FELT LIKE FALL
WE SHOT THE LEAVES IN SEPIA TONES
AT NEGATIVES WE FROWNED
TO FIND THE PERFECT PICTURE
WE HANGED SOME SILLIES OF YOUR DOG
A COSMIC SHIRT A COMIC LOOK
WE SHOT IT ALL AND NOTHING WAS REVERENT
YOU SHOWED ME LOVE
ON THE FACES OF EVERYONE
A KEY TO THE HOUSE OF LOCKS
I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM
PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER
LINES SLOWLY APPEAR
WHITE FADES TO BLACK
CAN'T DEFINE IF SHE'S THERE
I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM
I WISH I WAS IN YOUR FAMILY ALBUM
© Remy deLaroque