Thank you again to the kindly folks who’ve contributed or linked to my little Pledge Drive here at ADDTF. Hitting the tip jar to your left really does help out around here, so please consider it if you haven’t done so already.
Now, on with the beautification!
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I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London Underground when it struck me
That I’ve been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans I rented a camera and a van and then I called you
“I need you to pretend that we are in love again.” And you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that “there is truth, that love is real”
And I want life in every word to the extent that it’s absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled “quiet on the set” and then called “action!”
And I kissed you in a style Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that “there is truth, that love is real”
And I want life in every word to the extent that it’s absurd
I know you’re wise beyond your years but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
–The Postal Service, “Clark Gable”