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The Camera Never Lies

by Trevor Clawson

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Did we ever really look that young well I really don't believe it
But the evidence is there for all to see
A Polaroid somebody took, you kept it all these years
Did it mean something to you? Well it means something to me

There were four of us all dressed to the nines on that old sofa
Your sister Jane and Paul and you and me
Jane was on the arm and you were leaning into me
Your chin cupped in your hand and your chest hugged to your knees

And you never really knew how much I loved you
You didn't know because I didn't tell you
That was not a conversation we were having at the time
There was a mutual understanding that no hearts were on the line
Everything I felt, I kept it to myself
But here's the thing about a camera
The camera never lies

Paul's guitar was stood up on a chair by the piano
A poster without a frame
It was a moment caught in time, was it winter 95
The people that we were before the people we became

Jane sent me the picture
On the day she broke the news
She said you would have wanted me to have it
There are people who you think
Will always be around
They're in your life, you take that much for granted.

I'm thinking we should take the time to tell our friends we love them
I'm thinking we should say what's on our minds.
I'm thinking here and now, there's no better time to do it
Because our endless days are racing by

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released January 5, 2023

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Trevor Clawson Brighton, UK

Trevor Clawson is an Irish singer and songwriter, currently living and working in West Sussex. Described by Time Out as "One of the best songwriters around" he combines folk, blues and jazz guitar styles with narrative lyrics.

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