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The Max Levine Ensemble
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Fake Smiles in Photographs
In the corner of a crowded room
A girl smiles in a photograph
It's meant to show some candid truth
But taken for you
In the quick but disconcerting flash
A fake smile in a photograph
That once developed, it's a portrait, true
Of the elephant in the room
Camera one moves on to subject two
Trades the film off for a little cash
He moves on to find some other truth
Sold and packaged to you
While in the corner of a crowded room
The band plays a familiar tune
And the kids all thrash off time, its true
As kids often do
But there is something else in the room
In a quick but disconcerting flash
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A fake smile in a photograph
Held just until the moment passed
The moment of truth
And its buried somewhere in the back
Of the weekly that you find yourself staring at
You're enamored by her charm and class
But you know: it was taken for you
And that's the elephant in the room
Hang on for a second can we stop
And all observe what the record shows?
We could clearly see that boys ran the show
These were words that came too slow
And all those glossy photos
Of the quote, unquote 'kids in the pit'
They will serve as exhibit two
Could tell me where's the other half?
Well that's the elephant in the room.
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