I am a photograph (1977) (video)

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1. I am a glossy photograph, I am in colour and softly lit,

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over exposed and well blown up, carefully printed and neatly cut.

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You can look at me for hours,

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I won′t mind, I make you dream from the page of a magazine.

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2. I am a glossy photograph, of course I am a bit retouched,

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and my colour has been processed, but cameras always erase

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fear lurking behind a face.

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I am a lie and I am gold, but I shall never grow old !

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+ My lips are parted, but they're not for kissing,

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my eyes are open, but I′m not listening.

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My breasts are round, but my heart is missing,

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I am a photograph, I am a photograph,

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I am a photograph, I'm better than the real thing. + A - C - D (3x)

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3. I am a glossy photograph, I am appearing by the magic

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of a Nikon automatic, maybe I'm just a piece of paper.

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But some think that I am better,

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‘cause photographs do not complain or cry, or love, or suffer.

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Or cry, or love, or suffer. Or cry, or love, or suffer. + A - C - D (2x)

(Amanda Lear)