Cover art for Photobooth by Julien Baker
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Photobooth Lyrics

I remember when the days were long
And the nights when the living room was on the lawn
Constant quarreling, our childish fits
And your clothes in a pile on the ottoman
All the slander and double-speak
Were only foolish attempts to show you did not mean
Anything but the blatant proof
Was your lips touching mine in the photobooth

And as the summer's ending
The cold air will rush your hard heart away
You were so condescending
And this is all that's left
Scraping paper to document
I've packed a change of clothes and it's time to move on

Cup your lips to compress the sound
Skinny dipping with the kids from a nearby town
And everything that I said was true
As the flashes blinded us in the photobooth
Then I lost track, and then those words were said
You took the wheel and you steered us into my bed
And then I woke and I walked you home
And it was pretty clear that it was hardly love

And as the summer's ending
The cold air will rush your hard heart away
You were so condescending
And this is all that's left
Scraping paper to document
I've packed a change of clothes and it's time to move on
And as the summer's ending
The cold air will rush your hard heart away
You were so condescending
As the alcohol drained the days

And as the summer’s ending
The cold air will rush your hard heart away
You were so condescending
And this is all that’s left
Empty bottles, spent cigarettes
Pack a change of clothes, 'cause it’s time to move on

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Baker performed this cover of Death Cab For Cutie’s Photobooth in 2016, as part of The A.V. Club’s “Undercover” series. A year later, Baker and Death Cab frontman Ben Gibbard performed the song together at Thalia Hall.

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2016
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