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Saw the temperature take another man
I watched him crumble as the mercury ran down
Saw the aperture steal another soul
As the hope of blending in took all control
Hey now, child, you know it's always been
The kinda competition no one ever wins
Come on, don't become fashion
On computer screens and in magazines
Your life seems better if you own designer jeans
Buy the perfect hair, perfect shoes to wear
And practice smiling for the people who don't care 
Hey now, child, you know it's always been
The kinda competition no one ever wins
Come on, don't become fashion
Monday morning, it's a social scene
The kinda conversation no one ever means
Come on, get beyond fashion
Heard the temperature hit a record low
The papers told me, said they thought that I should know
Saw a photograph of the life he had
Before it disappeared inside a GQ ad

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from The Spencer Creek EP, released June 2, 2011
Additional guitars by Lynn Nichols

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The Silent Moncton, New Brunswick

There's a chasm between "a" and "the". Placing "a" in front of an item can indicate that it is one of many. A can be humble, unassuming. "The", on the other hand, suggests singularity. The can be audacious, presumptuous. The Silent is a little bit of column A and a little bit of column THE... ... more

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