Spectacle of Life

from Chicago Is Next : The Demo Sessions by Michael Vitali

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Kevin, Briana and Amy try to recall ordinary life: birthday cards, anniversaries, photo albums.

Kevin joins Amy in a corny soft shoe dance, again snubbing Briana.

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[KEVIN, BRIANA, AMY]
Time is a river
We can't reverse the flow
Time is this Chicago River
Where it lead nobody know

Births and deaths and graduations
Firsts and lasts, congratulations
How I miss the spectacle of life

Wedding bells and anniversaries
Fainting spells and painting nurseries
How I miss the spectacle of life

No matter how good we had it
We never ever seemed to know
How very very good we had it
Until we watched it go-wo-wo
Away

Souvenirs and items pretty
Sentimental value city
How I miss the spectacle of life

Photo albums burn to ash
All our memories turn to trash
'Cause we were disre-spectacle of life

For such a crowd of smart people
We were content to sit and wait
So dumb and proud we smart people
The things we need to know-wo-wo
Too late

Time is a river
We can't reverse the flow
Time is this Chicago River
Where it lead nobody know
Time is a subway
Stand back and watch it go
Time is this Chicago subway
Doors closing, doors closing, doors closing
Now

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from Chicago Is Next : The Demo Sessions, released March 24, 2020

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