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The Man In The Photograph

from Car toons by Ekendra Dasa and the Planet Cow Orchestra

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We try to "capture" or "preserve" our "good times" by freezing still images so we can look at them later. But pictures offer precious few clues about our real life story. And what is this one brief life itself but a snapshot of the soul's eternal journey?

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photo in my file
face i know so well
frozen in a smile going
up and down on a carousel

photograph of mine
what story do you tell?
once there was a guy
who tried everything to please himself

every once in a while
i get pulled into my past
takin a ride through the black and white, I'm young again
thinkin I'm that man in the photograph

here's one of you and i
standing by a waterfall
every time i see it
i am falling like that river water

once upon a time
i got butterflies when you walked by
how could i see i would
turn out to be the bad guy

river runs like time
we got carried down it fast
hope you like your brand new life
the one in which I'm not the man in your photographs

let's stop the action for a fraction of a second then we'll
add to our collection of distractions and call it a memory

whispers in the night
fade away into the air
long as there's sufficient light
a picture haunts you everywhere

photograph of mine
how can I break your spell?
every time I see you
I am right back on that carousel

takin one more ride
fallin for reflected light
world goin round the sun goin down
and I'm still thinking I'm that man

In the photo in my file
Face I know so well

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from Car toons, released May 29, 2009

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Ekendra Dasa and the Planet Cow Orchestra Syracuse, New York

In the early '90s, Ekendra toured and recorded with Krishnacore band Shelter. For his first solo CD God Project, he recorded basic tracks himself and collaborated with other instrumentalists via U.S. Mail. Performing Songwriter Magazine voted God Project one of the top DIY albums of the year, calling it, “one of the funniest, infectious slices of country and rockabilly you’re ever likely to hear.” ... more

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