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“I will live my life as a lobsterman’s wife on an island in the blue bay.
He will take care of me, he will smell like the sea,
And close to my heart he’ll always stay.

I will bear three girls all with strawberry curls, little Ella and
Nelly and Faye.
While I’m combing their hair, I will catch his warm stare
On our island in the blue bay.

Far away far away, I want to go far away.
To a new life on a new shore line.
Where the water is blue and the people are new.
To another island, in another life.”

 [lyrics to Far Away by Ingrid Michaelson]

 

Have you ever taken a shot that made you think of a song?

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Comments

  1. Those are beautiful lyrics. I especially adore, " and while combing their hair, I’ll catch his warm stare…"
    Oh the love!!

  7. all the time, kristin! one of my favorite things to do, as probably the only thing i love more than photography is music.

    here is one such {actually three such} pics that made me think of one of my fave songs. i originally posted this almost exactly a year ago, but i reposted today for you.
    http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-havent-seen-this-day-before.html

    here is another.
    http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2009/02/pictures-from-train-ride-and-some-song.html

    you photo is wonderful. perfect. it sings even without the lyrics you complemented it with.

  18. Happens to me all the time! Even when I look at others’. I get that "Good day, sunshine" song in my head all the time looking at sun flare photos. 🙂

  21. I can feel the grainy roughness of the boat, the hollow sound of water hitting the boat, the smell of the water, a mixture of gasoline, lake/sea air and fish. I can also feel the coolish air that comes with being on water. The sun beating down. I love those things. I miss them.
    This is what stuck me when I saw this picture.
    thanks, MBB

  26. Oh yes, most definitely! The shot I took of my husband’s ship, HMS Ark Royal, leaving the harbour for a 5 month deployment cried out the classic Otis Redding song ‘Sitting on the Dock of the Bay’. Beautiful song, excellent lyrics and combined with the photo, a tearjerker!