Title: Storytelling
Artist: Belle and Sebastian
Genre: Rock
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T:Storytelling
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w: _ look at all the|peop- le and take note|* of the set- ting be- hind.||Lis- ten, watch and wait:|* a plot be-|
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w: gins to take shape.|* There's a sto- ry and then|* cha- rac- ters will|come to you re-|la- ting e- vents as they|
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w: * choose to, but|all their words and ac|* tions come en- tire-|_ ly from you.|||
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w: |* If you're a|sto- ry tel- ler you might|* think you're with- out|* re- spon- si|
w: ||sto ry tel- ler you might|* think you're with- out|* re- spons- si-|
w: ||sto- ry- tel- ler, you're not|* tryin' to es- cape|* re- spon- si-|
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w: bi- li- ty, and you can|lead your cha- rac- ters|a- ny- where you want,|* you have im-|
w: bi- li- ty, but in di-|rec- tions ac- tions and|words, cause and ef- fect|* you need con-|
w: bi- li- ty, if we be-|lieve you then you're suc-|cess- ful, but you don't|* make claims to|
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w: Have you con- si- dered the way|* peop- le might re-|act to all the things|* that your cha- rac- ters say|* and are their ac-|
w: How can you fi- nish your tale?|* lives- _ which have|played a part are sum-|_ _ ma- rized from the ve-|_ ry start and e-|
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w: _ tions hand in hand|* with what they|want to por- tray/|sick are you crip- pled in- sane|* re|
w: _ pi- sodes left out|* to make it|all go your way.|* It's a migh- ty big world||
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w: flec ting the de-|sires that daren't speak their name||are you the one|* to be blamed?||Now you're a-|
w: some of it I've|seen, but most- ly I've on-|_|||||
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w: _ ly heard, and|sto- ries are all fic-|_ tion from their|mo- ments of birth.|||
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