Winter, 1988

from A Paper Gift by Motion Picture

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On the first balmy winter’s eve
You cast a snowball and your mitten came free
And like a stray brick beside the road
It disappeared inside the snow

On the first frosted winter’s day
Our clothes wore heavy as we went out to play
The sled glides faster but you fancy the sound
Of a saucer trolled across the ground

And our great Decembers that I remember
Renewed the crush that grew within us
But those sad, sad winters that I remember
Dashed all the love and sapped all the trust

On the last frozen winter’s night
Your measured phrases seemed less polite
Than if you were unequivocal:
“It was a sad, sad winter, after all”

And our great Decembers that I remember
Renewed the crush that grew within us
But those sad, sad winters that I remember
Dashed all the love and sapped all the trust

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from A Paper Gift, released November 7, 2000

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Motion Picture Minneapolis, Minnesota

Formed in 1992, the plaintive and contemplative songs of Minneapolis' Motion Picture calls to mind the lush fragility of Belle & Sebastian, the lovelorn lyricism of Trembling Blue Stars, and the sophisticated melodic stamp of early Felt. The heart-wrenching music merges guitar and cello melodies into arrangements that are at once idyllic in essence and elaborate in structure. ... more

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