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Crystal Clear

from Could've Been King by Blair Packham

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I wrote this with the wonderful Amabile sisters. We were going to "do a band" together, but due to my own reluctance to commit, we never did. They were and are excellent songwriters and singers. The song is about the end of a relationship. I was married when we wrote it, and I'm not now. Connection? Maybe. Maybe not.

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Tam & Tash Amabile and Blair Packham

Like falling down a waterfall
Of blue and you see red
Icy waves of anger crashing down
Around my head
Over talked and overwhelmed
Over everything with you
Crystal clear
Crystal clear

Candles burning in your room
Light silence where it falls
I'm lying here--you're sitting there
Means nothing says it all
You're arguing semantics
With the shadows on the wall
It's crystal clear
Crystal clear

The clock keeps ticking
And it drowns out opposition
Time can't be bothered with goodbyes
Suddenly too tired to cry
I search for the ambition
To fly

The warm breath on the mirror
That I had to wipe away
Made me see my tears
And now I know that I can't stay
Never thought it'd come to that
Not this time, anyway
Crystal clear
Crystal clear

I look at you and think about
The miles and where they've led
Leaving trails of restlessness
That wander through my head
Every place we might've been
And where we are instead
Crystal clear
It's crystal clear
© 1996 TNT Music/No. 1 Imperfects (SOCAN)

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from Could've Been King, released January 31, 2004
Blair Packham, vocal and electric guitar. Craig Northey, other guitars. Doug Elliott, bass. Pat Steward, drums and percussion. Simon Kendall, magic keyboard. Michael Zweig, harmony vocals. Engineered by Colin Nairne. Assisted by Mike Rogerson. Recorded at Baker Street, North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Mixed by Jeremy Darby at Canterbury Music, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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New album "The Impossible Dream" coming soon! Thirteen years after 2004’s “Could’ve Been King," Blair Packham returned with a collection of clever and heartfelt songs, called “Unpopular Pop.” A bit Beatle-y, with shades of Elvis Costello, Blair’s songs are undeniably all his. He made the record at home and then called on Ron Sexsmith and ex-Barenaked Ladies’ Steven Page to make vocal appearances. ... more

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