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I wrote this song after falling in love with the early movies made by Thomas Edison and the Lumiere Brothers in the late 1800's/early 1900's.

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You can’t imagine my surprise
To see my great-great grandmother’s
Cousin’s half-brother parading
The square on a bicycle

You can’t imagine my surprise
To see Ms. Micklebee’s unblinking
Portrait above the fireplace
Wasn’t the whole of her life

The pictures are moving
The people are passing
And everything’s coming to life
The pictures are moving
The movies are dancing
And everything’s coming to life

You can’t imagine my surprise
To see my dear mother’s
China doll eyes as she stared
Through the years into staring
Through my own eyes

You can’t imagine my surprise
To see my lovely great-great aunt
Saphrony, be kissed by her lover
And watch him descending the stairs

Life, oh life in the cinema
Great black and white
Life is a flicker, a fusion,
Illusion of constant light.

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from Act I: A Bird Began to Sing, track released January 1, 2006
Mackenzie Chester-vocals, piano
Randy Chester-bass, fingersnaps
written by Mackenzie Chester

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Randy and Mackenzie Chester Georgia

Randy and Mackenzie Chester (formerly 4 and 20 blackbirds and The Josephine Knot), are a husband-and-wife duo from northeast Georgia. With instrumentation including piano, guitar, bass, accordion, Irish whistle, and melodica, (to name a few...), their music is full of surprises. Their songs are characterized by strong melodies, interesting chord progressions and arrangements, and fresh lyrics. ... more

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