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    "Observation Deck"genre: Acoustic
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    Acoustic song, recorded with Cool Edit Pro and a PC microphone. this is an example of how a PC microphone can actually sound good. there's a couple things I don't like about it, so I may re-record it.
    Credits: ©2001 Michael Gum

    Story Behind the Song
    I wrote this song about how there's a lot of really talented people out there, but only a few are famous for it.

    the idea of watching people live their lives came from my 9th grade year of high school (i am in 10th now), in which i liked to watch people in my class from the corner of the room. watching everyone and their stupid little mannerisms that i hated. i was a hateful li'l boy :P so then i got the idea of kind living life at an observation deck, not really living my own life, just watching others live theirs.

    Lyrics
    on top of a building
    on top of a building
    watching the cars go by
    the sole observer
    the sole observer
    watching the time fly
    people laughing
    people smiling
    people running away
    i'll stay quiet
    i'll stay quiet
    watching the night meet the day

    and i realize as i watch from afar
    that i am just a mere pawn
    and i may never be a star

    one of a million
    one of a million
    people in this town
    atop one building
    atop one building
    dwarfed by the others that surround
    just one person
    just one person
    so hard to be found
    i'm still standing
    i'm still standing
    looking at the ground

    and i realize as i watch from afar
    that i am just a mere pawn
    and i may never be a star

    it's kinda hopeless
    it's kinda hopeless
    feeling that i'm just one
    one of a billion
    one of a billion
    a billion under the sun
    i'm still standing
    i'm still standing
    watching the people below
    watching them living
    watching them dying
    watching them as they grow

    and i realize as i watch from afar
    that i am just a mere pawn
    and i may never be a star

    a star (repeated many times)

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