The Photograph Kills

The Photograph Kills is from the EP of the same name released in 1995.  I listened to this song a couple of nights ago for the first time in awhile, and it's been on my mind since then.  As with every Crowe song (and most songs in general), there are usually a few lines which jump out at me from all the rest.  In The Photograph Kills, it's these: 

Words can run you down ~ And they'll feed while you lie bleeding on the ground

They bring vivid images to my mind of predators feeding on prey--and of animals, run down by vehicles, lying dead, deserted on the side of a road while buzzards circle them and feed on the carcasses.  Words are like those cars.  They can be the most deadly and destructive force in the world, depending on how they're used.  This song, for me, turns those words and the people who use them into predators, stalking what can be a jungle of a world, as they search for their next meal.

The Photograph Kills EP also contains High Horse Honey and T.P.K. (Image Ain't Action).  Listen to this brief clip, read the lyrics, and then you can download it at iTunes here:  The Photograph Kills--EP

The Photograph Kills
(Crowe/Cochran/Adam/Brown/Rosieur)
Don't stand up
They'll try and push you down
Don't let them hold you in their hands
Don't step out
Words can run you down
And they'll feed while you lie bleeding on the ground
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything you do
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything you do
So don't stand up
Don't even think of fighting
Don't let them mould you to their plans
Don't step out into the glare of flash bulb lighting
Don't let them roll you in their hands
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything you do
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything you do
You start with the simplest of intentions
I've committed most sins known to mankind
But I still believe in the essential goodness of my spirit
I ask forgiveness continuously for I know he knows
Some things
Just have to be experienced
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything you do
The photograph kills and your fame will destroy you
Trying to find a place to rest will taint everything I do
The photograph
The photograph