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Think I Just Saw Frank

from Alpha Beta Polis by Nick Watt

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This song is indirectly inspired by the movie "Frank". I went out on Halloween with some friends, and one of them wore a big cardboard mask that is about twice the size of a normal face, such as the one in the movie. On that night it wasn't anything unusual because everyone was decked out in costumes, and those who recognized him asked "Are you Frank from the movie???". This song is about what people would think if he were to walk around with the mask on a normal day.

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It's Monday in the neighborhood and the kids are all out
A man named Frank is on the corner scaring them all
Cause his head is big and wide and his hair is paper thin
And he'll stare at you with blue eyes that never blink

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Only a few will know his name
But those who do will turn their heads and whisper
Turn their heads and whisper
"I think I just saw Frank"
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The smallest thing can make him made or bring him the greatest joy
But if you get too close to him he'll push you right away
When he's out on the town he drinks through a straw
And looks around with blue eyes that never blink

(Chorus)

Frank looks very strange as he wanders round
With his oversized paper, painted oval head
It's not made of paper maiche, he was born in the import office
In the image of a rockstar who never made it big

(Chorus)

Frank are you laughing or Frank you cryin?
What we all want to know is what are you thinkin
What were you ashamed of that made you put on that mask?
And now what can be done to make you take it off?

(Chorus)

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from Alpha Beta Polis, released July 24, 2016

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Nick Watt

Nick Watt is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter based in Brooklyn. His lyric-driven songs tell stories of people from many walks of life. With musical stylings that draw on blues from his native St. Louis to the jazz of his current home of New York, he creates grooves that support the songs’ narratives.

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