Polaroid - The Wounded by Philip José Farmer

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Wounded" by Philip José Farmer, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 1Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-5
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
Polaroid glasses, a movie’s cheap grace,
Led to my downfall, left no trace.

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A party beckoned, prime numbers grand,
Gate-crashing's my trade, across the land.

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Then she appeared, a sudden bright gleam,
3-D vision, shattering my dream.

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[Chorus]
The polarization shifted, a world rearranged,
Suddenly visible, forever changed.

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A wound unseen before, now starkly defined,
A recognition blooming, of a different kind.

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I fled the gaze, the truth I couldn't face,
Lost in the shadows, leaving no trace.

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[Verse 2]
Penthouse reception, a detective’s stare,
Violin case clutched, a burden to bear.

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Sarcasm and questions, a probing disguise,
"Too young for an orchestra?" in his greedy eyes.

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A hostess' green gaze, a festering blight,
Husband and girl caught in the fading light.

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[Bridge]
The wounded gather, seeking release,
From twisted faces, longing for peace.

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Financier’s tic, a wife’s cold disdain,
A thin-lipped woman, masking her pain.

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They crave a healer, a touch to mend,
But I'm just passing, until the bitter end.

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[Chorus]
The polarization shifted, a world rearranged,
Suddenly visible, forever changed.

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A wound unseen before, now starkly defined,
A recognition blooming, of a different kind.

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I fled the gaze, the truth I couldn't face,
Lost in the shadows, leaving no trace.

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[Verse 3]
She found me again, with glasses in hand,
A cardboard box brimming across the land.

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Removed her lenses, a beautiful sight,
But phosphorescent eyes, burning so bright.

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"I'm in love with you!" a breathless plea,
“You did this to me!” echoing through me.

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[Bridge]
Marry me! she cried, with desperate grace,
To heal the wound, to find her place.

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But vows are chains, and I cannot bind,
A wandering spirit, leaving all behind.

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"Am I not desirable?" a wounded plea,
“Don’t you long for someone, just like me?”

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[Chorus]
The polarization shifted, a world rearranged,
Suddenly visible, forever changed.

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A wound unseen before, now starkly defined,
A recognition blooming, of a different kind.

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I fled the gaze, the truth I couldn't face,
Lost in the shadows, leaving no trace.

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She found me again, with glasses in hand,
A cardboard box brimming across the land.

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Removed her lenses, a beautiful sight,
But phosphorescent eyes, burning so bright.

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"I'm in love with you!" a breathless plea,

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“You did this to me!” echoing through me.