Flattened & Shined

A love story about a boy & a girl both age 13. 

The Video

Another incredible video by students from E'xpressions college in Emeryville, CA.  This video blends the story of the young lovers with the band imposed on a run away train.

Flattened and Shined

Written By: Heather Anderson

There goes the boy, 
On his bicycle, 
Riding like the wind -
Right past her house - 
She's at the curtain
Watching patiently for him.
This is the sign the night is theirs; 
She takes her time tip-toeing stairs,
Locks the door, saddles her Schwinn, 
Like nights before, rides beside him~~~~~

Oh the boy and the girl,
Four-legged fortress
In a train-track world, 
Can't yet fathom, 
But one day they'll find
Memories like pennies
Tucked in their minds,
Flattened and shined
By the trains of time.

Here comes the train, 
City on wheels, 
Diesel and steel
Rumble the tracks.
The whistle blows, 
They watch the pennies flatten
Lying on their backs.
Stars strewn about like lit-up sand, 
He reaches out and takes her hand.
Like a dare, she settles in,
And through his stare, climbs inside him.

Oh the boy and the girl,
Four-legged fortress
In a train-track world, 
Can't yet fathom, 
But one day they'll find
Memories like pennies
Tucked in their minds,
Flattened and shined
By the trains of time.

There goes the boy, 
Pedaling hard, 
A lonely knight upon his steed,
Right past her house - 
Where empty windows
Stare like eyes into the weeds.
It's up for sale, where has she gone?
He takes his time 'fore riding on.
There's no more girl - it settles in,
Their secret world hides inside him~~

Oh the boy and the girl,
Four-legged fortress
In a train-track world, 
Can't yet fathom, 
But one day they'll find
Memories like pennies
Tucked in their minds,
Flattened and shined
By the trains of time.

Flattened and shined
By the trains of time. 
Flattened and shined
By the trains of time. 
Flattened and shined
By the trains of time.