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The Portrait of Camille

from Hagiographies and Hit Pieces by Johnny Coull

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The portrait of Camille
Leans by the window, half-revealed
The maiden and her cigarette
Our still life hanging by its thread

I thought that I’d be sure
By tracing every contour
A prayer to contain her
With each crooked stroke I painted

But our frame could not restrain
Her restless heels, her movie reels
And so she fled for what was real
And here remains the portrait of Camille

The billboard of Camille
Stares down on the Elysian fields
Where lay to rest our tirades
By our shabby stretch of highway

Beneath her lacquer shell
She lives forever never well
Each mood of chiaroscuro
And anesthetized refusal

And her mouth is just ajar
As if a kiss she’d take too far
And as I breathe, these memories
Are real, so very real, in the portrait of Camille
The portrait of Camille

The slideshow of Camille
Revolves her like a prayer wheel
About an open cedar frame
The only one that could contain

Her breath will come to life
And every smile, a palette knife
And those dark eyes now follow me
Though they are still, yes they are still
The portrait of Camille

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from Hagiographies and Hit Pieces, released July 31, 2023

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Johnny Coull Montréal, Québec

Johnny Coull is an independent singer-songwriter based in Montreal, Canada. His debut album, “City on the Hill”, was released in November 2013.

Firmly entrenched in the vintage rock tradition, Coull tackles intensely personal themes, at once melancholy and incisive, set over punchy melodies, bright choruses, and virtuosic piano licks. ... more

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