Thursday, June 6, 2013

Day 3: Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill

I envision this song playing during a movie trailer. The movie could be the story where I once took a motorcycle road trip from Washington to California. I see it all go down like this: At first there is no music, but the opening shot shows this kid walking his bike in the high noon desert (in the middle of June, HOT). Cars are passing him, no one stops. He continues to walk it. An exit sign shows there's a gas station 11 miles away. He wipes his brows and is drenched in sweat. More cars breeze past until an old rusty pickup pulls up in front of him on the shoulder. Two Mexicans exit the truck wearing sombreros. They are waiting for him to get up to them. One starts to smile revealing a gold tooth. The kid doesn't know any Spanish, just enough to stutter out 'HOLA'. One of the strangers points to a gas can in the back then to his tank. The boy nods in approval. With one kick-start the bike is brought back to life. He offers some money, to which they refuse. Now this song plays as he drives away. It shows scenes of him during other parts of the journey. He is wearing a vest and has a fat bag on the passenger seat all strapped down with bungee chords. Now it shows him with his bike breaking down and he kicks at it in frustration. It changes over to him trying to flag down semi trucks passing at night with his helmet in one hand. Next it could cut to him visiting his grandparents and he is sitting beside his grandfather. He is on his deathbed while holding his hand and laughing about something. Another scene shows him crossing the Golden Gate bridge while the sun is setting. It shows his life in high school where he meets a girl and they date. At a rock show there are kids mosh pitting and thrashing with some crowd surfing. The scene changes to him riding with other bikers. He gets on a Greyhound bus and meets people, they talk. Now he's running through the streets of Seattle trying to catch a ferry from the Greyhound station. At his high school graduation he sees his now ex-girlfriend walking off with another guy. As the song concludes it shows him shouting at a high speed passing freight train with the railroad crossing sign making that ding-ding sound.

  

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