Polaroid
Lyrics:Rafe Donovan
Composer: Rafe Donovan
producer£ºRafe Donovan
Flashback, thirty seconds ago...
Here we go.
Fading colors on a glossy square,
Caught us laughing without a care.
Midnight static on the radio,
We were chasing ghosts in the stereo.
You held the camera, I held my breath,
Static moments that we haven¡¯t left.
But the chemicals are drying now,
And the colors start to change somehow.
Yeah, the edges are beginning to fray,
Like the promises we threw away.
We¡¯re just a Polaroid in the dark,
Trying to catch a dying spark.
Shake it up, shake it up, but it won't reappear,
The picture¡¯s fading but the memory's clear.
Oh, we¡¯re frozen in time,
A beautiful crime,
Just a Polaroid in the dark.
Dusty dashboard where the picture sits,
A little scratched but the puzzle fits.
Streetlights glowing in a neon blue,
I look at the frame and I look for you.
But the silver halide¡¯s losing its grip,
Like the words that slipped from your lip.
Yeah, the chemicals are drying now,
And the colors start to change somehow.
The glossy finish is starting to grey,
Just like the warmth of yesterday.
We¡¯re just a Polaroid in the dark,
Trying to catch a dying spark.
Shake it up, shake it up, but it won't reappear,
The picture¡¯s fading but the memory's clear.
Oh, we¡¯re frozen in time,
A beautiful crime,
Just a Polaroid in the dark.
You can¡¯t rewrite what¡¯s already developed.
The shadows take over, the light is enveloped.
But I keep it in my pocket, close to my skin,
Reminding my heart of where we begin.
One, two, three, let the beat drop in!
We¡¯re just a Polaroid in the dark,
Trying to catch a dying spark.
Shake it up, shake it up, but it won't reappear,
The picture¡¯s fading but the memory's clear.
Oh, we¡¯re frozen in time,
A beautiful crime,
Just a Polaroid in the dark.
Just a snapshot...
Fading out.
Gone.
