(Verse 1)
I’m moving the furniture to hide the faded spots on the wall
Where your laughter used to hang, now there’s nothing at all
Just a rectangular ghost where a memory used to reside
A little piece of the life that we buried inside
The glass is still polished, catching the afternoon light
But the center is empty, like my chest in the night
I’m staring at spaces where we used to be young
Before all the"I love you" went dry on my tongue.
(Chorus)
Now I’m just staring at hollow gold frames
Full of the silence and the ghost of our names
We look so perfect in the stories we told
But the edges are chipping and the metal is cold
I’m holding onto shadows, I’m chasing the light
But an empty frame won't keep me warm through the night
Just hollow gold, baby...
And a heart that’s lost its place.
(Verse 2)
I found a smile in a drawer, tucked away in the back
A snapshot of a Sunday before the first crack
The border is gilded, pretending it’s grand
But it’s just a heavy weight in the palm of my hand
I try to fill the void with some scenery or art
But nothing fits the shape of a broken-down heart
So I hang up the nothing, I hang up the blue
In a beautiful border that used to be you.
(Bridge)
It’s funny how the gold stays shiny and bright
While the picture inside fades away from the light
I’m a curator of secrets, a keeper of dust
Polishing the metal while the memories rust
Is it a lie if the frame is still beautiful?
(Chorus)
Now I’m just staring at hollow gold frames
Full of the silence and the ghost of our names
We look so perfect in the stories we told
But the edges are chipping and the metal is cold
I’m holding onto shadow I’m chasing the light
But an empty frame won't keep me warm through the night
Just hollow gold...
(Outro)
Nothing but the border left.
Pretty on the outside...
Hollow on the in.
Just a gold frame...
With no one in it.
