(Verse 1)
Dust settles on the lens of us
In a room that’s grown too wide
I’m still framing every shadow
Of the ghost you left inside
I dial the focus til it hurts
Trying to catch a glimpse of gold
But the edges keep on fraying
And the colors all turn cold.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m holding onto shutter speeds
That froze you in the light
But every flash is blinding
In the middle of the night.
(Chorus)
Now I’m looking through the aperture of grief
Where the world is small and narrow, and the time is just a thief
I’m shrinking down the opening to keep the pain away
But it only lets the darkness in to swallow up the day
Oh, the wider that I open, the more it starts to bleed
Through the aperture of grief, you’re the only light I need.
(Verse 2)
The negatives are all I have
Developed in the rain
A gallery of"used to be"
And"never-was" and pain
I try to crop the lonely out
To zoom until you’re near
But the resolution crumbles
Into salt and silver tears.
(Bridge)
They say that time will fix the blur
And wash the silver screen
But there’s no filter for the way
You’re missing from the scene
Exposure’s high, my heart is burned
A silhouette of what I learned.
(Chorus)
Still looking through the aperture of grief
Where the world is small and narrow, and the time is just a thief
I’m shrinking down the opening to keep the pain away
But it only lets the darkness in to swallow up the day
Oh, the wider that I open, the more it starts to bleed
Through the aperture of grief, you’re the only light I need.
(Outro)
Click...
The shutter’s closed.
The room is black.
I’m waiting for the light...
To bring you back.
(Fade out)
Just a ghost in the frame.
Just a hole with your name.
