Photograph Songtext
von The Goodness Guild

Faded old photograph
A glimpse of more youthful days
Memories linger

You weren′t really ready
I caught you off-guard and just a little surprised
Opportune candid moment
A much luckier shot than I first realised
Without plan or intention
A normal second of a typical day
Always thought there'd be others
I couldn′t know that you'd soon be taken away

This battered old piece of paper
Only picture I've ever had of you
Images that were once fresh in my mind
Lost to the years only I′ve lived through
Looking out at me from the faded print
More time has passed since than you spent here
You were the first one that I ever lost
I won′t let your memory disappear


You lived for the moment
Youthful energy caught in your prime
Planning for a bright future
You always expected that there'd be more time
Trigger of happy memories
Or painful reminder of fragile lives?
I treasure your picture
Your memory lives while one of us survives

This battered old piece of paper
Only picture I′ve ever had of you
Images that were once fresh in my mind
Lost to the years only I've lived through
Looking out at me from the faded print
More time has passed since than you were here
You were the first one that I ever lost
I won′t let your memory disappear

This battered old piece of paper
Over-exposed, and fading away
Falling apart more as the years go on
My attempt to remember being betrayed
Looking out at me from the faded print
Beautiful eyes that will never age
For so many years I was left broken
Couldn't risk hurt, had to disengage


I don′t want to unpack
But it makes me
I don't want to go back
But it takes me
I didn't want to feel
But it wakes me
I just wanted to heal
But it breaks me

This battered old piece of paper
Only picture I′ve ever had of you
Images that were once fresh in my mind
Lost to the years only I′ve lived through
Looking out at me from the faded print
More time has passed since than you were here
You were the first one that I ever loved
I won't let your memory disappear