Faded photo on the mantle
Alone without a name
Dusty edges whisper stories
Ignite a whispered flame
Face is frozen in a moment
Smile stitched in time
Memories wrapped in shadow Love's forgotten rhyme
Cracked corners curl in silence Behind a glassy sheen
Laughter echoes in the distance Where the light has been
Long lost
glances Captured in that faded frame
Every picture holds the answers But they never say
Dance with shadows through the past Let the music play
Fade to black and white again
Memories on display
In that snapshot lies a world where Time forgot to stay
Defined by moments known But now they've slipped away
On the mantle time is resting Holding secrets tight
Hazy figures come to life In the soft moonlight
Silent voices try to speak Through the silent screen
Telling tales of long ago Sights we've never seen
If we pressed rewind in life Would we then rewind the pain?
Or would we paint the world in color
Break the dusty chain?
Could we mend those fragile frames Bring them back to life?
Or would everything we've forgotten Cut us like a knife?
Dance with shadows through the past Let the music play
Fade to black and white again Memories on display
Defined by moments known
But now they've slipped away