Want to document life
So when it winds down you’re reminded
Of the time’s the sunshine blinded
Of that moment your union collided
When you laughed off what they derided
When you let that spark illuminate
Instead of the usual fate where you hide it
You take photos, you record
And when it’s captured, you snap more
Don’t share them, just hoard
Because they give you a bit of fun
When you’re bored
So often you’re wondering what the point is
Why we chase, why we settle, why we go
Just learn so there’s more to know
And just forget so the pain don’t grow
Too many examples to follow
Too many bitter truths to swallow
Too much anger and so much fear
But you weren’t considering that
Sat here
You were just watching, just feeling
Took a photo to give the moment meaning
Because you’ll look back on that
And laugh over how you grew from seedling
The camera will cover all bloom
It’ll capture the room
Flush with the flash, could stack
Your life to the ceiling
You can criticise the blue light eyes
But not all of us remember so crystal
I aim my iPhone at the world
Like a cowboy does a pistol
It don’t take away from my seeing
My feeling, my listening
My touch, my kiss, my pull away
But I’d like to be able to prove myself
And have something to look back on
When I need something to look back on
One day
You can’t live behind a screen
But what if you live within it?
Get details right down to the spot on my chin
How fat I was, or how thin
And the exact minute
Where I was and what that place meant
How my elbows tucked
Or my knees bent
How we put an arm round each other
Or lips pressed together
I’ll have these moments
To cherish forever.
by Lyric Deep.
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