Michael McFarland - The Photograph Lies

Set the scene, we embrace
On the cobblestone streets
Dappled light on your face
Picture hearts skipping beats

Stranger nods, shutter snaps
As we’re frozen in time
Quantum waveform collapse
In this picture we shine

But the photograph lies
‘Cause you didn’t smile with your eyes
And on the inside we’re dying
Missing a month but we’re trying
And the photograph burns

Like the sun that July
A hundred lessons unlearned
But not a cloud crossed the sky

Set the scene, we embrace
Breakers breaking behind
Into fathomless space
And in this picture we shine

But the photograph lies
‘Cause you didn’t smile with your eyes
And on the inside we’re dying
Missing a month but we’re trying
And the photograph burns
As the carousel turns
Only in hindsight it’s glaring
That long ago we’d stopped caring

Yes the photograph lies,
Lies like the promises made
Like the trust unrepaid
Lies like a lover will say
Soft on a beautiful day
Lies like the ones we still tell
Like, “I hope you’re doing well”

Lies like a lover will say
Soft on a beautiful day

Written by:
Michael McFarland

Publisher:
Lyrics © THE BEARD MUSIC GROUP

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