Faded Polaroid

Found a box of ghosts in the attic light
Dusty edges and a flash of white
I remember the salt, I remember the heat
The way the sand felt beneath our feet
But the blue of the ocean is turning to grey
The Sun in the corner is washing away

I'm holding my breath, I'm holding the past
Why does the magic never quite last?
I'm trying to fix what the chemicals did
The secrets and stories that we always hid

Shaking the frame, waiting for the view
A blurry version of me and you
In this faded polaroid, we're still young
The greatest song we ever sung
Keep the colors from bleeding out
Before we're lost in a sea of doubt

Your smile is a ghost on a chemical sheet
A moment of summer on a winter street
I'm tracing the lines where your face used to be
A sepia version of you and me
Don't let the yellow take over the sky
I'm not ready to say this goodbye

I'm holding my breath, I'm holding the past
Why does the magic never quite last?
I'm trying to fix what the chemicals did
The secrets and stories that we always hid

Shaking the frame, waiting for the view
A blurry version of me and you
In this faded polaroid, we're still young
The greatest song we ever sung
Keep the colors from bleeding out
Before we're lost in a sea of doubt

Flash (and we're frozen in time)
Flash (when the world was still mine)
Don't fade, please don't fade
(Stay golden, stay gold)

Shaking the frame, waiting for the view
A blurry version of me and you
In this faded polaroid, we're still young
The greatest song we ever sung
Keep the colors from bleeding out
Before we're lost in a sea of doubt

Still young
The greatest song
(Fading, fading)