Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
You will never go away
Everyone is here to stay
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
These days will always be here
There’s no need for us to fear
Pictures are for things that don’t last
So put away the camera
I don’t want to believe these days will ever end
Don’t go
You’ll always be right here forever, friend
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
You will never go away
Everyone is here to stay
Pictures are for things that don’t last
So put away the camera
I don’t want to believe these days will ever end
Don’t go
You’ll always be right here forever, friend
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
I cannot lie
Although I try
It’s time for me to stop pretending
I look around
And I feel down
I know these days will soon be ending
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Take the picture while we’re here
Smile ‘til we disappear
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Jan 7, 2015
Jan 7, 2015 at 9:08 PM UTC
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
You will never go away
Everyone is here to stay
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
These days will always be here
There’s no need for us to fear
Pictures are for things that don’t last
So put away the camera
I don’t want to believe these days will ever end
Don’t go
You’ll always be right here forever, friend
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
You will never go away
Everyone is here to stay
Pictures are for things that don’t last
So put away the camera
I don’t want to believe these days will ever end
Don’t go
You’ll always be right here forever, friend
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
I cannot lie
Although I try
It’s time for me to stop pretending
I look around
And I feel down
I know these days will soon be ending
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Pictures are for things that don’t last
Take the picture while we’re here
Smile ‘til we disappear
Pictures are for things that don’t last
"Pictures are for things that don't last" was a phrase that my friend Cameron said once that I thought sounded pretty cool and had to be a song. Those words only gained more meaning as my Senior Year came and went. In addition to that "Smile 'til we disappear" is a phrase my Choir director Mrs. Johnson (the greatest person I know, and my future daughter's namesake) said to us once. So this is a song about dealing with being apart and missing people, using words said by people I miss. I think that's quite fitting.
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