[Verse 1 is soft and breathy, with a narrative feel similar to "Ghost"] We were frozen in a flash, didn't know it wouldn't last Now the edges are curling, white border's turning yellow Your smile's still there but the colors bleed Like tears on a magazine page so slow [The rhythm of the pre-chorus gradually rises, and light electronic drumbeats are added] I tried to shake the cartridge, shake the memory loose But every photo just develops a different shade of you [The falsetto in the chorus is raised, with R&B turns] This fading polaroid, I'm holding too tight The ghost of us still burning in the chemical light I don't need another picture, I just need one that stays But even sunlight has its half-life anyway [Verse 2 returns to a low murmur with breathing sounds] Your voicemail's still the same three words “Please leave a tone” — then nothing hurts I've deleted every app that shows your face But your shadow's still logged in at my old place [The chorus adds a harmonic layer] They say moving on is digital — just swipe and archive But how do I delete the part of me that learned to come alive? [Repeat the chorus, and add "oh-oh" impromptu for the second time] This fading polaroid, I'm holding too tight The ghost of us still burning in the chemical light I don't need another picture, I just need one that stays But even sunlight has its half-life anyway [The scene consists only of piano and single notes, soft tones] One day the white will swallow all the ink And I won't remember why I couldn't blink That's not healing — that's just running out of film But tonight I'll let the dark develop what I feel [Hum at the end and recite the last line] Click. …Still faded.