“Still in the Picture” (Verse 1) There’s a box up on the closet shelf Full of faces that outlived themselves Black and white and faded blue Smiling like they always knew A Sunday dress, a working hand A life I’ll never understand But I swear I hear ‘em when I stare— Like they’re almost standing there (Pre-Chorus) I can smell the perfume, hear the screen door slam Feel the weight of a long-gone hand (Chorus) They’re still in the picture, still in my mind Laughing in a moment I can’t rewind They had a body, a name, a place A voice, a story, a living face Now it’s paper and memory keeping them near Some days it’s comfort, some days it’s tears It’s strange how love don’t disappear— Even when they’re not still here (Verse 2) Some I knew, and some I didn’t Some are stories people mention “Your grandpa laughed just like that man” “This was her favorite coffee can” They picked their clothes, they made their plans They held the world in their own hands Now their things sit quiet, still Like they’re waiting on a will (Pre-Chorus) And I wonder if they knew the day Would come and take it all away (Chorus) They’re still in the picture, still in my mind Frozen in a frame outside of time They had a heartbeat, hopes and fears A million ordinary years Now it’s whispers and stories we pass around Trying to keep ‘em a little bit found It’s strange how love can linger here— Long after they disappear (Bridge) Ashes to ashes, dust to dust We’re only borrowed, every one of us We count the days like they’re endless things But they slip right through like wedding rings I used to think we’d all stay the same Mama and Daddy would never change But time don’t ask, and it don’t explain— It just takes, and takes again (Soft Chorus) They’re still in the picture, still in my chest In every story I tell the best I see their eyes when I close mine Hear their voice in between the lines And oh, what I’d give just to sit and stay Talk for a minute, one more day… But love like this don’t fade away— It just learns to live a different way (Outro) So I’ll hold ‘em close while I’m still here Say it twice so it’s loud and clear ‘Cause we don’t know when our turn is due— Me and them… and even you (soft) Still in the picture… Just not in the room