Life in a Box
Memories Unboxed: A Love Story Told in Trinkets
Lyrics
I've got a little box
I have a small box
With all our memories through the years
Containing memories from our past years
I'll start with this old picture
Starting with an old picture
Of us, dancing after 6 beers
Depicting us dancing after consuming 6 beers
And this is just a rock
A rock we picked up from a beach
That we collected from a beach
Symbolic of a shared experience
You told me you were a swimming champion
You claimed to be a swimming champion
Then almost drowned in the flat sea
Yet almost drowned in calm waters
And here's an old CD
An old CD with sentimental value
That has done too many rounds
Given in the hospital to aid healing through music
I gave you in the hospital
Gift during a challenging time
To help you heal with the sound
An old fridge magnet from a shared trip
And here's an old fridge magnet
Souvenir type that one keeps but seldom gives away
From a trip we took one day
Reflection on the unexpected fitting of memories in a box
The kind we buy for friends
Life together compactly encapsulated
And can never give away
If life is a movie, expressing a desire to share it
Who would have thought
Expressing contentment and anticipation
Our life together could
If life's a movie, waiting for the next chapter
fit so well in a box
Reflecting on a plane ticket from a time of distance
If life's a movie
Two lovers connected through a screen
There's nothing I'd rather do
Sharing affection across the miles
Then sit and wait for
A list of movies, an aspiration to watch together
Part two
Stopped at 99, prioritizing survival over completion
And look at this plane ticket
An old red beanie with questionable fashion taste
From when we lived so far apart
Transformed the wearer into a Santa Claus figure
Two lovers on a screen
Reflection on the surprising fit of life in a box
Sending kisses in the dark
If life is a movie, awaiting the unfolding sequel
And here's a list of 100 movies
If life's a movie, the anticipation of what comes next
We should watch before we die
Sitting and waiting for the continuation
But we stopped at 99
Sitting and waiting for part two
Cause we wanted to survive
-And here's that old red beanie
-That violates all good taste laws
-You thought that I would look cooler
Reflecting on the anticipation of a sequel
Made me look like Santa Claus
Expressing the eagerness for the next phase of life
Who would have thought
Sitting and waiting for part two
Our life together could
-Fit so well in a box
-If life's a movie
If life is a movie, the desire for continued togetherness
There's nothing I'd rather do
Expressing contentment and anticipation
Then sit and wait for
If life's a movie, waiting for the next chapter
Part two
Reflecting on a plane ticket from a time of distance
Then sit and wait for
Two lovers connected through a screen
Part two
Sharing affection across the miles
Then sit and wait for
A list of movies, an aspiration to watch together
Part two
Stopped at 99, prioritizing survival over completion
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