Polaroids
Capturing Moments of Love and Loss: Polaroids by Jacob Oman
Lyrics
I took the photos off the wall
I removed photographs from the wall.
I took down all the polaroids, but I can't remove them all
I took down all the polaroids, but some memories remain.
I don't want to forget a friendship with a friend I won't forget
I want to remember a significant friendship with a friend who will always be remembered.
And yet, I'm on my way to you
Despite the memories, I am moving towards you.
And we were so far gone
We were deeply involved in something.
It was time for us to move on
It was time for us to move forward.
There's a polaroid of us with ice skates
There's a polaroid of us with ice skates.
I took down many more, but that one pictures our first date
I removed many polaroids, but kept one that symbolizes our first date.
The people in the polaroids aren't pulling back and forth
The people in the polaroids aren't in conflict, unlike us.
So it isn't me and you
It's not a representation of our relationship.
And I'm so far gone
I have distanced myself emotionally.
I don't know how I'm supposed to move on
It's challenging for me to move on.
The people in the polaroid make me sad
The memories in the polaroids make me sad.
We haven't been those people. We lost what once we had
We no longer share the connection depicted in those pictures.
But I'm glad that we have the polaroids to prove it once was there
Despite the loss, I'm grateful for the evidence that our connection once existed.
The tale of me and you
This is the story of us captured in the polaroids.
And I'm so far gone
I'm emotionally distant.
I don't know how I'm supposed to move on
Moving on is a difficult process for me.
I wish I wasn't intertwined within the shallows of your mind
I wish I wasn't entangled in the complexities of your thoughts.
Demanding of myself to just ignore it
I pressure myself not to ignore these feelings.
And maybe if I told myself, "Don't put your emotions on the shelf"
If I advised myself not to suppress emotions, it might help me reach you.
I'd be on my way to you
This might lead me back to you.
And you're so far
You are emotionally distant.
I don't know how to be what we are
I don't know how to define our current state.
And it's so far gone
The emotional distance between us has grown significantly.
And I'm ready to move on
I am prepared to move on from our relationship.
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