Lyrics
When your eyes closed, the camera snapped
Reflecting on a moment captured when the eyes were closed and a photo was taken.
And now that I know just what has happened
Expressing awareness of a significant event and its aftermath.
I wish I could go back to the time
Desiring to revisit a past time, suggesting a longing for a different era.
When your hair grew a little shorter
Recalling a specific period when the person's hair was shorter.
And you weren’t yet taller than my shoulder
Noting a time when the person was shorter than the speaker's shoulder.
Too young to get knocked down
Emphasizing youth and vulnerability, highlighting the innocence of being too young to face challenges.
And as the red starts to bleed across your face and onto your sleeve
Describing a visual transformation with the color red spreading across the face and onto the sleeve.
My fingerprints they leave a mark on the picture frame and on your heart
Linking the speaker's fingerprints to both a picture frame and the person's heart, implying a lasting impact.
With so much of myself in your eyes, I can now understand why
Recognizing a deep connection with the person, seeing oneself reflected in their eyes.
The photographs all on my wall will last longer than I can recall
Acknowledging the enduring nature of photographs on the wall compared to memory.
The shadows in your eyes would go if you opened them up
Suggesting that the shadows in the person's eyes could dissipate if they opened up emotionally.
This is what gold buys, but sometimes you gotta make do with the rocks
Commenting on the value of gold and the need to make do with less desirable circumstances.
I wish I could go back with all the knowledge that
Expressing a desire to return to the past armed with current knowledge.
I have now and lead so you would follow
Wishing to lead and guide the person based on newfound understanding.
Your steps would fall in mine
Envisioning alignment in footsteps if the person follows the speaker.
But I haven’t got a plan
Admitting a lack of a concrete plan for the future.
So get out from my shadow and take my hand
Encouraging the person to step out of the speaker's shadow and join hands.
The road is rough and the only way is if you think you can
Highlighting the challenges ahead and the importance of self-belief in overcoming them.
And as the red starts to bleed across your face and onto your sleeve
Repeating the description of the red spreading, emphasizing its impact.
My fingerprints they leave a mark on the picture frame and on your heart
Reiterating the lasting imprint of the speaker on the person's heart and in pictures.
With so much of myself in your eyes, I can now understand why
Reaffirming the deep connection with the person through their eyes.
The photographs all on my wall will last longer than I can recall
Reemphasizing the enduring nature of photographs on the wall compared to personal recollection.
The shadows in your eyes would go if you opened them up
Repeating the idea that emotional shadows could dissipate with openness.
This is what gold buys, but sometimes you gotta make do with the rocks
Recalling the theme of value, asserting that sometimes one must make do with less desirable circumstances.
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