The Old Film Camera

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] The black box rests on a shelf among old things Its button worn shiny by fingers past [Verse 1] You lifted the camera, shot me on the porch Sunlight through leaves fell in streaks The shutter clicked, soft and small Trapping a whole afternoon on one frame [Pre-Chorus] No instant view like a phone You wait for the print to see what you kept [Chorus] The film camera clicked Sealing one frame forever The film camera clicked Keeping your smile from that year [Verse 2] Now I flip the yellowed photo album Finding myself in the thin film The old camera lies quiet but still tells Of a time you pressed and kept [Chorus] The film camera clicked Sealing one frame forever The film camera clicked Keeping your smile from that year [Bridge] Digital's fast but lacks the tremble Of one who knows to hold each moment The film may fail but the heart won't [Chorus] The film camera clicked Sealing one frame forever The film camera clicked Keeping your smile from that year [Outro] The old camera still rests on that shelf The shutter's still but the words still ring [Fade Out] [End]