Pictures Don't Talk Back

# PICTURES DON'T TALK BACK **(Verse 1)** I got pictures of us that I can't delete, Your face on my phone, but you're not here with me, I zoom in on the moments just to study your eyes, Like maybe I'll find an answer hidden somewhere inside. I got videos saved just to hear your voice, And every time I press play, I regret my choice, 'Cause for a couple seconds, you're alive again, Then the screen goes black and I'm alone with the pain. I hear you laughing, I remember the place, I remember every little detail about your face, But a photograph can't tell me what you would've said, And a video can't hug me when I'm losing my head. Everybody says, "At least you got memories," Like memories don't sometimes feel like enemies, 'Cause they give me everything except what I need, They let me see you again, but they won't let you speak. **(Hook)** Pictures don't talk back, videos don't hold me, I can see you right there, but you're still gone, homie, I can hear your voice, but I can't hear what you'd say, And I'd trade every memory for one more fucking day. Pictures don't talk back, they just freeze you in time, While I'm getting older and you're staying twenty-nine, I keep looking at your face when I don't know what to do, 'Cause the closest thing to having you is looking at you. **(Verse 2)** I remember that picture, both of us looking dumb, Didn't know back then how fast the years would run, Didn't know one day I'd be staring at a screen, Trying to remember everything you used to mean. I wish I took more pictures, I wish I called more, Wish I would've knocked on your fucking door, Wish I would've said all the things that I felt, Instead of assuming we had time left. That's the cruelest part, knowing time doesn't wait, You think you got tomorrow until tomorrow's too late, Now every missed call feels like something I owe, Every "I'll call you back" is a wound I still know. I got your name in my heart and your face in my gallery, But neither one of those can bring you back physically, So I stare at these memories when the nights get cold, Trying to hold onto something I can't physically hold. **(Hook)** Pictures don't talk back, videos don't hold me, I can see you right there, but you're still gone, homie, I can hear your voice, but I can't hear what you'd say, And I'd trade every memory for one more fucking day. Pictures don't talk back, they just freeze you in time, While I'm getting older and you're staying in my mind, I keep looking at your face when I don't know what to do, 'Cause the closest thing to having you is looking at you. **(Bridge)** Maybe someday these pictures won't hurt this bad, Maybe I'll look at 'em and smile at what we had, Maybe I won't feel guilty every time that I cry, Maybe I'll understand that love doesn't die. Until then, I'll keep your pictures close, Keep your videos saved, never let 'em go, 'Cause even though the screen can't bring you back to me, It's still another place where you're exactly who you used to be. **(Final Hook)** Pictures don't talk back, but I'll still talk to you, Tell you all the things that I never got to, I'll tell you that I love you, I'll tell you I still care, I'll tell you every story like you're standing right there. Pictures don't talk back, but they keep you alive, A thousand frozen moments that survived when you died, And if memories are all that this life left me to do, Then I'll spend mine remembering you.