This Picture Never Learned Goodbye

[Intro – Female, distant] Two white shirts beneath the summer light Avant que rien ne soit perdu Before we lost anything [Verse 1 – Female] You held the camera slightly too high Trying so hard to smile But I was never looking at the lens I was watching you all the while Every time our shoulders touched We both pretended not to know It felt too beautiful to name Too fragile to let it show [Verse 2 – Male, soft low voice] A quiet path beneath the trees The wind was dancing through your hair I wished that time would stop for us But never told you I was scared I cannot promise I’ll protect you From every shadow, every fall But when the weight becomes too much I want to be the place you call [Pre-Chorus – Female lead, Male low harmony] If someday we look back On who we were tonight Please don’t let this memory Fade away without a light [Chorus – Female lead, Male low harmony] This picture never learned goodbye We’re standing with our shoulders close No matter how the seasons pass It keeps the moment we loved most We don’t have to believe forever Just believe this second’s true Before the warmth could disappear My heart took one more shot of you [Post-Chorus – Three-part harmony] Stay in this light Reste près de moi Inside this photograph Ne me dis pas adieu [Verse 3 – Female] I said, “Let’s come back here someday” You answered with a quiet smile We knew that nothing was certain But I believed you for a while I learned to stand here on my own I never needed to be saved But you were there without a question On every night I wasn’t brave [Verse 4 – Male] I know how strong you’ve had to be I’d never take that strength away I only want to walk beside you When you have nothing left to say Love was never holding tighter Or keeping someone from the rain Maybe love is staying near them Without demanding they explain [Pre-Chorus – Male lead, Female high harmony] To love you doesn’t mean I get to make you stay Still, when tomorrow finds us I hope you’re here again [Chorus – Male and Female unison] This picture never learned goodbye It never doubted our tomorrow It doesn’t know what tears can mean It only knows the love we borrowed And if our roads should ever part I won’t pretend tonight was wrong The second that I loved you here Will stay when everything is gone [Post-Chorus – Three-part harmony] Reste dans cette lumière Reste encore près de moi Inside this photograph We never say goodbye [Bridge – Call and response] [Female] If one day you forget my name [Male] Cette route se souviendra de toi [Female] If one day you can’t hear my voice [Male] Cette lumière te retrouvera [Female] But if we’re given one more choice [Male] Je te choisirais encore [Both – Close harmony] I want to walk this road with you Encore et encore [Break – Three-part a cappella] Dans cette photo Our shoulders still touch Dans cette photo You’re still smiling at me Dans cette photo Goodbye never comes [Final Chorus – Full three-part harmony] This picture never learned goodbye (Ne me dis pas adieu) We’re standing with our shoulders close (Reste près de moi) Even if the world should change It holds the light we needed most I would choose you once again (Je te choisirais encore) I cannot make a promise forever So hold me closer while you can This ordinary day beside you Is everything I understand This picture never learned goodbye But I don’t want to live inside Put down the camera, take my hand And walk with me into the light [Outro – Layered fading harmony] Stay in this light Reste près de moi Inside the picture Outside the picture Toujours À côté de toi I’m still Here beside you