“Photographs of the Fire”

Verse 1

I was young, chasing ghosts down a dead-end road

Cigarette skies and a heart made of stone

Every promise felt easy back then

Till the nights got loud and the walls closed in

Pre-Chorus

I tried to run, tried to numb the pain

But the past don’t ever fade

Chorus

These photographs of the fire we made

Burn every time I hear your name

I held the match, I take the blame

Now I’m standing in the smoke and rain

Yeah, the truth cuts harder than the lie

I learned too late, but I’m still alive

These photographs of the fire we made

Verse 2

I said “forever” like it meant nothing

Let the silence do the talking

You were gold, I was gasoline

One spark away from everything

Pre-Chorus

I was blind, I was out of line

Thought I had more time

Chorus

These photographs of the fire we made

Burn every time I hear your name

I held the match, I take the blame

Now I’m standing in the smoke and rain

Yeah, the truth cuts harder than the lie

I learned too late, but I’m still alive

These photographs of the fire we made

Bridge (Breakdown)

I see your face in the rearview glass

Every second wishing I could go back

But some scars don’t ever heal

They just remind you what was real

Final Chorus (Bigger, Slower)

These photographs of the fire we made

Still lighting up the darkest days

I lost your love, but I survived

Still breathing through the ashes inside

If forgiveness ever finds its way

I’ll carry this till my dying day

These photographs of the fire we made

Outro

Yeah… we went down in flames

But I remember your name