Mantel Photo
New jack swing with a laid-back pocket, swung drum machine feel and a smoky sax lead; verse rides sparse keys, soft bass, and brushed percussion, pre-chorus opens with tension, chorus blooms with acoustic guitar strums and interwoven male-female harmonies, bridge drops to sax and fingerpicked guitar. Male and female vocals trade lines, overlap in the hook, with subtle ad-lib echoes, cassette hiss, and a glossy yet warm cinematic mix., new jack swing, pop, soulful, acoustic, ballad, saxophone, male vocals, female vocals, country, country blues
Mantel Photo
New jack swing with a laid-back pocket, swung drum machine feel and a smoky sax lead; verse rides sparse keys, soft bass, and brushed percussion, pre-chorus opens with tension, chorus blooms with acoustic guitar strums and interwoven male-female harmonies, bridge drops to sax and fingerpicked guitar. Male and female vocals trade lines, overlap in the hook, with subtle ad-lib echoes, cassette hiss, and a glossy yet warm cinematic mix., new jack swing, pop, soulful, acoustic, ballad, saxophone, male vocals, female vocals, country, country blues
Lyrics
[M]
That old frame leans left
On the mantel by the lamp
Your smile’s gone soft now
But it still fills up the room
[F]
Edges turned to gold
By the sun through the blinds
I dust it every Sunday
Like I’m brushing your hand
[Pre-Chorus]
[M]
We said forever once
[F]
Now the paint has peeled
[M]
But I still see us there
[F]
In that cracked-up field
[Chorus]
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Still knows our names
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Won’t wash out the flame
[M]
We were young in that frame
[F]
And I’m still there too
[Both]
That faded photo
[M] [F]
Keeps me close to you
[Verse 2]
[F]
The porch board still squeaks
When the rain comes down
I hear your boots in the hall
Then I turn around
[M]
Your scarf in the drawer
Your ring in the dish
Little things keep talking
Like they know what we miss
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]
Time took the color
[M]
Left the shape behind
[F]
But your eyes in that picture
[M]
Still look straight through mine
[Chorus]
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Still knows our names
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Won’t wash out the flame
[M]
We were young in that frame
[F]
And I’m still there too
[Both]
That faded photo
[M] [F]
Keeps me close to you
[Bridge]
[Both]
Saxophone crying in the back room
Fingerpicks shining like rain
If I hold that frame a little tighter
Maybe memory calls your name
[M]
Say it slow
[F]
Say it right
[M]
One more time
[F]
In my mind
[Chorus]
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Still knows our names
[M]
That faded photo
[F]
Won’t wash out the flame
[M]
We were young in that frame
[F]
And I’m still there too
[Both]
That faded photo
[M] [F]
Keeps me close to you