I Wish I Had It on Film

[Verse 1]
Four insipid months since I last saw that beautiful face of yours
You wear it well, you wield it terribly
Boyish charm and your skin in the lake
I should've captured on video grain
Condescending smiles, mixed messages, and miles
In the fire, none of these treasures were saved
Our borrowed time permanized in light and colored shapes
Kept in linen closets like vintage wedding keepsakes

[Chorus]
I wish I had it on film
So I could replay it again
Like you film every second of a holiday
Capture it 'cause you know good and well
You'll never feel the same

[Verse 2]
In my fourth floor room and board
You ordered food from down the street
In silent understanding why I didn't eat
I wish I had that day on a tape

[Chorus]
I wish I had it on film
So I could replay it again
Like you film every second of a holiday
Capture it 'cause you know good and well
You'll never feel the same

[Bridge]
And your house always smelled like Christmas
You were December, now it's July
So how am I to remember what you stole?
Like how cold it was in the park
Photo albums after dark
And the jeans I saw you wear a thousand times
Walk away from me that night
It's cinemagraph, these four insipid months

[Chorus]
I wish I had it on film
So I could replay it again
Like you film every second of a holiday
Capture it 'cause you know good and well
You'll never feel the same