Photograph

Take a photograph, and settle down
Two and two, not as hard as it looks
Better not to burn those books
You're not travelling on a beam of light
And you're not sitting around, under house arrest
Until you change your mind
Not a blink, not a breath, not a sign
Not a sign
Not a sign

Not a sign

Take a photograph to remind you
Of the things you know you will one day forget
Take a side effect as a measure of your progress
Take what you give, and give what you take
And as you walk with your breath two feet in front of you in the cold
Take a photograph, to have and to hold
Take a photograph, to have and to hold
Take a photograph