Polaroid

I used to have a polaroid camera
I took it with me everywhere
I used to take pictures of people
So they'd remember I was there

With my my forefinger on the flash
Pullin' like I've asked with the colour of my blood
Cast a shade of red on everyone

I used to be a different person
I wanted something different then
I wanted everybody to like me
No matter what I thought of them
I wanted to connect on a feeling
But I felt different everyday
I made a language that I didn't believe in
And wondered why I couldn't explain

With my eye focused on the past
Work is piled up in stacks
Faces that I barely knew
Tryna let a little more light through

Filter friends through a soft lens
With an aperture locked in automatic
[?] where the light bends
Frozen [?] encased in plastic

But they always knew
When a camera was in the room
And they always found their way
Back into the centre of the range

I used to have a polaroid camera
I took it with me everywhere
I used to take pictures of people
So they'd remember I was there