From a song
Snap A Picture
©2025 J Oscar Bittinger
Take a traveling selfie
By a pub or shrine
Show that you'd been there
Raise a glass of wine
Just before the high-tide
Before the forest fire
When rocks of revolution flew
Over fences of barbed wire (Did you..)
CHORUS
SNAP A PICTURE
Freeze the action in space
SNAP A PICTURE
Stop time in a face
A clue to a mem’ry
True to what used to be
Before everything changed
It was a terrible accident A tragedy Could have been prevented Had things gone differently Surveillance cameras captured What couldn't be controlled The drama played itself out News-crew cameras rolled (They could...)
SNAP A PICTURE
Freeze the action in space
SNAP A PICTURE
Stop time in a face
A clue to a mem’ry
True to what used to be
Before everything changed
BRIDGE
Start with the hard part
Where the sweet things turn tart
Those bland, candy conversation hearts
Don’t say what you want them to
Can’t convey all you want them to
The past sounds like static
The future hasn't clicked
Today is a livestream
In dreams remixed
We want picture perfect moments
Causes what happens feels so random
We filter, edit, and arrange
To look as if we planned it (And we..)
CHORUS
SNAP A PICTURE
Freeze the action in space
SNAP A PICTURE
Stop time in a face
A clue to a mem’ry
True to what used to be
Before everything changed
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