Polaroids

Polaroids

Polaroids

[Verse 1 – Retro]
Faded Kodak in the attic box,
yellowed edges, 1985,
you in roller skates, neon socks,
sun-bleached smiles that barely survive.

[Pre-Chorus]
Tape hiss crackles, rewind the night,
VHS glow in the TV light.

[Chorus]
Polaroids of yesterday, hanging in the air,
holographic echoes, ghosts in your hair,
instant forever, starting to fade,
we live in the light that the past once made.
Polaroids, polaroids—shake me, develop slow,
Polaroids, polaroids—let the memories glow.

[Verse 2 – Vintage]
Vinyl scratches on a summer song,
cassette hearts tangled in the spools,
drive-in kisses where the shadows belong,
flicker of film in the drive-in pools.

[Pre-Chorus]
Kick drum echoes like an old front door,
pulling me back to the days before.

[Chorus]
Polaroids of yesterday, hanging in the air,
holographic echoes, ghosts in your hair,
instant forever, starting to fade,
we live in the light that the past once made.
Polaroids, polaroids—shake me, develop slow,
Polaroids, polaroids—let the memories glow.

[Bridge – Childhood Flashbacks]
Swing-set creaks in the golden haze,
popsicle drip on endless days,
scraped knees, laughter, bedroom fort,
Polaroid flash—time cut short.
Bike bells ring down a cul-de-sac street,
first crush note in a plastic seat,
all frozen there in a chemical rush,
childhood ghosts in a silent hush.

[Final Chorus]
Polaroids of yesterday, spinning in the void,
retro desire, never destroyed,
instant forever, burning soft and slow,
Polaroids, polaroids—watch the memories glow.
Polaroids, polaroids—shake me one last time,
Polaroids, polaroids—yours and mine.