I wish I was a camera I would take a picture of All the small and subtle stuff Everything we can't give up I'll keep my memories all intact Of how we love and how we laugh I wanna be a camera I wanna be a photograph I wish I was a photograph Of times and places in the past The truth is every picture's old Taking seconds or a year ago This way we could stay the same Let the world around us start to change I wish i was a photograph Or maybe just a picture frame A box and a pinhole set in the window to capture the path of the sun You can hold on to lighting right when It's striking, if you keep the shutter open Digging through the thumbnail proofs The ones I keep are ones of you I wish I was a picture frame The kind that you can get engraved One that says "I love you Jill," One that says, "I miss you Jane." Now I know you won't get scratched Underneath a pane of glass I wanna be a picture frame I wanna be a photograph I wish I was a photograph So nobody would have to ask Who was in your high school play? Or, What was on your wedding cake? I could be a college crush I could be an image of How we live and how we love I wish I was a camera How we live and how we love I wish I was a camera DS