Anna Tivel - Disposable Camera Lyrics

Before you come into the world, you should know
There are things that will hurt and things that won't
Like scraping your knees on the asphalt
And the freedom right before you fell
Nobody tells it like it is
They say isn't it lovely, and buck up kid
But you learn how to breathe just by doing it
How to dream until you believe yourself

Taking a picture to pass the time
A disposable camera and sore eyes
You'll be leaning your head in the half light
What a feeling to be alive

An impossible question the heart will ask
You'll stumble around til the walls collapse
A bird hitting hard on the mirrored glass
Looking for something in someone else
And nobody tells it like it is
They say follow the good road and chin up kid
But you learn how to scream when the train comes in
And you feel a weight like you never felt

Taking a picture to capture it
A parade and the emptiness after it
You'll be ultramarine and violet
What a feeling to be alive

Nobody tells it like it is
They say don't rock the boat and shut up kid
But that big black train is rolling
And that deep down scream is growing
A hurricane come howling
A shot heard from the mountain
A blessing and a burden
I swear this will be worth it

Nobody tells it like it is
They say don't blow around on a different wind
But you're gone and you're not even listening
They were wrong and the wind is a living thing
And you're taking a picture you won't forget
Something real and the way you remember it
You'll be everything, you'll be riotous
What a feeling to be alive