Takes

Lyrics

[verse]

There's a photograph up on the mantel, faded at the edge

Two young strangers standing frozen at the water's edge

Nobody remembers what they whispered in that frame

But the way they're holding on says everything's the same

[chorus]

Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time

Hand held in black and white, before the color came online

Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass

That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last

[verse]

I found it in a drawer beneath the letters no one sent

Traced the fingers in the picture, wondered where the story went

Did they marry, did they part, did the years turn into strangers

Or did that hand stay held through every one of life's changes

[chorus]

Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time

Hand held in black and white, before the color came online

Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass

That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last

[bridge]

Colors fade but grip remains inside the paper

Some things outlive every calendar and chapter

So I'll keep this photograph close beside my bed

A reminder love leaves marks, even after all is said

[chorus]

Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time

Hand held in black and white, before the color came online

Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass

That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** synth-pop, dramatic groove, moody, mid-tempo, male vocal
**BPM:** 136
**Duration:** 175.0s
**Key:** G major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
There's a photograph up on the mantel, faded at the edge
Two young strangers standing frozen at the water's edge
Nobody remembers what they whispered in that frame
But the way they're holding on says everything's the same

[chorus]
Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time
Hand held in black and white, before the color came online
Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass
That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last

[verse]
I found it in a drawer beneath the letters no one sent
Traced the fingers in the picture, wondered where the story went
Did they marry, did they part, did the years turn into strangers
Or did that hand stay held through every one of life's changes

[chorus]
Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time
Hand held in black and white, before the color came online
Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass
That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last

[bridge]
Colors fade but grip remains inside the paper
Some things outlive every calendar and chapter
So I'll keep this photograph close beside my bed
A reminder love leaves marks, even after all is said

[chorus]
Hand held in black and white, a moment caught in time
Hand held in black and white, before the color came online
Whatever happened after, whatever came to pass
That grip says love was real, even if it didn't last