This is the clock upon the wall
This is the story of us all
This is the first sound of a newborn child
Before he starts to crawl
This is the war that's never won
This is a soldier and his gun
This is the mother waiting by the phone
Praying for her son

Chorus:
Pictures of you
Pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you
Pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

There is a drug that cures it all
Blocked by the governmental wall
We are the scientists inside the lab
Just waiting for the call
This earthquake weather has got me shaking inside
I'm high up and dry

Chorus:
Pictures of you
Pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you
[Pictures of you]
Pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

Bridge:
Confess to me
Every secret moment
Every stolen promise you believed
Confess to me
All that lies between us
All that lies between you and me

We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing
There is a title we can't win no matter
How hard we might swing

Chorus:
Pictures of you
[Pictures of you]
Pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you
{Pictures of you]
Pictures of me
[Of me]
Remind us all of what we could have been
[Could have been]

Pictures of you
[Pictures of you]
Pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
[World to see]
Pictures of you
Pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
[Could have been]
Could have been
We could have been
[Could have been]

Pictures of you
[Pictures of you]
Pictures of me
[Of me]
Remind us all of what we could have been
[Could have been]
Could have been



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    i think this song is someone looking through pictures...and they all have a memory and the song tells about the pictures

    guster=lifeon September 28, 2007   Link

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