"Passed away to wonder what theyre holding
In those hands were never shown the places
Formal photographs refuse to mention
His tiny feet
That birthmark on her knee
The tyranny of framing our attention
With all the eyes their eyes no longer see"
BEAUTIFUL. And it's true...
LITERALLY: Formal studio photograph might make a person look pretty and everything, but it doesn't show them as they truly are like a friends out-of-focus banged-up snapshot might. Formal photographs just catch a practiced smile. Snapshots show a moment of true emotion in your life.
and FIGURATIVELY: Alot of times, if we only look at someone's "formal face", we assume alot of things. Let's say I take a look at some popular girl. She's got makeup, a pretty smile, and smart fashion. Great. So she must be happy, right? Not nessecarily. I don't really KNOW her; I don't see her "snapshot" face. For all I know she could be depressed and suicidal. But because all I can see is her "formal" face, the one she puts on for the public in the morning, I don't know what she might be like behind closed doors.
"Passed away to wonder what theyre holding In those hands were never shown the places Formal photographs refuse to mention His tiny feet That birthmark on her knee The tyranny of framing our attention With all the eyes their eyes no longer see"
BEAUTIFUL. And it's true...
LITERALLY: Formal studio photograph might make a person look pretty and everything, but it doesn't show them as they truly are like a friends out-of-focus banged-up snapshot might. Formal photographs just catch a practiced smile. Snapshots show a moment of true emotion in your life.
and FIGURATIVELY: Alot of times, if we only look at someone's "formal face", we assume alot of things. Let's say I take a look at some popular girl. She's got makeup, a pretty smile, and smart fashion. Great. So she must be happy, right? Not nessecarily. I don't really KNOW her; I don't see her "snapshot" face. For all I know she could be depressed and suicidal. But because all I can see is her "formal" face, the one she puts on for the public in the morning, I don't know what she might be like behind closed doors.
Figuratively or literally, it applies to anyone.