Pictures Lyrics

Lyric discussion by floodline 

Cover art for Pictures lyrics by Sia

My ex made a video project with this song. It was filmed in his house in December 07 with flashbacks from August, footage of the back of my head as I walked around his loft for the first time in August 07. When the song reaches "you can try to move on, tripped by stitches come undone you can try to move on, or maybe she is the one" there's a bit with our hands on the table, each holding a cigarette, lifting it for a last drag and simultaneously putting them out. It was the last time I went to see him. I'm engaged to someone else now and live in another country, but this song still makes me cry. Yes, it's about exes - the ones you can't let go, and don't want to do that anyway. And it's beautiful, because it ends with that bittersweet line that's hopelessly hopeful.