The Only Film

[Verse — trip-hop, muted guitar]
I cut your laughter into gold
Trim out the nights we couldn't hold
You praise the film, then name one frame
Where I forgot to hide the rain

[Pre-Chorus]
My script is blank beyond page two
I gave the camera all to you

[Chorus — layered vocals]
Roll it back, erase the seam
Give you one more perfect scene
I'd burn the reel and start again
Somewhere the credits say my name
But all our faces live inside
The only film that made it through
(Keep rolling, keep rolling)

[Bridge — sparse piano]
I'm in the booth, the house is full
One hand on STOP, one on the spool

[Outro]
The picture flickers, silver-blue
Which ending gets to make it through?