Buttons

Photographs of yard sales
Taken way back when
Zoom in on the details
I remember us
Starting our collections
Buttons filled the space
Arrange them to perfection
I'm admitting that

I know I stole you from your life in another place
I know it killed you too
You moved along I stayed

21 buttons on my backpack
I remember where we got them all
This one's rare (this one's rare)
It's from London (it's from London)
I don't care (I don't care)
Anything else can wait

Live and learn we moved on
Time was different then
I am never all gone
I remember us
Holding hands combining
Our plans to rule the world
Here's a silver lining
I'm admitting when

I see the backpack like the ones that we used to wear
I see the colours missing
Yours always mirrored mine

22 buttons on my backpack
I remember where we got them all
This one's tiny (this one's tiny)
Someone's calling (someone's calling)
But it's shiny (but it's shiny)
Anything else can wait

In the summer running around
On our backs we carried around
All the bits that felt like they'd be sticking around a while
End of summer laying around
In the spot we're always around
Are we seasonal?
Are we seasonal?

23 buttons on my backpack
I remember where we got them all
This one looks (this one looks)
Like the angel (like the angel)
From our books (from our books)
Anything else can wait

Anything else can wait
Anything else can wait

The 24th button on my backpack
It's the only one I've gotten on my own
Mine is red (yours is red)
Your favourite shade (my favourite shade)
In my head (in my head)
Anything else can wait
The 24th button on my backpack
It's the only one I've gotten on my own
Your's is blue (mine is blue)
My favourite shade (your favourite shade)
Yes it's true
Anything else can wait

The 25th button's in my pocket
It's the only one I've gotten just for you