Nostalgia

Flash the photograph that we kept after these years A memory that hid behind a wall A hint of aftermath, the manuscripts we wrote here To illuminate the gray October fall Dim thoughts of the future Pull the shades back on the past Spark my will to be inspired By the time that went so fast I have a confession I know nothing that is new So let's reminisce on days spent in my room Nostalgia, my only way to glow Nostalgia, need the past to make the current flow It's what I know Nostalgia, oh High tops navy blue, what we don't wear but still should And music from a realm of simpler times Back then when I knew all I ever thought I would When we had our dreams and plans for all our lives Dim thoughts of the present Make an old world into new Flip the pink and green fluorescence Kill the screen of neutral hues I have a confession I don't think these days are done So let's shine with all the rain left from the sun Nostalgia, my only way to glow Nostalgia, need the past to make the current flow It's what I know Nostalgia, oh I can see your glasses, jeans, your t-shirt Like we're still best friends, like no one ever got hurt All the messages and night drives and tickets to the band I'm a sucker for the memories you left in my hands, girl I felt abandoned but we collapsed under strain People drift apart, dreams dim, things change Had doubts, burnt out, and then you were gone Now if you can help me turn the lights on Nostalgia, my only way to glow Nostalgia, need the past to make the current flow It's what I know Nostalgia, oh Nostalgia, what else is left to do Nostalgia, in the past I had someone like you You're all I knew