It used to be a movie now it's a script on a page
I could describe every color could replay every scene frame by frame
The way that the orchestra swelled all around every word that we said
Now all I see are black and white typewritten lines in my head.
It used to be a movie now we're just frozen in place
Golden Toyko morning as the Japanese light licked your face
I barely remember the words that exploded outside of the frame
Now only the shot of your smile and your faraway eyes remains
Did it ever really happen
Did it every really happen
Did it ever really happen at all
I'm sure I would recall
Sometimes I catch myself remembering part of a dream
And I can't tell the difference except that you're still there with me
The scientists say it all looks the same inside of our heads
Maybe someday I'll only remember this version instead
Did it ever really happen
Did it every really happen
Did it ever really happen at all
Did it ever really happen
Did it every really happen
Did it ever really happen at all
I'm sure I would recall
When I think of your picture
That we hung by the stairs
I can still smell the ocean
And the breeze in your hair
I can still taste your laughter
And the salt in the air
And I swear I remember
But I wasn't there
Did it ever really happen
Did it every really happen
Did it ever really happen
Did it ever really happen