when you choose your fate, don't think too much

if you just can't wait, throw out your crutch

make a name for yourself, make a self for your name

take a picture or two, because you won't be the same

when you lose your mind, don't think at all

if you do you'll find you can't recall

what you did to yourself, what you did to the world

take a picture or two, said your mind as it twirled

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head

there's a world of dreams, and it's out of reach

but above the screams, you hear its speech

it's a beautiful night, it's a beautiful year

take a picture or two, it'll soon disappear

when the clock strikes one, look out below

(look out below)

it has just begun, and you don't know

(you don't know)

what we did to ourselves, what we did to the sky

take a picture or two, said your mind with a sigh

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head, it said, take a picture, it said

in your head