YOO!! WE GOT /picturesofus :D
sdt my pookie, k <3
i love pictures of us so much. personally, it's what got me into beabadoobee—and the fact it changed my life in someway, not only that, it also very much reminds me of me and my dearest friend's friendship <3
my own personal interpretation of the song is as follows: a song of meeting someone whom lit your life up—a person who once felt depression in the state of this world meets a girl, a girl who changed their life in ways they could never imagine. "buildings and rust" refers to the thick and thin they've been through, the way they've progressed in their relationship, a metaphor for the things they've endured through out time.
"i don't know what it means to get better" refers to the speaker's mental state, it is not in a good state, and they don't know how to get better, they've tried, but they couldn't. "last night's emergency her and me" can refer to either her or the speaker's times when they're at their lowest—both comfort each other, both mix like milk powder and water.
"she reminded me that god starts with a capital" refers to the way she gave hope to the speakers world, she lit up their world. she became a reminder of the divine, a reminder of light—perhaps not in a religious sense but in a way that her presence calms the storm in the speakers thoughts, the speakers thoughts that contrast her presence, sorrow, pain, suffering, and grief. a pain that the speaker believes that can't go away—which brings me to the next lyric.
"but i don't think i could do it" followed by the previous lyric, the speaker is caught in a false belief that they don't deserve her, that they aren't enough for her. and that hurts, because the speaker does want to be worthy for her, but the pain inside them continues to consume them.
note that i'm bad at explaining and that this is my OWN personal interpretation of pictures of us. this mayn't even align with what beabadoobee actually means!!! but this is how i interpret it due to the influence of me and my beloved's (/p) friendship :3 i love herr so muchh like a lot, and perhaps this is probably better than the lovemail i made for her like 2 or 1 day ago. but anyways i love u from neptune and back if u ever see this, don't be too scared about moving to another country, yes, it's scary but perhaps it's for the better—and if you're still scared, me & ur friends are here!!! we'll ward off the creepy crawlies n beat them nubs up with lessons :P thank u for for changing my life pookie, i lvoe u forever <3