The Writer (Live Acoustic Version)
๐ต 1589 characters
โฑ๏ธ 4:13 duration
๐ ID: 9191988
๐ Lyrics
You wait for a silence, I wait for a word
Lie next to your frame, girl unobserved
You change your position and you are changing me
Casting these shadows where they shouldn't be
We're interrupted by the heat of the sun
Trying to prevent what's already begun
You're just a body, I can smell your skin
And when I feel it, you're wearing thin
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
Sat on your sofa, it's all broken springs
This isn't the place for those violin strings
I try out a smile and I aim it at you
You must have missed it, you always do
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
SONGWRITERS
JONATHAN LATTIMER; ELENA GOULDING
Lie next to your frame, girl unobserved
You change your position and you are changing me
Casting these shadows where they shouldn't be
We're interrupted by the heat of the sun
Trying to prevent what's already begun
You're just a body, I can smell your skin
And when I feel it, you're wearing thin
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
Sat on your sofa, it's all broken springs
This isn't the place for those violin strings
I try out a smile and I aim it at you
You must have missed it, you always do
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me
SONGWRITERS
JONATHAN LATTIMER; ELENA GOULDING
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:20.07] You wait for a silence, I wait for a word
[00:25.02] Lie next to your frame, girl unobserved
[00:30.03] You change your position and you are changing me
[00:36.04] Casting these shadows where they shouldn't be
[00:41.13] We're interrupted by the heat of the sun
[00:47.19] Trying to prevent what's already begun
[00:53.09] You're just a body, I can smell your skin
[00:58.19] And when I feel it, you're wearing thin
[01:03.26] But I've got a plan
[01:09.26] Why don't you be the artist
[01:12.34] And make me out of clay
[01:16.24] Why don't you be the writer
[01:19.24] And decide the words I say
[01:23.32] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[01:27.37] I'll still be there at the end
[01:29.48] Only it's too hard to ask
[01:33.40] Won't you try to help me
[01:37.54] Sat on your sofa, it's all broken springs
[01:45.60] This isn't the place for those violin strings
[01:50.67] I try out a smile and I aim it at you
[01:56.76] You must have missed it, you always do
[02:01.67] But I've got a plan
[02:07.67] Why don't you be the artist
[02:11.53] And make me out of clay
[02:14.50] Why don't you be the writer
[02:18.53] And decide the words I say
[02:21.50] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[02:25.62] I'll still be there at the end
[02:28.63] Only it's too hard to ask
[02:32.74] Won't you try to help me
[02:36.84] You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
[02:50.91] You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
[02:57.06] You wait, I wait, casting shadows
[03:07.08] Why don't you be the artist
[03:11.06] And make me out of clay
[03:15.09] Why don't you be the writer
[03:19.07] And decide the words I say
[03:22.15] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[03:25.18] I'll still be there at the end
[03:29.14] Only it's too hard to ask
[03:33.22] Won't you try to help me
[03:37.12] Why don't you be the artist
[03:40.08] And make me out of clay
[03:43.17] Why don't you be the writer
[03:47.24] And decide the words I say
[03:50.26] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[03:54.45] I'll still be there at the end
[03:57.44] Only it's too hard to ask
[04:01.50] Won't you try to help me
[04:04.56] SONGWRITERS
[04:05.51] JONATHAN LATTIMER; ELENA GOULDING
[04:06.67]
[00:25.02] Lie next to your frame, girl unobserved
[00:30.03] You change your position and you are changing me
[00:36.04] Casting these shadows where they shouldn't be
[00:41.13] We're interrupted by the heat of the sun
[00:47.19] Trying to prevent what's already begun
[00:53.09] You're just a body, I can smell your skin
[00:58.19] And when I feel it, you're wearing thin
[01:03.26] But I've got a plan
[01:09.26] Why don't you be the artist
[01:12.34] And make me out of clay
[01:16.24] Why don't you be the writer
[01:19.24] And decide the words I say
[01:23.32] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[01:27.37] I'll still be there at the end
[01:29.48] Only it's too hard to ask
[01:33.40] Won't you try to help me
[01:37.54] Sat on your sofa, it's all broken springs
[01:45.60] This isn't the place for those violin strings
[01:50.67] I try out a smile and I aim it at you
[01:56.76] You must have missed it, you always do
[02:01.67] But I've got a plan
[02:07.67] Why don't you be the artist
[02:11.53] And make me out of clay
[02:14.50] Why don't you be the writer
[02:18.53] And decide the words I say
[02:21.50] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[02:25.62] I'll still be there at the end
[02:28.63] Only it's too hard to ask
[02:32.74] Won't you try to help me
[02:36.84] You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
[02:50.91] You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
[02:57.06] You wait, I wait, casting shadows
[03:07.08] Why don't you be the artist
[03:11.06] And make me out of clay
[03:15.09] Why don't you be the writer
[03:19.07] And decide the words I say
[03:22.15] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[03:25.18] I'll still be there at the end
[03:29.14] Only it's too hard to ask
[03:33.22] Won't you try to help me
[03:37.12] Why don't you be the artist
[03:40.08] And make me out of clay
[03:43.17] Why don't you be the writer
[03:47.24] And decide the words I say
[03:50.26] 'Cause I'd rather pretend
[03:54.45] I'll still be there at the end
[03:57.44] Only it's too hard to ask
[04:01.50] Won't you try to help me
[04:04.56] SONGWRITERS
[04:05.51] JONATHAN LATTIMER; ELENA GOULDING
[04:06.67]