[Verse 1]
It was the summer I learned to love politics and Elliott Smith 'cause you did
Swinging in the backyard, wind in my hair and words, you're playing it cool like a kid

[Chorus]
But I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
By your side

[Verse 2]
I bleed on paper so the fact of the fiction is alive on the page when I'm gone
Coming undone in dark corridors
We're catching our breath just for a moment
And I could waste all of my timе in between the lines

[Chorus]
'Causе I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
By your side
[Bridge]
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Every movement in my rear view
And every place in reference to you
If nothing else, can I be your regret years from now?

[Chorus]
I'm the kind of girl that you write songs about
Mystery you can't get out your head before you sleep at night
Once in a lifetime
You're taking pictures you can't bear to lose
Be the artist to my muse
I think dying is a beautiful thing to do
By your side