The Writer
Ellie Goulding"The Writer" is a song by Ellie Goulding, released in 2010 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:56 long and contains 73 lines and 318 words.
Lyrics
0:33You wait for a silence
0:35I wait for a word
0:38Lying next to your frame
0:40Girl unobserved
0:43You change your position
0:45You're changing me
0:48Casting these shadows
0:51Where they shouldn't be
0:54We're interrupted
0:56By the heat of the sun
0:59Trying to prevent
1:01What's already begun
1:04You're just a body
1:06I can smell your skin
1:09And when I feel it
1:11You're wearing thin
1:15But I've got a plan
1:18Why don't you be the artist
1:23And make me out of clay
1:25Why don't you be the writer
1:29Decide the words I say
1:32Cause I'd rather pretend
1:36I'll still be there at the end
1:39Only it's too hard to ask
1:43Won't you try to help me
1:50Sat on your sofa
1:52It's all broken springs
1:55This isn't the place for
1:57Those violin strings
1:59I try out a smile
2:02And I aim it at you
2:05You must have missed it
2:07You always do
2:11But I've got a plan
2:14Why don't you be the artist
2:18And make me out of clay
2:21Why don't you be the writer
2:25Decide the words I say
2:28Cause I'd rather pretend
2:32I'll still be there at the end
2:35Only it's too hard to ask
2:38Won't you try to help me
2:43You wait
2:44I wait
2:44Casting shadows
2:46Interrupted
2:48You wait
2:49I wait
2:50Casting shadows
2:51Interrupted
2:53You wait
2:54I wait
2:55Casting shadows
2:56Interrupted
2:58You wait
2:59I wait
3:00Casting shadows
3:05Why don't you be the artist
3:09And make me out of clay
3:12Why don't you be the writer
3:15Decide the words I say
3:18Cause I'd rather pretend
3:22I'll still be there at the end
3:25Only it's too hard to ask
3:29Won't you try to help me
3:33Why don't you be the artist
3:36And make me out of clay
3:39Why don't you be the writer
3:43Decide the words I say
3:46Cause I'd rather pretend
3:50I'll still be there at the end
3:53Only it's too hard to ask
3:56Won't you try to help me
You wait for a silence I wait for a word Lying next to your frame Girl unobserved You change your position You're 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 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 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 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 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 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
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