The Writer - Ellie Goulding
Intro:
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You wait for a silence, I wait for a word
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Lying next to your frame, Girl unobserved
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You change your position, You're changing me
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Casting these shadows, Where they shouldn't be
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We're interrupted, By the heat of the sun
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Trying to prevent, What's already begun
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You're just a body, I can smell your skin
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And when I feel it, You're wearing thin
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But I've got a plan
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Why don't you be the artist, And make me out of clay?
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Why don't you be the writer, Decide the words I say?
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Cause I'd rather pretend, I'll still be there at the end
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Only it's too hard to ask, Won't you try to help me?
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Sat on your sofa, It's all broken springs
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This isn't the place for, Those violin strings
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I try out a smile, And I aim it at you
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You must have missed it, You always do
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But I've got a plan
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Why don't you be the artist, And make me out of clay?
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Why don't you be the writer, Decide the words I say?
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Cause I'd rather pretend, I'll still be there at the end
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Only it's too hard to ask, Won't you try to help me?
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You wait, I wait, Casting shadows, Interrupted
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You wait, I wait, Casting shadows, Interrupted
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You wait, I wait, Casting shadows, Interrupted
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You wait, I wait, Casting shadows
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Why don't you be the artist, And make me out of clay?
E F#m D A
Why don't you be the writer, Decide the words I say?
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Cause I'd rather pretend, I'll still be there at the end
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Only it's too hard to ask, Won't you try to help me?
E F#m D A
Why don't you be the artist, And make me out of clay?
E F#m D A
Why don't you be the writer, Decide the words I say?
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Cause I'd rather pretend, I'll still be there at the end
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Only it's too hard to ask, Won't you try to help me?
