the painter

Sittin all alone in my room
Doesn't take much to assume
That one day, I will make it through
And maybe, just maybe, it'll be without you
So tell me how you've become so attuned
With the value that you gave yourself
'Cause I loved everything about you
It might not be much, but I think it counts too

But I have a confession
I'm not used to attention
And every time that I want it
You should know not to give it to me

'Cause I'll take your brush
And I'll paint something new
A picture of us with a tainted view
For I
Couldn't handle
What you'd want
What you'd want from me
You'll take what you get
And you'll bend me till I break
If the shoe doesn't fit
Then I'm just a mistake
To you
And I've had it with hoping
You'd see the good in me

Sittin' face to face with my doom
She knows me well enough to assume
That I'm not going to improve
I'll take what I can get and move on with what's new
But I've been thinkin' about how time isn't kind
Always seems to get me in a bind
But these days, I don't think I mind
I'm used to the feelin' of bein' behind

And another confession
I'm not half who I think you think I am
I'm tired of disappointing you
I just don't wanna lose you

Lose you
Yeah, I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna lose you

But I think I might have to (Have to)
Yeah, I think I might have to (Have to)
I think I might have to (Have to)
Because

I'll take your brush
And I'll paint something new
A picture of us with a tainted view
For I
Couldn't handle
What you'd want
What you'd want
From the painter

The painter
The painter
The painter
Yeah, I'll always be the painter