Artistry
Jacob Lee * Track #3 On Conscience
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“Artistry” is the third promotional single of Jacob Lee’s second lenght album Conscience, and talks about how two people in love try to help and show each other support but instead of what they want, it makes their relationship worse.
For the making of this song, Jacob revealed to Clash he had to s...
Artistry Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I let every thought thread a weft of yarn
Weaving through the warps, a tapestry of us
[Pre-Chorus]
If I make my arms, the home you seek
If I sway my brush, would I capture thee?
If I hang your scars, in a gallery
As a work of artistry
[Chorus]
May I clear your slate and wipe your conscience
Lay it on another shelf
I'll be anything you ever ask
I'll take your memories upon myself
If you keep my thoughts and thieve my wisdom
I will find another shell
I don't ever want to be the selfish reason
You don't ever find yourself
[Verse 2]
I felt every thought claw the strands apart
Weaving into knots, a travesty of us
[Pre-Chorus]
If I stay my arms, and I pull your sleeve
If I snap my brush, would you trust in me?
If I trace your scars, with the broken piece
As a work of artistry
[Chorus]
May I clear your slate and wipe your conscience
Lay it on another shelf
I'll be anything you ever ask
I'll take your memories upon myself
If you keep my thoughts and thieve my wisdom
I will find another shell
I don't ever want to be the selfish reason
You don't ever find yourself
[Bridge]
Watching the needle thread through every pore
She told me shading made everything more
Beautiful but I don't see it at all
I'm more deranged than before
Standing in paints as it pools on the ground
Colours of empathy blending with doubt
Witnessing everything melting around
Until I drown
[Chorus]
May I clear your slate and wipe your conscience
Lay it on another shelf
I'll be anything you ever ask
I'll take your memories upon myself
If you keep my thoughts and thieve my wisdom
I will find another shell
I don't ever want to be the selfish reason
You don't ever find yourself
[Outro]
May I clear your slate and wipe your conscience
Lay it on another shelf
I'll be anything you ever ask
I'll take your memories upon myself
If you keep my thoughts and thieve my wisdom
I will find another shell
I don't ever want to be the selfish reason
You don't ever find yourself
Artistry Q&A
Who wrote Artistry's ?
Artistry was written by Jacob Lee.
Who produced Artistry's ?
Artistry was produced by Matt Bartlem & Jacob Lee.
What did Jacob Lee say about "Artistry"?
“Artistry” could very well be the most tragic song I’ve ever released, from a tapestry woven by purity and love to a travesty knotted and barely recognisable, this song conveys a twisting of love.
This piece is an ambiguous example of how fragile we feel in a position of selflessness, yet also how a...
How was this song written?
It was written vaguely on September, 2018 at my parent’s home on the Gold Coast. I was sat on a bar-stool near our old garage, messing around with the chord progression from “Oceans”. The majority of it was penned throughout that day.
Jacob shared to Clash.