The Painter’s Wife

I don’t trust a gut feeling
Lost my will to believe
I’ve been wrong before
That’s something he taught me

There’s a war on the horizon
It’s the kind that no one sees
It’s the kind
That most scares me

Waiting for the coast to clear
I’ll stay quiet if you’re still here
I’ll give you
Everything I am
To paint a flag the brightest white
To live and die a painter’s wife
I let you win the war
It’s just easier
To be nothing at all

Know that I wasn’t his muse
And had no body like a rose
Guess I was a guest appearance
On his daytime cable show

Might just lay here while I watch you
Slip more lies into my drink
Ain’t it sad to watch the one you love
Destroy the way you think

Waiting for the coast to clear
I’ll stay quiet if you’re still here
I’ll give you
Everything I am
To paint a flag the brightest white
To live and die a painter’s wife
I let you win the war
It’s just easier
To be nothing at all

(Break)

Waiting for the coast to clear
I’m still scared I might stay here
I gave you
Everything I was
I’ll jump the fence you painted white
Rather die than be the painter’s wife
Won’t let you win the war
I’m not nothing — after all