Lonely is the Muse

I spent years becoming cool
And in one single second you can make a decade of my efforts disappear
I′m just waiting at the bar and you rip open all my scars
By saying something like, “Didn’t know you were here”

I always knew I was a martyr and that Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces that I learned how to unscrew
And I can always reassemble to fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides that I′m of use

Lonely is the muse
Ah
Lonely is the muse
So, where do I go in the process when I’m just an apparatus?
I’ve inspired platinum records, I′ve earned platinum airline status
And I′ve mined a couple diamonds from the stories in my head
But I’m reduced to just a body here in someone else′s bed

I always knew I was a martyr and that Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces that I learned how to unscrew
And I can always reassemble to fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides that I’m of use

Lonely is the muse
Ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah
And I will always be a martyr, I will fill your life with songs
I′ll be a wind chime in the window, catching life you throw around

And I will tear apart your bedroom, I’ll call you in the night
I will exist in every second just to decorate your life
And when you′re done, you can discard me like the others always do
And I will nurse my wounds until another artist stains me new

I will always reassemble to fit perfectly in you
For anybody that decides that I’m of use

Lonely is the muse
Ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah
Lonely is the muse

Lonely and forgotten aside