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-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-ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
And I will always be a martyr,
I will fill your life with sounds
I'll be a wind chime in the window,
catching light to 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 needs me new
And I will always reassemble to fit perfectly in view
For anybody that decides that I'm of use
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
Ah-ah
Lonely is the muse
Lonely and forgotten is the—