David Wax Museum Leopard Girl lyrics

I want you to paint me
Pick up your easel and your brush
I'm not well-versed in art
But I know this much

You'll paint me holding something
Maybe a rose or a rosary
You'll bring out the death in my face
Or show me younger than you know me to be

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I want to know how I look through your eyes
You're not a mirror so there are things that I can hide
They say don't trust lovers who kiss kiss kiss with eyes open wide
Their words and the truth do everything but collide

I once heard of the Leopard Girl
Marked by the leopard in her mother's womb
When she was younger
They kept her locked in the storage room

But when she came of age
And went out in the world

Some people saw a leopard
Others saw a beautiful girl

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They say don't trust lovers who fail to recognize you from a distance
They should know you better than to need visual assistance

I want to unburden myself to you
Loosen up my tongue
Then look at you like a dog to his master
Waiting for the branch to be flung

‘Cause you've got thermostat hands
That run up and down my spine
You give me a radiator fever
When you draw the blinds

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They say don't trust lovers infatuated with your divineness
Being in love is just one step removed from bli-bli-bli-blindness