(Verse 1) I like the way you’re sitting there, the light across your skin It’s a shame that time is such a mess, a slow and steady sin You’re talking ‘bout the future like it’s something we can hold But I’ve seen how all the pretty things eventually turn old Your eyes are like two emeralds that I never want to dim I’d hate to see the shadows start to fray around the rim. (Build) So I’ve been reading manuals and buying silver wire I’ve been stoking up a clinical and very quiet fire Don’t be scared of the needles, don’t be scared of the glass I just want to make a moment that’ll never, ever pass. (Chorus) I’ll fix your eyes so they never close Keep you in the light where the beauty shows A stitch in the side and a frame for the bone I’ll never have to worry ‘bout being alone I’ll keep you forever, exactly this way The perfect version of a Saturday. (Verse 2) We’ll sit together in the hall, you’ll listen while I speak You won’t ever have to worry ‘bout a wrinkle on your cheek I’ll replace the fading spirit with a high-grade polyester I’ll be the king of memories and you can be the scepter The world outside is rotting, it is dirty, it is loud But in here you’re like a statue, you’re a sunbeam in a cloud. (Chorus) (Repeat Chorus) (Bridge) [Vocals become distorted and layered] Dust to dust is a lie I won’t tell I’ll keep you out of heaven, I’ll keep you out of hell Just stay… Just stay… Don't move a muscle. (Outro) [Sound of a needle pulling through fabric, quiet acoustic chord] There. Now you’re perfect. Now you’re mine. [End]
