[Intro — tape hiss, a single detuned synth note] Start again [Glitched robotic whisper] Start again [808 drops in, half-time] [Verse 1] I tried to sketch you from the side The way the magazines would do Clean jaw, soft light, perfect shade It looked like someone new You’ve got a scar above your knee From a fence you climbed at nine You bite your nails when the news comes on You’re never early, never on time You sing the wrong words to every song And dare me to correct you I drew a hundred pretty faces Not one of them was you [Pre-Chorus] So I tore the page Tore the page Started it again [Chorus] Can’t render you No matter how I try Every outline’s too clean Every color’s a lie Can’t render you You’re too loud for the frame Every time I get close You change [Robotic vocal fragment] Image failed to load Can’t render you [Robotic vocal fragment] Image failed to load Can’t render you [Verse 2] I tried Your cheekbones Your shoulders Your hands Your profile Your posture Your shadow Your stance But you snort when you laugh too hard You hum when you’re nervous You leave the cabinets open Like you’re doing it on purpose There’s no brush small enough For the way you say my name [Pre-Chorus] So I tore the page Tore the page Started it again [Chorus] Can’t render you No matter how I try Every outline’s too clean Every color’s a lie Can’t render you You’re too loud for the frame Every time I get close You change [Robotic vocal fragment] Image failed to load Can’t render you [Robotic vocal fragment] Image failed to load Can’t render you [Bridge — piano only, falsetto] Maybe you’re not a picture Maybe you’re a song Maybe the reason I can’t hold you Is you keep moving on And maybe I don’t want a copy Maybe I want the mess [Silence] [Robotic voice] Resolution too low [Cracked chest voice] Good [Final Chorus] Can’t render you And I don’t need to try I’d rather have the real thing Out of focus, by my side Can’t render you Never fit inside a frame Every time I look up You’re the same [Robotic harmonies glitching apart] Can’t render you Can’t render you [Robotic harmonies glitching apart] Can’t render you Can’t render you [Outro] I tried to draw you On every page Left them blank You’re still here anyway
