Shearwater

Its like a makeover when the filmings over
And she doesnt know
How to fix it so that itll stay
And she cant figure out
How to tease out her hair that way herself
And when she wakes up all the make-up
Has rubbed away
And she doesnt know how to find her face
It was only for one single day
That you looked so beautiful, baby
Now your cheeks have gone pale
And your roots dark gray
And though they nod as they notice youre nice
Baby, nobodys noticing twice
Dim the lights as your memory of paradise fades
Im like an architect who cashed his check
But he doesnt let on
That its the last one hell get
Though he knows the funds have run dry
He wants to have fun for one final night
Staring out at a skyline that hell never change
Theyre saying, "Though we like all things that youve made
Notice no one remembers your name
As you float through time
Feel your powers decline day by day
Youre like a convert who goes back to work
When he cant retrieve how the clarity actually felt
When his co-workers ask him the words wont come out
And in three weeks his new leaf has blown away
And it feels just like an average day
Facing walls talking into the phone
Sitting dumbly in church all alone Picking back up the magazines hed thrown away
Well, convert, what your god whispered into youl ear
You forgot once that god disappeared
And that life-changing day
Well, you just felt it fade
But, of course you know, its got to fade
You know its got to fade
Oh you know, its got to fade"
And, falling down on the couch, he says
"Its perfectly that way"
[ A Makeover Lyrics ]