Details In the Fabric (feat. James Morrison) - Jason Mraz

Take a peak behind the curtain at my grand design Any less than picture-perfect, and it'll be cast aside I'm so impatient for inspiration when my pen becomes the sword Because I'll scrap ya if I have to go back to the drawing board Some dreams are simply meant to die What happens if they get revived? You thought you could toss me out? The ink ain't even dry! I'm no good, so cross me out And then we'll dot some I's That's a price all artists pay! A sacrifice! "That's so cliché" Lightning struck, and I was born The final cut just cut the cord Your dark imagination may be where demons hide So why'd you ever blame them When your pen brought them to life? (No!) You can't choose your family At least, not genetically But, I feel like we'll be real quick friends You brought me back So don't that make sense? (Oh, that makes sense!) Oh, don't you color me surprised! (I only see in black and white) 'Cause you can't kill the show He'll always get revived You made it happen! You made it real! When you imagined you gave us life and made us feel! Your thunder clappin', it's gettin' real! So if you haven't checked the forecast The weather's lookin' wet, I'll take the wheel So what if I'm a little rough around the edges? I'm an unmade masterpiece, I keep artists on their ledges This reboot might get messy, that's why I'm sorta sketchy I don't dance obediently, the demon's knees are far from bendy You made me in your image, so I lack a soul Tryin' to wipe me from existence And you're playin' Whack-A-Mole (oh!) Too bad you can not erase me! That, in fact, is why you hate me I'm your vision, bastardized "Like Frankenstein!" Then actualized! No, I won't color you surprised (You pull the plug, I'm still alive!) True artists never thrive At best, they'll survive! You made it happen! You made it real! Nobody's actin', but it's a show I'm gonna steal! Go call the cast in! I'll play the heel And if you haven't read the details The devil's due his debt, so take the deal I've been abominated, hollow eyes a-glow Re-animated, yet unrecognizable No better way to paint it This frame can not contain it To think of talent wasted Out of ink, but now I taste it (la, la, la, la) Even angels need to let the steam off (la, la, la, la) And no one's here to shut the damn machine off This work of art, once pure of heart May still become corrupted (all the stains are my scars!) I've come to find, it wasn't lightning That I've been struck with You made it happen! You made it real! Lights, camera, action! You put me right back on the reel! Now look who's laughin', your fate is sealed! Don't bother askin' for the details The devil's due his debt, and that's the deal (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!)

It happened at the mall Grand finale of stranger things The kid in me remembers How it feels To be grown, but not enough For a child who starts to see The blossom of a life Just beginning So, take me to the mall And wash me in the stream The devil's in the details, baby Send the children off to war Drafted by poverty The senator's son is safely sound asleep Ah, but let us forget the war And buy something pretty Change the channel Create the illusion of real safety The Lord is at the mall And the demons are in the trees The devil's in the details, baby Growing up at the mall Amidst the fruits of slavery We all stand complicit in the greed Going to Sephora To find a different face With enough paint I'll disappear Without a trace From the TV I learned it all And I practice what they preach The apple don't fall far from the tree I'm uploading my heart and soul As this world sinks into the sea The devil's in the details, baby I have no words for God I'm down on bended knees Prayin' to whoever might could save me Look beyond my eyes And tell me what you see Can you see the truth beyond the fear? Though fleeting, they may seem Our thoughts and our deeds Are carved in stone and steel for all to see Look back on our actions Will we ever be redeemed? The devil's in the details, baby

It's got my name on it, And it's just waiting there for me, I feel the cold run through my veins. And it's got her shame on it, She couldnt say it to my face, But i wont waste time placing blame. But i know that i'll move on, And tell myself i'll find me something better, I let go and just forget her. She was no good for me, Deep down i know that's the way it has to be so, How comes i still can't open this letter? I can't forget her. Really wish i could Well, there must be a name for it, Whatever this is you've done to me, I'm all twisted up inside. Well who's gonna pay for it, If it's not you i guess it's me, You left with you're life and took mine. ()x2 It's got my name on it, And it's just waiting there for me.

Black and white, push and pull Then it gets uncomfortable The time you got too close, I pushed you back Drawing lines in the sand, tryna make you understand I guess I lost you so much more because of that Why can't I learn from mistakes Test forgiveness 'til it breaks Give you just a little space And I've been carrying on like I can't do nothing 'bout it Just watch you up and roll away I can't do nothing 'bout it I don't know if it's love or hate I say "sorry but I barely mouthed it" I turn back but the only way's to fall behind Oh, have I crossed the line? Was I too much or not enough? Far too smooth or way too rough? Either way, I know that I've been hard to tolerate Less like love and not quite friends Guess I pushed too hard again, well That's the kinda love you won't appreciate Why can't I learn from mistakes Test forgiveness 'til it breaks Give you just a little space And I've been carrying on like I can't do nothing 'bout it Just watch you up and roll away I can't do nothing 'bout it I don't know if it's love or hate I say "sorry but I barely mouthed it" I turn back but the only way's to fall behind Oh, have I crossed the line? And I knew I would sometime Did it to myself, I know And I can't do nothing 'bout it But just watch you up and roll away I can't do nothing 'bout it And I don't know if it's love or hate I say "sorry but I barely mouthed it" I turn back but the only way's to fall behind Oh, have I crossed the line?

I'm sippin' coffee at a quarter to two I wake, 'nd I'm dialin', and my mind's runnin' to you No wonder I'm a one woman man She keeps my heart in a jar on the nightstand I should tell her that she couldn't be more Opposite than a foot in the door There's no one else I would rather go out with That's hell when I see them standin' there Me and my mouth, we don't mean to be rushin' We talk about thee freely 'cause we crushin' I wanna shake both sides of the butt, yeah Theoretically yes, ain't we lucky And when the coyotes, they sing in the park It's when the city lights start fallin' for the sea While them roads are windin' down And the flying men'll hit the ground Every motion is close to the touch And The coyotes sing when they call on your lovin' Hello, we're comin' back for more You know why we're comin' for you You know we should be, we should be together 'Cause once we rock, we won't wanna stop Not today or tomorrow And not today or tomorrow, oh no You better lock your doors You know why, 'cause we want you 'Cause we like you a lot I wish the world was a lot like you I wish the world would know me through Another opportunity to approach you Another telepathic rendezvous I wish you well with your walkin' & joggin' You got a double side in Mexico I gotta try to keep your attention Gotta write usin' less emoticons I gotta figure out the snooze alarm I wanna lay in your place till dark I wanna play in the park, come on Now let me see your other upper echelon Hmm hmmn hmmnn, Hmm hmmn hmmnn And when the coyotes escape to New York Then the city life has crumbled to the sea And the girls, all fall to the lost & found The flying men'll hit the ground Every motion is closer to touching the coyotes sing When they taste on your lovin' I'm a coyote, 'nd I got a taste for your lovin' We're comin' back for more You know why we're comin' for you You know we should be, we should be together Because once we rock, we won't wanna stop Not today or tomorrow, not today or tomorrow, oh no Because once we rock, we won't wanna stop Not today or tomorrow We're comin' back for more You know why we're comin' for you You know we should be, we should be together 'Cause once we rock, we won't wanna stop Not today or tomorrow

Mhh, mhh, mhh I'm so grateful Mhh, I'm so grateful I thank the boys who kicked my ass when I was seventeen I thank the ones who chose to laugh and those who acted mean I thank the bullies for all their scraps and accidents and then some They shaped my life They made me like who I've become They shaped my life They made me love who I am I thank the girls who gave their hand And showed me how to dance And I thank the ones who turned me down And never gave me a second chance I learned that it's okay for hearts to go on their own way They shaped my life They made me like who I am today They shaped my life They made me love who I am That's right, that's right Now I've got gratitude Yes, I do Gratitude I've got gratitude Yes, I do Gratitude I thank the captains of the boats Who braved the seas (thank you, thank you) And I thank the farmers for the sowing of those seeds (thank you) And I thank the men who paved the roads I'm traveling on (thank you) They shaped my life They took me down the paths I've gone I thank the volunteers for giving up their time for free (thank you) I thank the engineers, all those who keep our water clean (thank you) I thank the janitors for all their years behind the scenes (thank you) They shaped my life They taught me generosity (yeah) They shaped my life They helped me see who I could be Now I've got gratitude Yes, I do Gratitude I've got gratitude Yes, I do Gratitude So grateful Let me tell you what I'm grateful for I am grateful for deep breaths I'm grateful for my health (grateful, grateful) I know tomorrow is uncertain And I know time is our greatest wealth I am grateful for my teachers (teachers) And there's many of 'em They taught me how to follow my heart They taught me that all of the world is a stage (all of the world is a stage) They taught me life imitates art I am grateful for my parents (grateful, grateful) I'm grateful they divorced (grateful, grateful) When they divided, they multiplied it And two parents became four (grateful, grateful) And I am grateful for my fur friends (grateful, grateful) The ones that follow me around Singing, "Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow" They remind me to slow down (slow down) To kneel and kiss the ground (thank you, thank you) I am grateful for music (music) It helps me feel understood (thank you, thank you) And I'm grateful to gratitude itself (thank you) It helps me look for the good (thank you) Look for the good (thank you, thank you) I look for the good (thank you, thank you) Look for the good (aah) Mhh

You've got the best of both worlds You're the kind of girl who can take down a man, And lift him back up again You are strong but you're needy, Humble but you're greedy Based on your body language, Your shouted cursive I've been reading Your style is quite selective, Though your mind is rather reckless Well I guess it just suggests That this is just what happiness is And what a beautiful mess this is Well it's like picking up trash in dresses Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write Kind of turn themselves into knives And don't mind my nerve you could call it fiction But I like being submerged in your contradictions dear 'Cause here we are, here we are Although you are biased I love your advice Your comebacks they're quick And probably have to do with your insecurities There's no shame in being crazy, Depending on how you take these Words I'm paraphrasing this relationship we're staging And what a beautiful mess this is It's like, picking up trash in dresses Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say Kind of turn themselves into blades Kind and courteous is a life I've heard But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt Oh dear, cause here we are, Here we are Here we are Here we are, Here we are... Here we are, We're still here What a beautiful mess this is It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes And through timeless words And priceless pictures We'll fly like birds Not of this earth And tides they turn And hearts disfigure But that's no concern When we're wounded together And we've torn our dresses And stained our shirts But it's nice today Oh the wait was so worth it

Taking a moment just imagining that I'm dancing with you I'm your pole and all you're wearing is your shoes You've got soul, you know what to do to turn me on until I write a song about you And you have your own engaging style, you've got the knack to vivify And you make my slacks a little tight, you may unfasten them if you like That's if you crash and spend the night But you don't bode, you don't pay, you got everything you need Especially me, sister you've got it all You make the call to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk, sister you've got it all Curl your upper lip up and let me look around Ride your tongue along your bottom lip and bite down And bend your back and ask your hips if I can touch Well they're the perfect jumping up point Getting closer to your butterfly You float on by Oh kiss me with your eyelashes tonight Or Eskimo your nose real close to mine And let's mood the lights and finally make it right But you don't bode and you don't pay, you got everything you need Especially me, sister you've got it all You make the call to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk, sister you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all Don't I need to see you pull your knee socks up Let me feel you upside down, slide in, slide out Slide over here, climb into my mouth now Butterfly Well you landed on my mind Damn right you, landed on my ear and then you crawled inside And now I see you perfectly behind closed eyes I wanna fly with you But I don't want to lie to you But I can't recall a better day Sun coming to shine on the occasion You're an open-minded lady, you've got it all You've got it all to make my day In your message say my name Your talk is all the talk, sister you've got it all You know that fortune favors the brave But let me get paid while I make you breakfast The rest is up to you, you makes the call You make the call to make my day In your message say my name It's you who's got it all I can't recall a better day Sun coming to shine on the occasion You're a sophisticated lady, you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all You've got it all, you've got it all, you've got it all Butterfly, baby, you've got it all