Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile - Clay Cooper

Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how The masterpiece that we had planned Is laying shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now And the eyes that used to burn for me Now they no longer look my way And the love that used to be Why it just got lost in yesterday? And if she seems cold to the touch Well, there used to burn a flame I gave too little, took too much 'Til I erased the painter's name Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how The masterpiece that we had planned Is laying shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how And the masterpiece that we had planned It's laying there shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now

Oh, I carry a photograph Girl of the way you used to be Love looking back at me, now it's just a memory You were all laughter then And you were my light when it was dark How did we lose our way, how did we fall apart 'Cause something in our kisses Said love would never end And deep down you still feel it too But you won't let me in So when you smile like Mona Lisa My heart falls to pieces ('Cause) smiling just can't hide All the sadness in your eyes If I could only hold you Love you like I used to But girl what can I do When you smile like Mona Lisa The way that I held you close The way that you whispered my name We made a work of art Know there's just an empty frame All we had Baby we could have again And deep down you still feel it too But you won't let me in So when you smile like Mona Lisa My heart falls to pieces ('Cause) smiling just can't hide All the sadness in your eyes If I could only hold you Love you like I used to But girl what can I do When you smile like Mona Lisa So when you smile like Mona Lisa My heart falls to pieces ('Cause) smiling just can't hide All the sadness in your eyes If I could only hold you Love you like I used to But girl what can I do When you smile like Mona Lisa I carry a photograph Girl of the way you used to be

I think she got what she wanted Waited a week before she even responded We had a couple friends in common when I met her Wasn't worried, but I should've been I think she knew what she was doing getting into my car Outside Amoeba Music or the standard bar Independent when I met her Now she's my only medicine When it gets quiet, I can hear her mind race She's staring at the ceiling like she's seeing outer space She could be the Mona Lisa if the Mona Lisa had a prettier face This could be Heaven if Heaven was an actual place (For the record) This is not what I wanted I wanted my heart to remain in my pocket She took it out and wrote her name right on it And now I'm only borrowing How come every time I leave,I can't breathe as deep? I'm always staying on the call while she falls asleep Might call it codependency, look at me Freezing while she's showering When it gets quiet, I can hear her mind race She's staring at the ceiling like she's seeing outer space She could be the Mona Lisa if the Mona Lisa had a prettier face This could be Heaven if Heaven was an actual place When it gets quiet, I can hear her mind race She's staring at the ceiling like she's seeing outer space She could be the Mona Lisa if the Mona Lisa had a prettier face This could be Heaven if Heaven was an actual place

I've always played the part of Shakespeare I hide behind the ink and pen I build up worlds and choose a savior (savior, savior) I write beginning, middle, end I'm so tired of being a book on the shelf Tired of stories for somebody else Think that I'm ready to start a new chapter I've been looking for some way to turn it around Looking for someone to give me the crown I wanna feel like I finally matter I wanna be a Mona Lisa, ah-ah The kind of girl that you can dream of, ah-ah And I always had the words, but I don't wanna say it Wish I could paint a smile on my face I wanna be a Mona Lisa So is there anybody out there Who could change my point of view? The way that Van Gogh uses yellow or the self in Frida Kahlo I could be that for you I'm so tired of being a book on the shelf Tired of stories for somebody else Think that I'm ready to start a new chapter (think I'm ready, baby) I've been looking for some way to turn it around Looking for someone to give me the crown I wanna feel like I finally matter I wanna be a Mona Lisa, ah-ah (I wanna be a Mona Lisa, baby) The kind of girl that you can dream of, ah-ah (the kinda girl that you can dream of maybe) And I always had the words but I don't wanna say it Wish I could paint a smile on my face I wanna be a Mona Lisa I think I'm ready for my close-up, baby There's nothing left to do, and nothing left to lose Let me be your muse (ah-ah) Ah-ah, I wanna be a Mona Lisa, baby, ah-ah Ah-ah, the kinda girl that you can dream of And I always had the words, but I don't wanna say it Wish I could paint a smile on my face I wanna be a Mona Lisa (ah-ah-ah) ah-ah

Vacantly stood with these glazed eyes looking down, Blood lines, bubble in my cup think I'm fizzing out, Well I don't hear the sound as I'm reaching out to you, I'm not looking for the fix that I get used to. I get a little, I get a little, I get a little, Rusty. So won't you spare me some time, Doesn't it destroy your soul like it does mine? When nothing that we do is fine, Every high we get the lie that says the waters turned into wine. Well I've been twisting out, I've been twisting out the screws, And I'm not looking for the fix that I got used to, I get a little, I get a little, I get a little, Rusty. I get a little, I get a little, I get a little, Rusty. Chasing rabbits down holes as the Church cheer watching me, The yellow brick road to know where I know as there I go, Seen the road, seen the road, seen the road lead to nowhere before. I get a little, I get a little, I get a little, Rusty. I get a little, I get a little, I get a little, Rusty.