Wish I was Van Gogh and knew how to paint
Beautiful pictures of sinners and saints
I'd grab a canvas, and I'd paint your skin
So you could remember me long after this ends

Wish I was Shakespeare and knew better words
And my thoughts were poems you've never heard
Foreshadow my lyrics, how my heart won't heal
So when you leave me, you know how I feel

I'm not your future, hey, darling, I know
I wanna make memories your mind can't let go
I wanna make sure that you don't forget me
Before I'm old history

I wish I was Mozart, wrote symphonies
Attuned to the rhythm of my heartbeat
I'd turn myself right into a song
That you'll still be humming long after I'm gone

I'm not your future, hey, darling, I know
I wanna make memories your mind can't let go
I wanna make sure that you don't forget me
Before I'm old history

I'm not your future, hey, darling, I know
I wanna make memories your mind can't let go
I wanna make sure that you don't forget me
Before I'm old history