"Old History" lyrics

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 that you've never heard
I'll shadow my lyrics and 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
A tune to the rhythm of my heartbeat
I'd turn myself right into a song
That you'll still be hummin' 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