The Model
Belle and Sabastion Lyrics

I will confess to you
I'm admitting something to you that I haven't told anyone else

Because you made me think about the times
You prompted me to reflect on my past experiences

You turn the picture on to me and I'll turn over
If you show me something, I'll react to it

The vision was a masterpiece of comic timing
The image was well-crafted and had a comedic element

But you wouldn't laugh at all
You didn't find it amusing in the way it was intended

And I wonder what the boy was thinking
I'm curious about what someone else was feeling or perceiving

The picture was an old collage of something classical
The image was made up of classical elements put together in a new way

The model with a tragic air
The person being depicted had a sad and melancholic disposition

Because without a doubt he'd given up the fight
He had clearly surrendered or lost the battle

The ghost of somebody at his side
There was a sense of someone who had died or left being present

I will confess to you
I'm going to tell you something personal or secret

Because I didn't think about the message
I didn't consider the meaning or implications of what I was doing

As I walked down the alleyway it was a Sunday
It was a specific day of the week when I was walking down a narrow street

And all my friends deserted me because you painted me
My friends abandoned me because you portrayed me in a negative way

As the fraud I really was
As the dishonest and deceptive person I truly am

And if you think you see with just your eyes you're mad
You're crazy if you believe that seeing is only a physical act

'Cause Lisa learned a lot from putting on a blindfold
Lisa gained valuable insight when she intentionally restricted her vision

When she knew she had been bad
When she realized she had done something wrong

She met another blind kid at a fancy dress
She encountered another person with limited sight at a formal event

It was the best sex she ever had
It was the most pleasurable sexual experience she had ever had

I'll send a dress to you
I'll mail a clothing item to you

Because it's needing badly taken in
Because it requires significant alteration to fit properly

But I was so embarrassed when I missed your party
I felt ashamed when I didn't attend your event

It was me that paid for it eventually
I suffered the consequences of my actions

Because you know how much I wanted
You understand my deep desire for something

To meet your friend the star of stage and local press
I wanted to meet someone famous who is involved in performing arts and local media

The dream of all the bowlie boys that hang around here
It's the aspiration of many young men here who are fond of the music genre bowlie

And I'm no different from the rest
I share this same aspiration with the others

I'm not too proud to say that I'm okay with
I am willing to admit that I am satisfied with

The girl next door who's famous for showing her breasts
I am content with a neighbor who has a reputation for exposing her chest

You're not impressed by me
You don't find me particularly impressive

But it's a funny way for you to tell me
It's an unusual method for you to communicate this to me

A whisper in a choir stall
A quiet utterance made in a church seating area

The man was talking about you simultaneously
The man was referring to you at the same time as he spoke to me

Frankly, I let my heavy eyelids flutter
Honestly, I let my tired eyes close briefly

Because I have been sleeping badly lately
I have had difficulty sleeping recently

I know you were historical from all the books I've read
I understand that you have a significant historical background based on my reading

But I thought you could be bluffing
I believed it was possible that you were lying or pretending

And with this chance I've missed I feel remiss
I regret having missed this opportunity

It's days and months before I see you again
It will be a significant amount of time before I encounter you once more