Maria's Beautiful Mess - Ellis Paul

She fell to the mattress

With the grace of an actress

You’re falling like a thief from a roof

She’s asking for proof

«Are you staying?»

Outside you hear mission bells

Welcome to Maria’s beautiful mess

In a cluttered apartment on the West Side

She pulls the blinds while

You watch how her dress falls 'round her

And the world slows, a clock shows

A wrinkle in the flow of time

She steps close, her eyes glow

Lips pop open like a bottle of wine

And she loves like it’s thirst

Like she’s never been hurt

She’s dancing just like nobody’s watching

Is this love?

Is this cursed?

It feels like the first time falling

Nobody’s watching

Nobody’s watching

Nobody’s watching

Woo-hoo hoo

Hee-dee hee

Ooo-ooo wee dee

Hee-hee

She puts on some music

She asks you to choose it

You sang her back a Gershwin line

Now Ella is singing holy, soulfully

Bringing up better times

And beneath the tunes

She’s smiling on an unmade bed

She says, «What's in the middle that scares you?

Does it dare you

To take a moment and just slow down?»

And the world slows, a clock shows

A wrinkle in the flow of time

She steps close, her eyes glow

Lips pop open like a bottle of wine

And she loves like it’s thirst

Like she’s never been hurt

She’s dancing just like nobody’s watching

Is this love?

Is this cursed?

It feels like the first time falling

Nobody’s watching

Pull the curtains all down

Let the stars fall around you

She’s smiling like the Mona Lisa

You could conquer this town

If your feet touched the ground

But you’re falling boy

I know, I see you

I see you

I see you

I see, I see, I see you

Hoo-woo wee

Hee-dee hee

Woo-woo wee-dee

Hee-ee hee

Hee-ee hee

Hee-ee hee