The Writer (4:11)

Cover of Bright Lights

From Bright Lights and 2 other releases

“The Writer” is the fifth track on Ellie Goulding’s debut album Lights.

Goulding told Sky Songs: “The Writer is the most personal and emotional song I’ve written yet. It’s about how you’d do anything and change absolutely EVERYTHING about yourself if necessary, just to be noticed by this one person.”

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You wait for a silence, I wait for a word
Lie next to your frame, girl unobserved
You change your position and you are changing me
Casting these shadows where they shouldn't be

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  • stihacka

    not sure whether i love more her voice or her beautiful brown eyes i can't stop watching it anyway ♥

    Yesterday 6:25pm Reply
  • Jayko8472

    Definitely my favourite of hers.

    12 May 10:39pm Reply
  • iAvrilFan1

    Wow! It's so amazing and beautiful song ♥ Ellie is amazing ♥♥

    5 May 1:57pm Reply
  • superfungirl91

    ♥♥♥Why don't you be the writer and decide the words I say?♥♥♥ (2)

    19 Apr 11:23pm Reply
  • lenaundso

    Pretty voice♥♥♥

    15 Apr 3:01pm Reply
  • segge

    its inspire me to write my own songs (:

    28 Mar 6:11pm Reply
  • Rock_n_Robin

    "Why don't you be the artist...And make me out of clay..." But it's already been done, to quote the eternal problem of the artist. And the writer can't improve on Ellie's lyrics. Lovely...her and her song.

    17 Mar 12:11pm Reply
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    11 Mar 3:06am Reply
  • Precissm

    ♥♥♥Why don't you be the writer and decide the words I say?♥♥♥

    24 Feb 2:38pm Reply
  • anne020

    beautifull song, beautifull girl

    17 Feb 4:03pm Reply
  • JackParadiso

    Her best song ♥

    16 Feb 11:16pm Reply
  • MATTHEW-G-

    Why don't you be the writer ...

    2 Feb 11:53am Reply
  • rednotes3

    voice is beautifull

    1 Feb 6:48pm Reply
  • marcelomarkG

    <3 <3

    1 Feb 4:25pm Reply
  • ailene90

    really captures that unrequited feel, i love it.

    22 Jan 6:58pm Reply
  • h3lovenote

    love this song ♥

    14 Jan 4:03pm Reply
  • kevtherev24

    Maybe my favourite Ellie track

    21 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Whelanmk

    Some people hate this song. I love it.

    16 Dec 2012 Reply
  • LovaticBoy

    perfection

    8 Dec 2012 Reply
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