Snip, trim all the things that you don't like Cut and paste your life until it's looking bright 'Cause it's arts and crafts, baby You're a canvas for a painting See the artwork all around you Masterpieces, can't keep count and Teacher's got so much pride These girls and boys so blue-eyed They paint impeccable pictures Romancing their self-image But under the thin veneer They're strugglin' to appear perfect Oh, it looks so simple, so easy Grab a brush, flick a wrist artistically When you can't, you're thinking that somethings wrong inside What are you not doing right? Snip, trim all the things that you don't like Cut and paste your life until it's looking bright 'Cause it's arts and crafts, baby You're a canvas for painting Dozens of retries, but you can't get it right Can't x-ray their image, see what lies behind 'Cause it's arts and crafts. Baby Flawlessness just out of reach See upcoming pop shows Get tickets for your favorite artists Tapestries across the wall If only you would cross the hall You'd notice all of the flaws Woven in amongst the fibers Glass vase, it may look so pretty But when pressure sets in It's only a fragile image Despite the beauty held in it Oh, it looks so simple, so easy Grab a brush, flick a wrist artistically When you can't, you're thinking that somethings wrong inside What are you not doing right? Snip, trim all the things that you don't like Cut and paste your life until it's looking bright 'Cause it's arts and crafts, baby You're a canvas for painting Dozens of retries, but you can't get it right Can't x-ray their image, see what lies behind 'Cause it's arts and crafts, baby Flawlessness just out of reach Arts and crafts Arts and crafts Arts and crafts, baby You can't maintain a perfect pose, it is impossible It doesn't matter your experience as a model Art's meant to capture all the things that will not last forever If you were perfect then you would be rigid, glued together