[Verse 1]
You drew a bow on the back of your math book
Little crescent over your name
Silver ink stars all over your sleeves
Said you were “practicing aim”
You only talk when the room gets quiet
Drop one joke
Then hide your smile
I keep tracking every glance you fire
Like they’re landing in my chest each time
[Chorus]
You’re my Artemis
Standing in the doorway
Half in the hallway
Half in a dream
Guarding every part of me I’m afraid to show
You don’t even know what you mean
Artemis
Laughing in the cafeteria
Arrow eyes
Cutting through the noise
If I ever learn your secret language
Will you let me be your choice? (oh)
[Verse 2]
You’re walking home with your headphones crooked
Boots untied
But you never trip
Peeling off stickers from the street signs
Pocketing them like little myths
You said the moon makes you feel less lonely
Like somebody’s keeping the watch
I said “same” but the word got tangled
On the way from my throat to the stop
[Chorus]
You’re my Artemis
Standing in the doorway
Half in the hallway
Half in a dream
Guarding every part of me I’m afraid to show
You don’t even know what you mean
Artemis
Humming at the bus stop
Kicking gravel into the air
If I ever step into your orbit
Will you notice that I’m there?
[Bridge]
Maybe you’re a story I tell myself
To feel a little braver in my skin
But every time you look up from your notebook
I swear I feel the arrow sink again (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re my Artemis
Standing in the doorway
Half in the hallway
Half in a dream
Guarding every part of me I’m afraid to show
You don’t even know what you mean
Artemis
Tracing constellations
On your jeans with a busted pen
If I ever say your name out loud
Will this spell still hold us then?