Letter to Van Houten Lyrics & Tabs by Mike Mogis & Nathaniel Walcott
Letter to Van Houten
guitar chords lyrics
"Mr. Van Houten,
I'm a good person but a shitty writer.
You're a shitty person but a good writer.
I think we make a good team.
I don't wanna ask you for any favours but
if you have the time, and from what I saw,
you have plenty, please fix this for me.
It's a eulogy for Hazel.
She asked me to write one and I'm trying
I-I just, I could use a little flare.
See, the thing is, we all wanna be remembered.
But Hazel's different.
Hazel knows the truth. She didn't want a
million admirers. She just wanted one.
And she got it.
Hazel knows the truth. She didn't want a
million admirers. She just wanted one.
And she got it.
Maybe she wasn't loved widely but
she was loved deeply.
And isn't that more than most of us get?
When Hazel was sick, I knew I was dying
but I didn't wanna say so.
She was in the ICU and I snuck in for
10 minutes and I sat with her before I
got caught. Her eyes were closed,
her skin pale, but her hands were still her hands.
So warm and her nails were painted this
dark, blue-black colour and I just held them.
And I willed myself to imagine a world
without us and what a worthless world
that would be.
She's so beautiful.
You don't get tired of looking at her.
You never worry if she's smarter than you
cuz you know she is.
She's funny without ever being mean.
I love her.
God, I love her.
I'm so lucky to love her, Van Houten.
You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this
world but you do have a say in who hurts you.
And I like my choices.
I hope she likes hers.
Okay, Hazel Grace?"
"Okay."
