Painter in Your Pocket Lyrics

Lyric discussion by schopenhauerpower 

Cover art for Painter in Your Pocket lyrics by Destroyer

the painter in her (or his?) pocket seems to refer to the person she's with now, who is responsible for all of her new thoughts and mannerisms, artsy and 'high minded' ones given the 'painter' part. lovers turn into each other. i don't know if dan is suggesting that her new self is affected, but i get that vibe.