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Intro

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When I go out with artists,

If I were David Byrne,

they talk about the language and the

I'd go to galleries and

cubists and the dadaists and I

not be too con cerned. Well, I would

try to catch their meanings

have a cup of coffee

and keep up with all of their mar tinis.

and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And

I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.

people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.

Chorus

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If I could see, if I could see, if I could

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

could meet the artists and get to know them

personal ly --

Bridge

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What if the artists ran the TV?

All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey

Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,

the whole single malt family --

Instrumental bridge

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The artists of the future

will make up new things and

different nomen clatures. And they'll

stand amongst their pictures

and they'll sing and

laugh and quote from scriptures. And

when they go home,

They'll dream of brilliant paintings.

If I could see, if I could see, if I could

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

could meet the artists and get to know them personally.

If I could see, if I could see, if I could

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

could meet the artists and

get to know them personal ly --