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He wished the world would understand
   that nothing is nothing
Then his model brought him dinner
Every day I roll the dice
But I'm not looking for a winner


And everybody needs someone 
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say to van Gogh?
What would you say to Vincent van Gogh?


Every day I find what I seek
Though it's never what I'm looking for
Emphasize the essential, ignore 
   the obvioua
Step through the coal miner's door


And everybody needs someone to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say to van Gogh?
What would you say to Vincent van Gogh?

Every day I make something I never 
    made before
And it is like becoming 
    young again
If flapping lips could save 
   sinking ships
This one would still be afloat 


And everybody needs some to
   tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say 
   to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?


I never heard a good sermon on resignation
And one will never be written
The big fish swallows the little fish
What would you tell the minnow as it's bitten?

And everybody needs someone to
   tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say
    to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?


And a walk to the bars can be a train
   to the stars
In the bars at night one can ruin oneself,
   go mad, or commit a crime
A painter becomes a peasant,
   a peasant a butterfly
Watch the dust of eternity settle 
   over time




And everybody needs someone to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say to van Gogh?
What would you say to Vincent van Gogh?

I would rather know a human soul 
   than a cathedral
A hillside than a steeple
I had the sun in my head and a storm
   in my heart
Jesus is in the wheatfields and
    in the people


And everybody needs someone 
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say 
   to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?

Never knew I had so many friends
Until they scattered
Never knew I had so many pieces
Until I shattered 


And everybody needs someone
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say
    to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?

I'm sure if one is brave
Recovery comes from within
I was hoping for a treasure
But I feared a djinn


And everbody needs someone
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say 
   to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?  

I want to see colors that complement 
   each other
That cause each other to 
   shine brilliantly
That complement each other 
   like a man and a woman
The enjoyment of any beautiful thing
   is a moment of infinity 


And everybody needs someone
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say 
   to van Gogh?
What would you say to 
   Vincent van Gogh?

If you could see colors that way
Imagine your despair at the end of day
If you could see colors that day
Imagine your despair at end of day


And everybody needs someone 
   to tell them something
Something they already know
Tell me, what would you say
    to van Gogh?
What would you say to
   Vincent van Gogh?










 So what would you do with Vincent van Gogh
When he hadn't a penny to his name?
What would you say to Vincent van Gogh
When he asked about his riches and his fame?
What would you do for Vincent van Gogh
Besides hand his pictures in a frame?

And what would you say to Vincent van Gogh?

This sadness will last forever

(It will be all right)

This sadness will last forever

(It will be all right)

The yellow and the black

You can't come back

The yellow and the black

You can't come back

What would you say to van Gogh?   

What would you say to van Gogh?

What would you say to van Gogh?

"What can I say?"

The angels are self-portraits

The angels are self portraits

This sadness will last forever 

(It will be all right)

This sadness will last forever

(It will be all right)\ 

   Repeat to your heart's content