When I Go Out With Artists Lyrics - God Shuffled His Feet - Crash Test Dummies

When I go out with artists 

They talk about language 

And the cubists and the dadaist 

And I try to catch their meanings 

And keep up with all of the martinis 

I don't know which 

Should be my favorite 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 were David Byrne 

I'd go to galleries and not be too concerned 

And I would have a cup of coffee 

And I'd find my surroundings quite amusing 

And people would ask me 

Which were my favorite 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 

What if the artists ran the TV? 

All the ads would be 

For fine Scotch whiskey 

Glenfiddich, Glenlivet 

The whole single malt family 

The artists of the future 

Will make up new things 

And different nomenclatures 

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 personally