Serious Music Lyrics - Hall & Oates

To play to get rich and die baroque is wrong 

If you write a song for God, will he sing along? 

While rows of robot symphonies read on 

Is that the way that you want it played? 

(Manuscripted memories) 

I can breathe 

(Sound with no electricity) 

I can see concentration lines on the face of serious music 

(Manuscripted memories) 

I can breathe 

(Sound with no electricity) 

You know I can see concentration lines 

On the face of serious music 

You brought a bit of jazz to the concert hall 

You won't hear violins at the Darkie's ball 

Your rhapsody in blue will outlive us all 

I wish I was there the night you played it 

(Manuscripted memories, sound with no electricity) 

Oh, can't you see concentration lines 

On the face of serious music 

(Manuscripted memories) 

Notes on page 

(Sound but no electricity) 

Oh, can't you see concentration lines 

On the face of serious music 

(Oh, I can't see, I can't hear) 

Manuscripted memories, sound but no electricity 

Concentration lines on the face of serious music 

(I can't see, I can't hear) 

Manuscripted memories, sound but no electricity 

Concentration lines on the face of serious music