[Verse 1] All the rowboats in the paintings They keep trying to row away And the captains worried faces Stay contorted and staring at the waves [Hook] Theyll keep hanging in their gold frames For forever, forever and a day All the rowboats in oil paintings They keep trying to row away, row away [Verse 2] Hear them whispering French and German Dutch, Italian, and Latin When no ones looking, I touch a sculpture Marble, cold, and soft as satin [PreHook] But the most special are the most lonely God, I pity the violins In glass coffins they keep coughing Theyve forgotten, forgotten how to sing, how to sing La da da da da, la da da da da, la [Instrumental] [Verse 3] First theres lights out, then theres lock up Masterpieces serving maximum sentences Its their own fault for being timeless Theres a price to pay and a consequence All the galleries, the museums Heres your ticket, welcome to the tombs Theyre just public mausoleums The living dead fill every room [PreHook] But the most special are the most lonely God, I pity the violins In glass coffins they keep coughing Theyve forgotten, forgotten how to sing [Hook] They will stay there in their gold frames For forever, forever and a day All the rowboats in oil paintings They keep trying to row away, row away [Instrumental] [Verse 4] First theres lights out, then theres lock up Masterpieces serving maximum sentences Its their own fault for being timeless Theres a price to pay and a consequence All the galleries, the museums They will stay there forever and a day [Outro] All the rowboats in oil paintings They keep trying to row away, row away All the rowboats in oil paintings They keep trying to row away, row away
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