ARE ARTISTIC PEOPLE INSANE?

ARE ARTISTIC PEOPLE INSANE?

Well let me see, we spend most our time alone
hearing things with wings flying high unknown
respond to things with wings we claim we see
nobody believes we see what we see when we see
slowly drifting on the low clouds of melancholy
then up like a shooting star goes the artists.

mind has a mind of its own a mind unknown
even when we think we're sane we from from plane
paranoid doesn't even begin to explain
the sad the happy, the mad the dandy
rational insanity part of the perfect package
creative thoughts build to brew some damage

Are artistic people insane? I really dont know
ask the countless stars pill popping pow dead
one to the head, now a tortured  mind with led
too much fire for desire, emotions swept crept
all the way to heaven hell a earth bound spell
childhood nightmares, pain pouring pressures

relax by any measure hedonistic fantasy easy
thrill seeking junkies parties weed smoking
self destructive hot heads-no break pads
raging, drooling on the edge of glory
listen very keenly to the artists story
always doutin what to do, few make it past 32.

So next time you hear an artist ranting
about some voice, some sight you never seen
dont be mean listen keen dont cause a scene
waiting for aliens, spaceships from startreks
sitting on hills counting talking to the skies,
be nice try to see the world through their eyes

Are artistic people insane? We're not to blame
for hearing sounds of God talking calling warning
from hills on lonely mountain tops it dont stop
its that voice of reason of choice, that noise,
let me see we live on playground called moody
up and down on that swing riding the waves.

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