They Might Be Giants - Meet James Ensor lyrics

Dig him up and shake his hand

Appreciate the man

Before there were junk stores, before there was junk

He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ

The world has transforemed

A crowd gathered round

Pressed against his diwndow so they could be the first to meet James Ensor

Belgium's famous painter

Raise a glass and sit and stare

Understand the man

He lost all his friends

He didn't need his friends

He lived with his mother and repeated himself

The world has forgotten

The world moved along

The crowd at his window went back to their homes

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