Scratches on a wooden tabletop No Parallels no patterns Mama mentioned that's the way it goes When things get bruised and battered And at some point it's art And if intentions' understood Let the blemishes be good Brushstroke, cut throat Follow these rules Prettiness really it's All in the view Idiot is he intolerant too When he tells me how to paint this picture Dodging what the grown man sells Go and tell him squares don't really roll that well If you only let a run up melt into start At some point it's art And if intentions' understood Let the blemishes be good And if intentions understood Let the blemishes be Greens the flame I'm fanning What's with all the branding Have some faith Life is quite demanding Lines are fine and dandy when they're straight Greens the flame I'm fanning What's with all the branding Have some faith Life is quite demanding Lines are fine and dandy when they're straight