“Dr. Art” is a song dedicated to Hagen’s ex-boyfriend Ivar Vičs, known as DR. RAT, a graffiti artist from Amsterdam who died of a drug overdose in 1981 at the age of 21. She once avised him to use the name “DR. ART”.
Get high on yourself baby (hey, hey, hey)
Because I love you
Forever and ever (something wrong with you)
There's something wrong with you!
The first real change
You, a revolution
You, a believer
Revolution, revolution
Revolution, revolution (Hanz, the prophet)
Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen (Hanz, my name is Hanz)
I am his prophet! (Dr. Rat is dead)
He's my lover!
Chosen one, I am the chosen one
He is my lover!
I am the chosen one
I am the chosen one
(You make the real art)
I am his chosen one
I am the chosen one
(You are the real art)
I am the chosen one
I am the chosen one
Prophet! I am the prophet!
I am the prophet, prophet, prophet, prophet, prophet
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead (Hanz)
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead (Oh, Hanz... Hanz, you are my lover)
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
(The first real change)
(On and on)
(On and on)
He is my lover!
In the winter, when it was so cold
(Something wrong with you)
In the winter
(The first real change)
When it was so cold
YOU, a revolution
Revolution (art)
Revolution
(I am his prophet)
Revolution
Revolution
Revolution (messenger)
Revolution
In Amsterdam
In Amsterdam
In Amsterdam
In Amsterdam
(Revolution, revolution)
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
(Revolution, revolution)
He is a God from us
He is a God from us
He is a God from us
He is a God from us
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
Ferdinand
???? limited.. it's very limited!
Dr.Rat is dead!
Dr. Rat, it's God, he was here
(Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
See you in heaven again
(Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
See you in heaven again! see you in heaven again!
God ?? Dr. Art you know
I am the chosen one
(I am the chosen one)
I am the chosen one
(I am the chosen one)
See you in heaven again
See you in heaven again (Amsterdam)
See you in heaven again
See you in heaven again (Amsterdam)
Came to me talking, keep talking to me
In Amsterdam
(Hello!)
In Amsterdam
(Hellooo!)
In the winter, when it was so cold
I want everybody to believe
LSD (Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
LSD (Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
(Well, in the Bible)
LSD (Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
(They say,)
LSD (Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen)
(We were speaking in tongues)
(Tongues, tongues, tongues)
Dr. Rat is dead
Dr. Rat is dead
(You are speaking in tongues,)
Dr. Rat is dead
(Tongues, tongues, tongues)
I am the chosen one
(Tongues, tongues)
(I mean the tongues of the Holy Spirit!)
AMEN praise the lord yeyeYeYEYEAH!
There's a revolution going on.. in Amsterdam
When will YOU believe?
Dr. Art was written by Nina Hagen & Karl Rucker.
Dr. Art was produced by Mike Thorne.
Nina Hagen released Dr. Art on Sat Jun 12 1982.