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Stendhal Syndrome by IDLES
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Performed by
IDLESProduced by
Paul FrazerWrited by
Joe Talbot & Jon Beavis & Mark Bowen & Adam Devonshire & Lee KiernanAbout
Stendhal Syndrome is the proposed psychological condition that is suggested to be induced in some as an overwhelmingly powerful reaction to a work or works of art. To an irreverent comedic effect, the narrator of this track is actually having the total opposite reaction – they’re completely underwhe...
Stendhal Syndrome Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Did you see that painting what Rothko did?
Looks like it was painted by a two year old kid
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Verse 2]
Ignorance is bliss, yeah?
Well I'm not pleased
Because you spread your opinion like a wretched disease
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Verse 3]
Did you see that photo what Billingham took?
He needs to take a leaf out the screensaver book
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Verse 4]
If all photos were as you wanted them to be
There would be page three as far as the eye could see
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Chorus]
Forgive me you sound stupid
Here lies the one I love
Forgive me you sound stupid
Here lies the one I love
[Verse 5]
Did you see that selfie what Francis Bacon did?
Don't look nothing like him, what a fucking div
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Verse 6]
Did you see that pink ting what Basquiat done?
Looks like it was drawn by my four year-old son
[Refrain]
Hot air
Hot air
[Chorus]
Forgive me you sound stupid
Here lies the one I love
Forgive me you sound stupid
Here lies the one I love
[Outro]
Here he is somehow
Oh, here he is somehow
Hey
Stendhal Syndrome Q&A
Who wrote Stendhal Syndrome's ?
Stendhal Syndrome was written by Joe Talbot & Jon Beavis & Mark Bowen & Adam Devonshire & Lee Kiernan.
Who produced Stendhal Syndrome's ?
Stendhal Syndrome was produced by Paul Frazer.
When did IDLES release Stendhal Syndrome?
IDLES released Stendhal Syndrome on Fri Jan 27 2017.
What did IDLES say about "Stendhal Syndrome"?
In a statement to The Know, lead singer Joe Talbot said this about the song:
I once sat on a bench in a gallery in Valencia. I stared in awe of a painting for a good while, I was moved to tears by the scene of a man holding a crucifix at the top of a mound of other figures grappling for the glory o...