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Songs: Escher's World

Recording Info

Escher's World has had 2 different recorded versions released over the years. The versions are:

  1. studio version recorded for the Chagall Guevara Project. It appeared on the following recordings:
  2. live version recorded at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 October 1994. It appeared on the following recordings:

Lyrics

Escher's World

written by L. Arthur Nichols, Dave Perkins and Steve Taylor
Copyright © 1991 MCA Publishing/GMMI/Sadoshrimp (ASCAP)

Through the passing strange I fell
to the wide-eyes opposite
my agenda was hidden well
now I don't know where I left it

I woke up in Escher's World today
my mother said it was ok

Up's down, down is out, out is in
stairways circle back to where you've been
time falls, water crawls, are you listenin'?

Did you ever chase your tail
through a maze of exit doors?
I have seen the light my Braille
I have blazed the road before us

We're walking in Escher's World again
rise up you nimble-minded men

Birds roar, lions soar, sheep are cruel
snails pace, papers chase, midgets rule
stuffed shirts, status hurts, we ain't foolin'

Let the sequels have their day
the remake's on its way

We're living in Escher's World it seems
we're wide awake within our dreams

Socks hop, lemons drop, butter flies
tough wimps, sadoshrimps, mojos rise
pips squeak, widows peek, are you surprised?

Birds roar, lions soar, sheep are cruel
snails pace, papers chase, midgets rule
stuffed shirts, Ethel Mertz, we ain't foolin'

Socks hop, lemons drop, butter flies
tough wimps, sadoshrimps, mojos rise
pips squeak, widows peek, are you surprised?

Up's down, down is out, out is in
time falls, water crawls, are you listenin'?
stairways circle back to where you've been
stairways circle back to where you've been
stairways circle back to where you've been

Notes and Interpretations

To come.

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