Graffiti Picasso
Revolutionary Rhythms: Graffiti Picasso Unveils the Wisdom of Youth
Lyrics
Aurora singing opera on the corner
Aurora, a symbolic figure, is singing opera at a street corner.
Django plays guitar and sings it blue
Django, also a symbolic figure, plays guitar passionately and sings in a melancholic way.
Hey world seek forgiveness not permission
An encouragement to seek forgiveness rather than asking for permission from the world.
Youth in revolution how about you
Challenges the youth to engage in revolution and asks if they are involved.
Someone's got opinion hold the monkey
Someone holds a strong opinion, controlling or managing a situation.
Bullet proof love lingers long and low
Intense, strong, enduring love that persists despite challenges.
Lil darlin left the light on above the book store
A character named Lil darlin keeps a light on above a bookstore, possibly for someone's return.
Kicks off her shoes and dances for the money they throw
Lil darlin takes off her shoes and dances to earn money thrown at her.
Youth don't care what we learned to believe in
The younger generation doesn't care about the beliefs ingrained in them.
Youth aint got no place to call its own
The youth lack a stable or established place to call their own.
They paint the streets in love and life and music
The youth express their emotions through art, love, and music on the streets.
In boots and skirts and beards they call this home
The youth, in various appearances, consider this artistic expression their home.
There's beauty in their wisdom like Aristotle
The wisdom within the youth is likened to that of Aristotle, emphasizing its beauty.
Youths singing a cappella from the street below
The youth sing a cappella from the streets below.
They're bringing the streets to life bang bang bang come on
The youth are bringing vibrant life to the streets through their activities.
Paint the world graffiti Picasso
Encouragement to create art that changes and enhances the world like Picasso did with graffiti.
Painter come show me round back of meaning
Asking a painter to reveal the deeper meanings behind their creations.
They study all things one day they will prove
The youth are studying everything and aiming to prove their understanding one day.
T-shirt said sex not as good as kissing
A T-shirt message suggesting that kissing is better than sex according to the youth.
Youths a revelation on the move
The youth represent a significant and transformative revelation in motion.
The young they owns the city and not the skyline
The younger generation owns the city and its rebellious ideologies rather than the physical skyline.
They own the logic that makes rebellion bloom
The youth possess the logic that fosters rebellion and change.
Tap dancing painters riding boxcar
Imagery of tap-dancing painters traveling in boxcars, expressing stories through music and cigarettes.
Telling stories with cigarettes and sampled tunes
These individuals are not seeking glory but are committed to their artistic expression.
And no one came down here for the glory
Graffiti Picasso, the artist, pays their dues and contributes to their craft.
Graffiti Picasso pays his dues
Even when it rains, the impact of the youth's presence and creativity remains.
When it rains it don't wash away their haunting
The youth have nothing to lose except their own essence or identity.
Youths got nothing but itself to lose
The beauty of wisdom within the youth is reiterated, akin to Aristotle's wisdom.
There's beauty in their wisdom like Aristotle
The youth sing a cappella, resonating their vibrant existence from the world below.
Youths singing a cappella from the world below
The youth invigorate the streets with their presence and activities.
They're bringing the streets to life bang bang bang come on
Encouragement to create transformative art that reshapes the world like Picasso's graffiti.
Paint the world graffiti Picasso
Reiteration of the call to paint the world with transformative art like Picasso did.
Paint the world graffiti Picasso
Repeating the call to create art that changes and enhances the world.
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