When I go out with artists 当我走出去的艺术家

They talk about language and the cubists and the dadaists 他们谈论语言和立体派和达达主义

And I try to catch their meanings 我试图抓住它们的含义

And keep up with all the martinis 并跟上所有的马提尼

I don't know which should be my favorite paintings 我不知道这应该是我最喜欢的画

   

If I could see, if I could see, if I could 如果我可以看到，如果我可以看到，如果我能

See all the symbols, unlock what they mean 查看所有的符号，解开他们是什么意思

Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I 也许我，也许我可以，也许我

Could meet the artists, and get to know them personally 能够满足艺术家，并获得与他们认识

   

If I were David Byrne 如果我是大卫·拜恩

I'd go to galleries and not be too concerned 我会去画廊，而不是太在意

Well I would have a cup of coffee 嗯，我会喝一杯咖啡

And I'd find my surroundings quite amusing and 而且我发现我周围很有趣和

People would ask me which were my favorite paintings 有人会问我，这是我最喜欢的画

   

What if the artists ran the TV? 如果艺术家跑到电视？

All the ads would be for fine scotch whiskey: 所有的广告将是罚款苏格兰威士忌：

Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, the whole single malt family 格兰菲迪，格兰威特，整个单一麦芽系列

   

The artists of the future 未来的艺术家

Will make up new things and different nomenclatures 将组成新的东西和不同的命名法

And they'll stand amongst their pictures 他们会站在他们当中的图片

And they'll sing and laugh and quote from scriptures and 他们会唱歌，笑，从经文引用和

When they go home they'll dream of brilliant paintings 当他们回家，他们会梦想着辉煌的绘画