Lyric

This song ain’t here to say

Why Vincent went away

No doctor, no prayer, no price to pay

Just how he chose to stay

Out of the way

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One day in the wheat field, late afternoon

Vincent saw a figure hummin’ to the tune

No name, no face, no debts to claim

Birds don’t fear him, birds don’t blame

Old shirt torn with a question-mark hole

Wind blow through like a borrowed soul

Kids on the hill with a pop-pop sound

Shootin’ at nothin’ they never found

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Vincent read the Book, walked preacher lines

Talked ‘bout love, not takin’ your own time

Couldn’t pull the trigger, couldn’t play God

So he searched for a quieter nod

How you get gone

Without sayin’ goodbye

How you get hit

Without askin’ why

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Last canvas dry, last color laid

“No more changes,” Vincent said

“Body can fade, that’s okay with me

Paint gon’ shine, just wait and see

Theo, Jo, you know the drill

Take this light and pay the bill

I did my part, I played my hand

Now let the work outlive the man”

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So Vincent chose

The scarecrow way

Stand in the field

And don’t say hey

Arms wide open, no fight, no sound

Get shot up, still don’t fall down

Don’t flinch, don’t curse, don’t even sway

That’s the scarecrow way

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Ain’t suicide

Ain’t murder too

Just stand so still

They don’t know it’s you

World keep swingin’, kids go home

Scarecrow stay, scarecrow alone

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This song don’t say

Why Vincent died

It just sing

The way he tried

The scarecrow way

The quiet play

Bright paint live

While flesh decay