Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants

Meet James Ensor

Belgium’s famous painter

Dig him up and shake his hand

Appreciate the man

Before there were junk stores

Before there was junk

He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ

The world was transformed

A crowd gathered round

Pressed against his window so they could be the first

To meet James Ensor

Belgium’s famous painter

Raise a glass and sit and stare

Understand the man

He lost all his friends

He didn’t need his friends

He lived with his mother and repeated himself

The world has forgotten

The world moved along

The crowd at his window went back to their homes

Meet James Ensor

Meet James Ensor

Belgium’s famous painter

Dig him up and shake his hand

Appreciate the man