So tired, soul searching I followed sounds to a cathedral Imagine my surprise to find That they were produced by Brian Eno Past the gates, quite stark The roses trimmed and the windows dark I see the walls through a limestone crack Not red, not blue, not yellow but black And all the spaces left for you If the sky was synthesized, you'd probably know He taught me many things The wisdom of oblique strategies The prophet of a sapphire soul Presented through creative freedoms And everything I say is true Because if I was telling lies, it'd probably show I can tell when he's kind of smiling But what does he know? (What does he know?) We're always one step behind him, he's Brian Eno Brian Eno When I was stuck he'd make me memorize elaborate curses Tinctures and formulas to ditch the chori and flip the verses My whole foundation came unglued When I tried to humanize by ambient light Dipping swords in metaphors, yeah, but what does he know? We're always one step behind him, he's Brian Eno Brian Eno He promised pretty worlds and all the silence I could dream of Brian Peter George St. John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno Well, all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow (What does he know?) The creature by the water feature with the ghostly glow (Brian Eno) Making sure that time's preserved well, we reap what we sow (What does he know?) We're always one step behind him, he's Brian Eno Yeah, I can tell that he's doing well, yeah, but what does he know? (What does he know?) I'm always one step behind him, he's Brian Eno (Brian Eno) Yeah, he dips swords in metaphors yeah, but what does he know? (What does he know?) I'd like to see him plant a forest, because I don't know Brian Eno I can tell that he's trying to smile, but what does he know? (What does he know?) I'll always be a step behind him, Brian Eno (Brian Eno) Yeah He's making sure that time's preserved well, we reap what we sow (What does he know?) I'm always one step behind him, because I don't know What Brian Eno