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Vincent Lyrics by NOFX

45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough to Go On Our Other Records

1996

[Intro]
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul...

[Verse 1]
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land

[Chorus]
Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free:
They would not listen; they did not know how --
Perhaps they'll listen now

[Verse 2]
Starry, Starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget

[Verse 3]
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn, a bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

[Chorus]
Now I think I know
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free:
They would not listen; they're not listening still --
Perhaps they never will

[Refrain]
For they could not love you
But still, your love was true

[Outro]
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do --
But I could've told you, Vincent:
This world was never meant
For one as beautiful as you
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About “Vincent” by NOFX

Read the complete lyrics to "Vincent" by NOFX from the album "45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough to Go On Our Other Records" in 1996. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Skate Punk, Cover.

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"Vincent" is credited to NOFX. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Vincent" appears on "45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough to Go On Our Other Records" in 1996.

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