architect or doctor

A song about fretting over what's real versus what's bad brain chemistry.

© 1993 CHRIS BUTLER/© 1993 FUTURE FOSSIL MUSIC (BMI)



intro:

it’s a certainty..I know ya do... lie it’s a certainty... I’m

a structureless... guy

I’m an architect... free

of all materials... free

I’m an architect, architect, architect...

honestly.

"BI-DI-DOO-DOO!"

v I

were ya wearin' wednesday?

did it feel like thursday?

were ya out today? were ya out today?

when ya asked the doctor

when ya asked the doctor

was it yesterday? was it yesterday?

will ya ask the doctor

will ya ask the doctor

is it today? is it today?

will ya ask the doctor

will ya ask the doctor

is it today? is it today?

will ya ask the doctor?

when ya ask him about it...

did he make ya take it?

will he make ya take it?

 

when ya asked the doctor

when ya asked for johnson

did ya ask for johnson? did ya ask for johnson?

did ya ask for johnson? did ya ask for johnson?

(break)

just what does this mean...

"my elevator’s got no breaks??"

it doesn’t have to be like that...

it doesn’t have to be like that...

sunset in my face...?

EEEEE...OHHHH

it doesn’t have to be like that...

it doesn’t have to be...

it doesn’t have to be like that.

"BI-DI-DOO-DOO!"

v2

did ya find the building?

did ya find the building?

is it changin' color? is it changin' color?

is it that round thing?

is it that round thing?

is it getting taller? is it getting taller?

will ya ask the doctor

will ya ask the doctor

is it today? is it today?

will ya ask the doctor

will ya ask the doctor

is it today? is it today?

is it today? is it today?

2nd figure

is it today that you might...

find some science...

to heal these sores?

confound all the prophets

let me...do what i want...?

lifers in here tell me their stories

they're really sad, but they always lose me...

fadin' in and fadin' out

3rd figure

on your way to school... uh oh

flash! understanding?... uh oh

know it once and for all...

settle it once and for all...

is this just life...

is this just my life...

or is this just the way life is...

or is this just the way my life is...

or is it some type of illness?

or is there some kind of sickness?

"BI-DI-DOO-DOO!"

WILL YOU ASK THE DOCTOR...?