Ballad of Paul Vermeer

You look like someone called paul vermeer
I said I don't know anyone called paul vermeer
They said he once disappeared
They thought he used to come around here

I said well I'm not the guy I swear
And even if I was I wouldn't care
But here you can pull my hair
There's no way I came prepared

They said paul vermeer was such a freak
He was an artist known for his technique
He was he was never quite so unique
He took pride in his mystique

His wife, her name was marie
She noticed every time that he
Tried what it's like to be free
But there's no way she could foresee
And it's not that I wanted to be

It's just that he wanted to know
If your ears were pierced
And you had no pearls
So he gave you hers

Through my eyes you sweep the carpet
I think your name it might be scarlet
I see your face down by the market
You were sent down by the artist

Somewhere in the spanish scenery
Among all the casuarina trees
You saw me in the greenery
Hitting it up with marie

It was all just some big mistake
One that I wasn't supposed to make
I was just trying to catch a break
I didn't know that you'd be awake

Finally when I fell asleep
I had the worst and the worst of dreams
I woke up and I heard you sneak
To the room downstairs to the freak
I hope he didn't think it was me

It's just that he wanted to know
If your ears, were pierced
And you had no pearls
So he gave you hers

So now everybody's been hurt
When you open up your mouth it's so absurd
But I like the way you use your words
You always get on his nerves

You used to live in the servants house
They treated you just like they would a mouse
And you promised never to think about
The freak or his poor spouse

So I think I found the guy called paul vermeer
In fact I can hear him breathe downstairs
I think it's time for me to disappear
I think I have to be somewhere

I never got what I came to get
You were on my mind, right until I left
But still I hold no regret
I still think of your silhouette
And it's not that I'll ever forget

It's just that he wanted to know
If your ears were pierced
And you had no pearls
So he gave you hers