Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found you today While I was reading Patti Smith And she mentioned your name So I drove to the store And I bought a copy of The Wind-Up Bird and let it rain Town like Japan, sipping sencha On the train to Kyoto on Saturday Wondering through the Fushimi gates [Chorus] Murakami, you paint real life On a snow white empty page Like origami, you fold your light In a brand new ancient away And I know your pen is mightier Than a Samurai's sword It's diamond sharpened Murakami, your words inspire From an island far away You sound like a symphony, yeah You sound like a symphony, yeah [Verse 2] I chased that sheep All the way out to Hokkaido I couldn't find a thing Anywhere and I felt so alone That I traveled back to Tokyo To walk those neon streets Weaving like lines That you drew in silence While your Boer And Bernstein vinyl played Listening to every mark they made [Chorus] Murakami, you paint real life On a snow white empty page Like origami, you fold your light In a brand new ancient way And I know your pen is mightier Than a Samurai's sword It's diamond sharpened Murakami, your words inspire From an island far away You sound like a symphony, yeah You sound like a symphony, yeah [Bridge] And I wonder what would men do without women Would we live in caves and go for days Without a shave just watching television All alone, staring at the phone just wishing Someone else was home [Chorus] Murakami, you paint real life On a snow white empty page Like origami, you fold your light In a brand new ancient way And I know your pen is mightier Than a Samurai's sword It's diamond sharpened Murakami, your words inspire From an island far away You sound like a symphony, yeah You sound like a symphony, yeah You sound like a symphony, yeah You sound like a symphony, yeah