Sparks - I Am Ingmar Bergman lyrics
[Sparks - I Am Ingmar Bergman lyrics]
I am Ingmar Bergman
You may or may not know my films
You may or may not know anything
About me as a person
Still, the strange events following
The warm and
Unexpected reception to my film "Smiles of
A Summer Night" are something that no one
Has known about – until now
Good, Evil, God, the Devil, Life
Death – these were my usual concerns
This film, though, was a comedy a comedy!
How far from a comedy the
Events to follow would be
Have you ever felt compelled to
Do something against your will?
I have i have
You see, I have a total
Disdain for escapist art, and yet
Why, on that cold May afternoon
In Stockholm in 1956, did I feel the need to
Enter that movie theater
To see escapist art of the worst sort
A typical American action film…well
The title is not what is important what is
Important is that I felt compelled to
Watch that film, against my will
For 90 long minutes
Why?
Was it the urge to
Partake of something mindless?
Was it the urge to
Indulge in something vacuous?
Was it the urge to do
Something unlike Ingmar Bergman
And, as the film finally ended
I walked to the exit as
Quickly as I could and
Onto the street – but not
The street I expected
"What is this? Where am I?"
Mr bergman, sir, welcome to Hollywood
Your limousine await's please
Get in watch your head
You may or may not know my films
You may or may not know anything
About me as a person
Still, the strange events following
The warm and
Unexpected reception to my film "Smiles of
A Summer Night" are something that no one
Has known about – until now
Good, Evil, God, the Devil, Life
Death – these were my usual concerns
This film, though, was a comedy a comedy!
How far from a comedy the
Events to follow would be
Have you ever felt compelled to
Do something against your will?
I have i have
You see, I have a total
Disdain for escapist art, and yet
Why, on that cold May afternoon
In Stockholm in 1956, did I feel the need to
Enter that movie theater
To see escapist art of the worst sort
A typical American action film…well
The title is not what is important what is
Important is that I felt compelled to
Watch that film, against my will
For 90 long minutes
Why?
Was it the urge to
Partake of something mindless?
Was it the urge to
Indulge in something vacuous?
Was it the urge to do
Something unlike Ingmar Bergman
And, as the film finally ended
I walked to the exit as
Quickly as I could and
Onto the street – but not
The street I expected
"What is this? Where am I?"
Mr bergman, sir, welcome to Hollywood
Your limousine await's please
Get in watch your head