Paint Me a Renaissance

[Intro – vinyl crackle, harpsichord, lute, ticking clock] Traveler speaking... Coordinates locked... Florence... Year 1504... Let's try not to accidentally invent perspective... [Verse 1 – lute, swing piano, glitch beat] Stepped through the clock Into Florence town Everybody's painting Everybody's looking down Marble in the streets Merchants making deals Artists chasing beauty Like it pays the bills I asked for directions They handed me a sketch Turns out in this century Everybody's got a sketch [Pre-Chorus – brass, recorder] Tick-tock Brush and stone Somehow this place already feels like home [Chorus – Electro Swing, brass section] HEY! PAINT ME A RENAISSANCE! SWING ME THROUGH FLORENCE! ONE MORE STEP ONE MORE DANCE! I'M A TOURIST FROM TOMORROW BORROWING YESTERDAY! HEY! PASS THE PAINT! PASS THE WINE! I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE! [Verse 2 – mandolin, glitch-hop beat] Met Leonardo Notebook in his hand Drawing flying machines Nobody understands He smiled politely Closed another page I don't think mankind Was ready for that age Then Michelangelo Covered up in dust Looked at me and muttered "Marble hates all of us." I said "Fair enough." [Pre-Chorus – strings rising] Tick-tock Chisel sings History starts with little things [Chorus – bigger] HEY! PAINT ME A RENAISSANCE! EVERY STREET'S A MASTERCLASS! I CAME FOR A DAY NOW I MIGHT JUST STAY IF TIME WILL GIVE ME HALF A CHANCE! HEY! PASS THE PAINT! PASS THE WINE! THIS CENTURY'S LOOKING FINE! [Verse 3 – harpsichord, swing groove] Met Raphael Calm and bright Everything he touched Just looked right Then Botticelli's colors Filled the morning air Even the pigeons Seemed artistic there Walked past workshops Full of dreams Gold leaf shining Like sunbeams I'm starting to think In every little lane Someone's quietly changing history again [Bridge – soft lute, choir] Maybe genius Doesn't know it's great Maybe history Only tells us that later Today they're just people Covered in paint Trying to make tomorrow Remember their names [Glitch-Hop Breakdown – record scratches, lute, brass] Tick! Brush! Spin! Draw! Traveler's back Wanting more! Canvas! Colors! Swing! Time! Florence feels One of a kind! [Final Chorus – brass, choir, swing groove] HEY! PAINT ME A RENAISSANCE! I'M DANCING THROUGH THE MASTERPLAN! FROM CANVAS WHITE TO STARLIT NIGHTS I'M SWINGING THROUGH THE HEART OF ITALY! HEY! RAISE YOUR GLASS! ONE MORE CHANCE! I'M ONLY VISITING... BUT THIS IS ART AT ITS FINEST! [Outro – ticking clock, lute, vinyl crackle] Traveler speaking... Next destination... Maybe somewhere... That hasn't already produced this many geniuses. Clock engaged...