Surrealism (Act II) Songtext
von DALI

Any authentically original idea
Presenting itself without "known antecedents"
Is systematically rejected
Toned down, mauled, chewed
Re-chewed, spewed forth
Destroyed, yes, and even worse...
Reduced to the most monstrous of mediocrities.
The excuse offered is always the vulgarity
Of the vast majority of the public. I insist that this is absolutely false.
The public is infinitely superior to the rubbish
What is fed to it daily.
The masses have always known
Where to find true poetry.
The misunderstanding has come about entirely
Through those "middle-men of culture"
Who, with their lofty airs and superior quacking
Come between the creator and the public.