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Artist: Gotye
Canonical path: /gotye/state-of-the-art
Related lyric paths: 6
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State Of The Art
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State Of The Art
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When the cotillion arrived
We threw out the television
Model d 575
Has custom flute presets
And harmony-plus in addition
Now for an arm and a leg
We get three half-dozen beats to choose from
So now we can pretend
That there's an orchestra in the loungeroom
I put the genie bass on
So my left hand can play the choir
With 16ft diapason
And lowrey's patented orchestral symphonizer
Banjo's great on repeat
The kids want to play but they'll have to be patient
The wife can't help tapping her feet
It's a genuine home entertainment revelation
State of the art
(hold the phone, it's so)
State of the art
[listen to the difference!]
(oh my god, it's so)
State of the art
[by use of a computer]
State of the art
Now we don't want to go out
When we could spend the night
At home with the cotillion
Invite the neighbours around
Start the bossanova beat and
Limbo from the living to the kitchen
Enjoy the state of the art
The magic swing piano really is astounding
Now we can't tell them apart
But these amazing simulations end up
Sounding even better than the real thing
State of the art
(hold the phone, it's so)
[computer controlled tone colour]
State of the art
[the marriage of music to computers is quite natural]
(oh my god, it's so)
State of the art
[it is time to hear the results]
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