Eva and the Rest

I'm drawn to the tragic Like a moth to a dying flame Actors musicians and artists All burned by their brush with fame Eva Mottley, Donny Hathaway Elliot Smith and all the rest A story of self destruction Piques my interest I'm not being morbid Or revelling in their demise But art born from sadness Is touched by a genius That we're lucky to recognise Ian Curtis, Todd Armstrong, Scott Hutchinson You may be gone But your work lives on I'm not being ghoulish Or revelling in their demise But art born from sadness Is touched by a genius We're lucky if we recognise I'm not being macabre Or revelling in their demise But art born from sadness Is touched by a genius We're so lucky to recognise