The best songs are discovered not written
We know the syntax
We know the constraints
We've got the requirements
The inputs and the outputs
The best works are discovered not written
It's all a mystery
I can't even name these chords
But I have found them
And that is what wins awards
The best notes are discovered not written
Just like finding the model
In the shopping mall
Just like finding the model
Of the atoms and the quarks
It's a discovery
And that is what we do
Figure out the world and describe it to you
The best songs are discovered not written
We know the metaphors
We know the cliches
We've got the vocabulary
The rhymes and the phrases
The best words are discovered not written
When four guys wrote Echoes
How did they know to hit the B?
The tinkered for hours
It was a discovery
The best notes are discovered not written
It's all there for all to see
Hips-to-waist ratio and A goes to B
Or words on a page
You don't need more examples
It's a discovery
And that is what we do
Figure out the world and describe it to you
What happens next?
We can't anticipate
The consequences
The love or the hate
It's a discovery