Images
Reed (Lou) & John Cale Lyrics

I think images are worth repeating
The value of certain images merits repeating or duplicating them.

Images repeated from a painting
Certain images are repeated from a painting.

Images taken from a painting
The origin of some images is a painting.

From a photo worth re-seeing
Some images are taken from a photo that's worth seeing again.

I love images worth repeating, project them upon the ceiling
The artist is fond of images that are worth repeating and likes to project them on the ceiling.

Multiply them with silk screening
Screen printing is used to multiply or replicate the images.

See them with a different feeling
The images evoke different feelings when seen or viewed in a different manner.

Some say images have no feeling, I think there's a deeper meaning
While some people argue that images are unemotional, the artist believes there's a more profound significance to them.

Mechanical precision or so it's seeming
Images can appear mechanistic or technical in their precision.

Instigates a cooler feeling
Images could provoke a cool or detached emotion.

I love multiplicity of screenings
The singer is fond of the multiple screenings or repetitions of images.

Things born anew display new meanings
New images and their iterations give way to new meanings and interpretations.

I'm no urban idiot savant spewing paint without any order
The singer is not an untrained graffiti artist making random art.

I'm no sphinx, no mystery enigma
The singer isn't a mysterious, unreadable figure.

What I paint is very ordinary
The singer creates simple and commonplace artwork.

I don't think I'm old or modern, I don't think I think
The artist is indifferent towards categorizing their art as either old school or contemporary, and doesn't put much thought in it.

It doesn't matter what I am thinking
The artist's opinion of their art is irrelevant as what's important is the images they're creating.

It's the images that are worth repeating
The images, not the artist's thoughts, are what's significant and are worth replicating.

If you're looking for a deeper meaning, I'm as deep as this high ceiling
The singer is as deep or as profound as the high ceiling, and for those looking for significant meaning, they should focus on the images themselves.

If you think technique is meaning, you might find me very simple
Those who believe art is solely about technique may find the artist's art too simplistic.

You might think the images boring
Some people may find the images repetitive and dull.

Cars and cans and chairs and flowers
The images consist of cars, cans, chairs, and flowers.

You might find me personally boring
Some people may find the singer or their artwork boring.

Hammer, sickle, Mao Tse Tung, Mao Tse Tung -
Icons like the hammer, sickle, and Mao Tse Tung are also present in the images.

I think that it bears repeating the images upon the ceiling
The singer believes the images are worth repeating and projecting again on the ceiling.

I love images worth repeating and repeating and repeating
The singer again expresses their appreciation for images that are worth replicating multiple times.

Images images images images
The repetition of the word 'images' underscores the recurring focus on the importance of images.