Vincent, your paintings are loved and so are you.
To you we raise a glass and drink some beers.
You’re in our history books, you hang on our walls.
But why one earth did you cut off one of your ears?

There are songs about you and your own museum.
Your friend Gaugin tried to quell your fears.
Amid the sunflowers you showed your worth.
But why one earth did you cut off one of your ears?

Your work sells for millions; you began an industry of art.
Your most famous painting reduce people to tears.
Books have been written about your masterpieces.
But why one earth did you cut off one of your ears?

Your brother Theo truly believed in your work.
You died aged 37 and Theo followed within the year.
You shot yourself, you desperate and worried man.
But why one earth did you cut off that ear?