There's an indelible mark left behind A characteristic trace embedded in every line These fingerprints of thought, unbroken cadence of mind No more than a passing breath recorded in depths of time But may the brushwork May the brushwork know Even without a signature, may the brushwork know the name Even without a signature, may the brushwork know the name For want of a maker's mark, there is evidence the same Even without a signature, may the brushwork know Overlooked in time, forgotten by every age No eye was aware of the sight when creator put pen to page But after the passing years to light the work is raised A forlorn artifact of misremembered days But may the brushwork May the brushwork know Even without a signature, may the brushwork know the name Even without a signature, may the brushwork know the name For want of a maker's mark, there is evidence the same Even without a signature, may the brushwork know Forgettable Unremarkable Erasable Unmistakable Even without a signature, may the brushwork know the name Even without a signature, may the brushwork know For want of a maker's mark, there is evidence the same Even without a signature, may the brushwork know