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Yo it wasn't even like class
Brunelleschi wanted domes to come back
Roman antiquity had him runnin' in circles
Even Michelangelo could see that
Yo I think we should take a moment to stand still
Take a look at how roman arc'tecture came here
Must'a been in the 15th and 17th century
When europe was looking back stylistically
All started with Gothic and turned to Baroque
Came through 'cause 'a Florence, but that you sh'know
They was like: we gotta change our notions
Gotta think about proportions
It's a revolution, volutas!
But after a while things began to change
We replaced poles with pillas' and clouds with rain
Even in philosophy we began printin' books
And in civil liberties we found our hooks
And because of that this was at the mound
Just look at the windows, look all around
It's as simple as perspective
And as complex as our test is
All I can hope is that this song changes ya' methods
Come on now let's do it!
POLITICS was replaced by the papal court
It brought wealth and power and appealed to the horde
Soon Italy was full of bankers to support us
And throughout Europe there was a fussus
COMMERCE changed life throughout Venice
Trading by sea brought together eastses and westses
Florence took Pisa and gained a port
Now Medicis spread wealth across the floor
PHILOSOPHY, you mean Humanism, right?
It was obvious that God made everything tight
And it was man's job to put up a fight
Maybe next era we'll delegate that might
CULTURE, wait, that's Patronage, nevermind
CULTURE, wait, that's Patronage, nevermind
Just like always, everyone wanted a dime
Through humanism we were taught life is beautiful
And 'cause of our financiers, the arts were beautiful
Oh, one more, ARCHITECTURE, that's where it is
We went from boring new to the oldest fad
From columns to arches to vaults to domes
We re-did the ceilings, doors, windows of Rome
And in the end that's all that happened
Italy decided to send Europe packin'
The lives of the people would be forever changed
And now our brains are melted together
That's the Renaissance, in just over a minute
Wait no, that's two, maybe over a smidgen
Bottom line: if you have to pass
JUST WATCH THIS FIRST AND TAKE NOTES LAST!!