Louis Wain (5 August 1860 – 4 July 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he may have suffered from schizophrenia (although this claim is disputed), which, according to some psychiatrists, can be seen in his works.
Life and work
Louis William Wain was born on 5 August 1860 in Clerkenwell in London. His father was a textile trader and embroiderer; his mother was French. He was the first of six children, and the only male child. None of his five sisters ever married. At the age of thirty, his youngest sister was certified as insane, and admitted to an asylum. The remaining sisters lived with their mother for the duration of their lifetimes, as did Louis for the majority of his life.
Wain was born with a cleft lip and the doctor gave his parents the orders that he should not be sent to school or taught until he was ten years old. As a youth, he was often truant from school, and spent much of his childhood wandering around London. Following this period, Louis studied at the West London School of Art and eventually became a teacher there for a short period. At the age of 20, Wain was left to support his mother and his five sisters after his father's death.
Chorus Less one, just might lose breath Read me, my right's I've left Less one, just might lose breath A routine stop, that's what he called it Registration, glovebox, license, wallet There's blood on the drivers face and neck So his police senses suspects it's a domestic The girl looked like she took one to the eye with his hand on the gun he says 'drop the keys outside' Naturally the gentlemen asked them 'Why?' Now the gun's coming out the holster, that's his reply Passenger seat starts to scream like she ain't ever seen the same thing on the TV screen 'Mam - shut your motherfucking mouth And sir - may I suggest that you unbuckle and get out' Door opens, left leg touched down Within a split second upper torso was on the ground Like god damn, you could've snapped his spine Pigs knee to the back, hog-tied by the swine Girlfriend's tryna hold back tears And the driver's on the concrete yelling and swearing Officer got a little bit lost in the zone It all took him back to childhood, home sweet home Chorus Doesn't understand the reasoning for being lenient And won't give you the chance for anything but obediance He got that from his drunk old man Heavy-fisted bag of piss used to throw those hands That's why he never goes easy on kids He's got his own kids now, he knows exactly how it is Now last week he caught his son smoking speed So if you meet you might catch a couple broken teeth Sometimes it can get so intense Profiling the type that likes to put dick up in his princess It used to be hippy's, then it was black dudes Now she only fools around with loosers, with tattoos Well fuck em all, get on the ground dirt ball And sing hymns for the sins that protect and serve ya'll Peace disturbed, eat that curve Or you're looking down the barrel of steel made of nerves Puts his life into his work and work back into life so wife thinks he's a jerk Ain't no tellin what them boots might do if she leaves him for someone that looks like you Chorus
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