David Byrne

And in the land where I grew up Into the bosom of technology I kept my feelings to myself Until the perfect moment comes Then into your bloodstream I will go Until I turn into a part of you Flooding the garden of delights That was a long long time ago...

I ain't gonna work here no more I ain't gonna work here no more Honey, come and dance with me 'Cause I ain't gonna work here no more I feel like I'm walkin' on air I feel like I'm walkin' on air I can see your house from here And I feel like I'm walkin...

We're living in a dump Trying to figure out what sex we are Exchanging chromosomes Trying to bargain for a better future Well I'll trade you my potential mental illness For your bad teeth How 'bout trading your sexy body for a full head of hair Well w...

The words of love are not enough Though sweet as wine, as thick as blood Passionless moments and we are homeless Out on the street But life is cool and things aren't bad Got what he wants, lost what he had He's soon adjusted and got accustomed to these...

I'm takin' all your little toys away You don't have any say so in your future The pretty colors and the shiny lights Do we just chase whatever we desire? Oh silent night Oh holy night Sometimes you see me Sometimes you don't You'll get to know me bet...

Peace on earth, soon we will be Where nothing worries us Lazy days, cool is the breeze Across the universe Armies of soldiers are sleeping tonight And moonlight is kissing their eyes When you awake you will be free I'll be your lullaby Alcohol, no n...

There are no angels left in America anymore They left after the Second World War heading west Stopping briefly in Japan during the 60's Then in Tianamen Square during the last decade They kept heading west to who knows where What are they after? What are...

The Western lands Day turns to Night Immaterial play of light It's very nice out here Poked my hand in a hornet's nest They flew out around my face I guess it's just self defense The camera pans The focus shifts The world is a hornet's nest I learn...

Au fond du temple saint Paré de fleurs et d'or, Une femme apparaît! Je crois la voir encore! Une femme apparaît! Je crois la voir encore! La foule prosternée La regarde, etonnée, Et murmure tous bas: Voyez, c'est la déesse! Qui dans l'ombre se dress...

The sun shines on the living The sun shines on the dead The sun shines on you and me Wherever we lay our heads The sun shines on the evil The sun shines on the good It doesn't favour righteousness Although you wish it would Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Are...

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There is nothing that is stronger than the feeling that you get When your eyes are wide open There is nothing like the feeling, you can never forget When your eyes are wide open Daytime was a feeling but it's not over yet Are my eyes still open? We come...

Think you've had enough- Stop talking, help us get ready Think you've had enough- Big business, after the shakeup Think you've had enough- Stop talking, help us get ready And you think you've had enough Big business, after the shakeup Get ready get rea...

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There are broken things In my house Some are twisted Some are cracked Some been bended Till they snapped There are broken Things in here Things in pieces Things in knots Things that crumble In tiny parts I am fixing broken things I am fixing br...

Runnin' naked, down the state highway Runnin' naked, in the middle of the day Runnin' naked like a tom cat's behind Runnin' naked but the cat don't seem to mind Give me your heart I'll give you mine first Give me your time And I'll give you my trust...

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Soy el cambio, soy Siempre he sido así Soy continuidad Estoy detrás de mi Yo soy la nación Soy la soledad Lo particular Soy la humanidad Desconocido Soy(Bis) Soy el desamor Soy el corazón Soy la máquina Cuando llegarán? Ando por por aquí Ando por allá Esto...

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I wish I was a camera I wish I was a postcard I welcome you to my house You didn't have to go far A house and a garden There are, there's plants and trees Make a, a closer inspection If you get, get down on your knees Now everybody's coming to my hou...

Now I'm wakin' at the crack of dawn to send a little money home from here to the moon is risin' like a discotheque and now my bags are down and packed for traveling Lookin' at happiness keepin' my flavor fresh nobody knows I guess how far I'll go, I know so I...

"Here Lies Love" When I was a young girl in Leyte My dresses were all hand-me-downs and scrubs I’d see the people smile, and I would sing for them How happy they all seemed when I would dance We lived a stone’s throw from the palace A simple country gi...

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For millions of years, In millions of homes A man loved a woman, A child it was born It learned how to hurt and it learned how to cry Like Humans Do I'm breathin' in I'm breathin' out So slip inside this funky house Dishes in the sink The TV's in repair Don...

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Funky beats, Barrow Street Walking with your dog I see you, You see me Then we stop & talk Later on, some cafe Thinking what you said Children laugh, telling jokes 'Till their eyes are red The people feel so good Say boy, say girl All in my neighborhoo...

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You may think I look sad But I am just sleeping It's my facial expression I'm probably dreaming Would you like to be sad? Would you like me to teach you? Well, you can learn to be sad But you must practice like I do Na na na, na na na na ... You must follow...

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When you see an accident do not turn your head and look away I can see detectives are sifting through the wreckage we have made It starts with only one kiss It changes everything TV crews arrive on the scene They say "See the man who lost everything" He lies...

Who Disco? Who Techno? Who Hip-Hop? Who Be Bop? Who's been playing records in his bedroom? Who rocks out? Who's spaced out? Who brings you? Who sings you? Who's still workin' on his masterpiece? The great intoxication The mental generation Sound effects &amp...

A man sticks his fingers inside of his mouth The words are stuck in there He fishes them out Whispers and mumbles, statements and verse, curses and love songs For nobody else Man takes a pencil and puts down his thoughts The old human highway from Eden to Nod...

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Amplifiers & old guitars Country music sung in bars & when she sings the revolution's near Beauty holds the microphone & watches as we stumble home & she can see the revolution now Dirt & fish & trees & houses Smoke & hands up...

There stands the glass That will ease all my pain That will settle my brain It's my first one today There stands the glass Fill it up to the brim Till my troubles grow dim Brother I'm on my way There stands the glass Fill it up to the brim Till my troubles g...

Home is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me round I feel numb - born with a weak heart (So I) guess I must be having fun The less we say about it the better Make it up as we go along Feet on the ground Head in the sky It's ok I know nothing's wrong . . n...

Sunrise, I'm still dancing Girlfriend, she's my champion Swing low, pull me over Hey - be my savior Blood, Skin Show me the book Don't understand the language that they spoke Don't pity me Have pity on yourself You might know Jesus but you'll all join in hel...

Who be my valentine? Who lift this heavy load? Who share this taxicab? Who wants to climb aboard? Who is an honest man? Who is an honest man? Who held a dying soldier? Far from his own hometown Carry these men and women Who get lost when the Sun goe...

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