Talking Heads

Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden of Eden Two fools in love So beautiful and strong The birds in the trees Are smiling upon them From the age of the dinosaurs Cars have run on gasoline Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing bu...

When my love Stands next to your love I can't compel love When it's not love It's not love It's not love Which is my face Which is a building Which is on fire - on fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't define love When it's not love...

Just beginning to take that love away Just beginning to take that love away In a minute I'll wash that love away Even now we remember what we used to say Takes a minute to wash that love away Take a clean break: wash that love away Even now we remember...

Air...air Hit me in the face I run faster Faster into the air (I say to myself) What is happening to my skin? Where is that protection that I needed? Air can hurt you too Air can hurt you too Some people say not to worry about the air Some people never had e...

And she was lying in the grass And she could hear the highway breathing And she could see a nearby factory She's making sure she is not dreaming See the lights of a neighbor's house Now she's starting to rise Take a minute to concentrate And she opens u...

I'm mad...And that's a fact I found out...Animals don't help Animal think...They're pretty smart Shit on the ground...See in the dark. They wander around like a crazy dog Make a mistake in the parking lot Always bumping into things Always let you down...

I'm painting, I'm painting again. I'm painting, I'm painting again. I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning again. I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning my brain. Pretty soon now, I will be bitter. Pretty soon now, will be a quitter. Pretty soon now, I will be bitter. You can...

She had such tiny tears Just like a Barbie doll She likes to shop at Sears And visit shopping malls Now she's a big mamma Tell poppa Cry, cry, cry, cry Old Money Your old money doesn't matter now Have mercy Mercy, mercy, daddy's going fishing now H...

Bill was a man Who grew too big It didn't matter what he did The girls would always run away When everybody laughs at you It can be humiliating Billy likes a Cute little girl They are lovers We can tell Kisses on the mouth Holding hands 'n' all Lo...

Signs Signs are lost Signs disappear Turn Invisible Got no sign Somebody got busted Got a face of stone And a ghostwritten biography Dogs start to rush in, Hungry for some food Dogs start a-twitching And they're looking at you It was light By five...

Take a look at these hands. Take a look at these hands. The hand speaks. the hand of a government man. Well I’m a tumbler. born under punches. I’m so thin. All I want is to breathe I’m too thin Won’t you breathe with me? Find a little space, so we can move in...

Watch out you might get what you're after Cool baby strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary guy Burning down the house Hold tight wait 'til the party's over Hold tight we're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house Here's your...

Think of London, small city Dark, dark in the daytime People sleep, sleep in the daytime If they want to, if they want to I'm checking them out, I'm checking them out I got it figured out, I got it figured out Good points some bad points But it all wor...

Here where you are standing The dinosaurs did a dance The indians told a story Now it has come to pass The Indians had a legend The Spaniards lived for gold The white man came and killed them But they haven't really gone We live in the city of dreams...

Day by day ... Whistle while you work ... Our backs are breaking ... Up from hollow earth ... From end to end ... The noise begins ... In the human battle stations ... And the big one's coming in Work, work, work, work ... Work till holes are filled ......

A woman made a man A man he made a house And when they lay together Little creatures all come out Well, I've seen sex and I think it's alright It makes those little creatures come to life I can laugh or I can turn away Well, I've seen sex and I think i...

Lost my shape-Trying to act casual! Can't stop-I might end up in the hospital I'm changing my shape-I feel like an accident They're back!-To explain their experience Isn't it weird/Looks too obscure to me Wasting away/And that was their policy I'm ready to l...

I see the clouds that move across the sky I see the wind that moves the clouds away It moves the clouds over by the building I pick the building that I want to live in I smell the pine trees and the peaches in the woods I see the pinecones that fall by t...

When you were little You dreamed you were big You must have been something A real tiny kid You wish you were me I wish I was you Now don't you wake up The dream will come true Every dream has a name And names tell your story This song is your dream...

And all I see is little dots Some are smeared and some are spots Feels like a murder but that's alright Somebody said there's too much light Pull down the shade and it's alright It'll be over in a minute or two. I'm charged up...Don't put me down...

Electric guitar gets run over by a car on the highway This is a crime against the state This is the meaning of life. To tune this electric guitar An electric guitar is brought in to a court of law The judge and the jury (twelve members of the jury) All...

Can we run that again Is that a woman's voice I hear? I said, "Let's wait and see. I'll see for myself" That's a phrase I repeat To myself Made a reference to me and that's myself too What progress I have made the first week First Week First Week Fi...

"Damn that television ... what a bad picture"! "Don't get upset, It's not a major disaster". "There's nothing on tonight", he said, "I don't know what's the matter"! "Nothing's ever on", she said, "so ... I don't know why you bother." We've heard this l...

Gangster of love Gangster of love You with the cocktail in your hand You in your red Mercedes Benz Goin' in one ear and out the other cover up the pain with laughter, baby Hey Al Capone Is that who you think you are? All the girls All around the worl...

I . . . Who took the money? Who took the money away? I . . . It's always show time Here at the edge of the stage And I, I, I, wake up and wonder What was the place, what was the name? We wanna wait, but here we go again... I . . . takes over slowly But doesn'...

There's a word for it And words don't mean a thing There's name for it And names make all the difference in the world Some things can never be spoken Some things cannot be pronounced That word does not exist in any language It will never be uttered by a...

In...my...sensations I believe that I...was born with the things that I know I want...to talk... Like ev'ry Before I decide what to do And I fell all over and I couldn't stand up I can't be critical I can't won't stop Such a happy day for me Bring...

Everyone is trying to get to the bar. The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven. The band in Heaven they play my favorite song. They play onceagain they play it all night long. Oh heaven, heaven is a place, a place where nothing, nothing ever happens....

I wanna bicycle I wanna popsicle I wanna space face Buy me a cherry face now Hey now! Hey now! Hey now now! Hey now! Hey now! Hey now now! I wanna video I wanna rock and roll Take me to the shopping mall Buy me a rubber ball now Hey now! Hey...

For a long time I felt without style or grace Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather I knew my heart was in the right place I knew I'd be able to do these things. And as we watch him digging his own grave It is important to know that was where he's...

Ohhh dear What if everything they say is true? Ohhh, ohhh dear Then there won't be anything for me and you Well Even if we have to start all over again What will be the point in being a fool again? Even if, even if we have to start all over again Oh w...

Fooled around enough with numbers Let's not be ourselves today Is it just my imagination Is it just someone's fave Pleasantly out of proportion It's hard to hold on to the ground Now I didn't come to run And this is everything And gravity lets you down...

I want to live To feel a face that isn't there I want to live I roll over, and you're not there I'm only standing on the shore I had some friends, but I want more Mm, I see the future, and it's all mine Want to be perfect, I'm taking my time I'll try...

I wish you wouldn't say that I thought I'd have to come right over I thought I made it clear enough I guess I'll have to make it clearer Say something to change my mind Bring me back the way I used to be If it takes forever that's all right Say the wor...

Gadji beri bimba clandridi Lauli lonni cadori gadjam A bim beri glassala glandride E glassala tuffm i zimbra Bim blassa galassasa zimbrabim Blassa glallassasa zimbrabim A bim beri glassala grandrid E glassala tuffm i zimbra Gadji beri bimba glandrid...

...Pretty! What is? Brand new? Well that's not the way I think of you. You'll touch me, in a minute; but that's not what I want to do. We are two strangers, We might never have met. We can talk forever, I understand what you said. But I'm...no in love....

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to go Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway, a place where nobody knows The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghett...

I have tried marijuana I get nervous any time There will come a knockin' at the door Why is everybody makin' eyes at me ? I don't want to know Excuse and pardon me Stay for a while Maybe we'll never meet again I can see my lifetime piling up I can s...

Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks of days before Americans came He sees the foreigners in growing numbers He sees the foreigners in fancy houses He thinks of days that he can still remember...now. Mojique holds a package in his q...

I was born in a house with the television always on Guess I grew up too fast And I forgot my name We're in cities at night and we got time on our hands. So leave the driving to us. And it's the real thing. And you're rolling In the blender With me. A...

Nothing can come between us Nothin gets you down Nothing strikes your fancy Nothing turns you on Somebody is waiting in the hallway Somebody is falling down the stairs Set someone free, break someone's heart Stand up help us out Ev'rything is divided...

Do you remember anyone here? No you don't remember anything at all I'm sleeping, I'm flat on my back Never woke up, had no regrets There's a party in my mind...And it never stops There's a party up there all the time...They'll party till they drop Othe...

Time won't change you Money won't change you I haven't got the faintest idea Everything seems to be up in the air at this time I need something you change your mind Drugs won't change you Religion won't change you Science won't change you Looks like...

All the way home from Baltimore We couldn't find a seat Conductor says he's sorry for The blisters on our feet Comes a-riding in a bus The high and the low Mommy, daddy, you and I Going on a trip And we're not going home Mommy, daddy, you and I Driv...

Flying saucers, levitation Yo! I could do that Get ready, for heavy duty Go one, give it a chance I saw your hair start to curl So get up, write it down You better wait for a while So take your hands out of your pockets And get your face adjusted I h...

Mr. Jones Put a wiggle in your stride Loosen up I believe he'll be alright Changing clothes Now he's got ventilated slacks Bouncing off the walls Mr. Jones is back! Bulge out And wind your waist Tight pants Got curly hair Drinking cold beer From m...

It's not...yesterday...anymore I go visiting, I talk loud I try to make myself clear In front...of a face...that's nearer Than it's ever been before Not this close before Nearer than before Not this close before It is...is a million...years ago I hea...

In a world where people have problems In this world where decisions are a way of life Other people's problems they overwhelm my mind They say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time So many people...have their problems I'm not interested...in...

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yo...

You'll be, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, magnet for money You'll be, mm-mm-mm-mm, magnet for love You'll feel, hmm, light in your body Now I'm gonna say, gonna say these words: Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempo It might hmm-mmm-mm-...

Hold the paper up to the light (some rays pass right through) Expose yourself out there for a minute (some rays pass right through) Take a little rest when the rays pass through Take a little time off when the rays pass through Go ahead and mis it up.....

In 1950 when I was born Papa couldn't afford to buy us much He said be proud of what you are There's something special 'bout people like us People like us (Who will answer the telephone) People like us (Growing as big as a house) People like us (Gonn...

Well, I know what it is But I don't know where it is Where it is Well, I know where it is But I don't know what it looks like What it looks like Well, I know what it looks like, But I don't know where she comes from Well, I know where she comes from,...

I'm hanging round the airport I'm waiting for the plane Mmmmm - something sweet and sticky Runnin'down my hand Popsicle of love Gimme gimme gimme one of those (It's summertime, boy!) coconut delight Honey honey honey don't let go (It's summertime, lo...

I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I Can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run...

Hello again Yes indeed my friend I can tell Goin' get together again I could be right I could b ewrong I feel nice when I sing this song And I don't mind Whatever happens is fine Baby likes to keep on playing . . . What do I know, what do I know? Wi...

Mommy, Daddy, come and look at me now I'm a big man in a great big town Years ago who would believe it's true Goes to show what a little faith can do I was complaining, I was down in the dumps I feel so strong now 'cause you pulled me up! Pull me up up...

You got the CBS...! And the ABC...! You got Time and Newsweek! Well, they're the same to me! Now don't you wanna get right with me? (Puzzling Evidence) I hope you get ev'rything you need (Puzzling Evidence) Puzzling Evidence Puzzling Evidence Puzzl...

Baby your mind is a radio Got a reciever inside my head Baby I'm tuned to your wavelength Lemme tell you what it says: Transmitter! Oh! Picking up something good Hey, radio head! The sound...of a brand-new world. So look at my fingers vibrate From t...

Well, we know where we're goin' But we don't know where we've been And we know what we're knowin' But we can't say what we've seen And we're not little children And we know what we want And the future is certain Give us time to work it out We're on a road to...

'Round and 'round and we won't let go And where we stop no one knows uh-huh uh-huh Down and down in a spin we turn Looking like we'll never learn uh-huh uh-huh Think about what ev'ryone is saying Ruby dear Oh don't you hear Late at night when...

Falling falling Gonna drop like a stone I'm falling through the atmosphere On a warm afternoon If lovers will discover That everyone dies So don't tell me, please hold me It's a dangerous life Daddy dear Let's get outta here Too scared 10 o'clock...

He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books.... He thought that some of these faces might be right for him....And through the years, by keeing an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind....Or somewhere in the back of his mind....That...

What about the time? You were rollin' over Fall on your face You must be having fun Walk lightly! Think of a time. You'd best believe This think is real Put away that gun This part is simple Try to recognize What is in you mind God help us! Help...

I think that we can signify our love now, Ooh Girl, you can initiate an impulse of love. Stay hungry, Stay hungry, Stay hungry Move a muscle, move a muscle, move a muscle. Make a motion, make a motion, make a motion. Pull it tighter, pull it tighter, pul...

Mommy had a little baby There he is fast asleep He's just a little plaything Why not wake him up? Cute, cute, little baby Little pee-pee, little toes Now he's comin' to me Crawl across the kitchen floor. Baby, baby, please let me hold him I wanna make him sta...

Oh, oh, she's my neighbour Fill my cup, I'll bet you baby She could fill it up She put the sugar on my tongue she's gonna gimme gimme gimme some She gonna put that sugar on my tongue She's gonna gonna gimme gimme gimme some She'll put it right there on...

Now lemme tell you a story The devil he has a plan A bag a' bones in his pocket Got anything you want No dust and no rocks The whole thing is over All these beauties in solid motion All those beauties, gonna swallow you up Hi hi hi hi hi, One time to...

I don't know why I love her like I do All the changes you put me through Take my money, my cigarettes I haven't seen the worst of it yet I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Take me to the river, dip...

I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time I'm inside and I'm outside at the same time And everything is real Do I like the way I feel? When the world crashes in into my living room Television man made me what I am People like to put the television down...

Now that I can Release my tensions Let me make clear My best intentions Girls ask and I define decision Boys ask and I describe their function Oh the boys want to talk Like to to talk about those problems And the girls say they're concerned And t...

Oh, Oh, baby you can walk, you can talk just like me. You can walk, you can talk just like me. You can look, tell me what you see. You can look, you won't see nothing like me if you look around the world. Oh, baby you can walk, you can talk just like me....

I see the shapes, I remember from maps. I see the shoreline. I see the whitecaps. A baseball diamond, nice weather down there. I see the school and the houses where the kids are. Places to park by the fac'tries and buildings. Restaunts and bar for later...

I'm writing 'bout the Book I read I have to sing about the Book I read I'm embarassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart When I found out you wrote the Book I read so Take my shoulders as they touch your arms I've Got little cold chills but I f...

Found out this morning There's a circus coming to town They drive in Cadillacs Using walkie-talkies, and the Secret Service Their big top Imitation of life And all the flags and microphones We have to cover our eyes We play the sideshows And we like...

Mon key see and mon key do Ma king ba bies, ea ting food Smel ly things, pu bic hair Words of lo ve, in the air Sparks fly, shoo ting out Ma king sure that eve ry thing is wor king I can't turn you down We are pro grammed hap py lit tle chil dren Mat t...

The girls don't want to play like that, They just want to talk to the boys. The just want to do what is in their hearts, And the girls want to be with the girls. (CHORUS) And the boys say, "What do you mean?" And the boys say, "What do you mean?" Well...

I will fight; will fight with my heart. I will fight; will fight with understanding. In my mind, the weather never changes Skill overcomes, difficult situations. A straight line exists between me and the good things. I have found the line and its directi...

Sometimes the world has a load of questions Seems like the world knows nothing at all The world is near but it's out of reach Some people touch it...but they can't hold on. She is moving to describe the world Night must fall now-darker, darker. She has...

Last time she jumped out the window, well, she only turned and smiled. You might think she would say something, but you'd have to wait a while. Well the lady don't mind. No, no, no, the lady don't mind She just turns her head and disappears, I kinda lik...

A Terrible Signal Too Weak To Even Recognize A Gentle Collapsing The Removal Of The Insides I'm Touched By Your Pleas I Value These Moments We're Order Than We Realize ...In Someone's Eyes A Frequent Returning And Leaving Unnoticed A Condition Of M...

Home is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me round I feel numb - born with a weak heart 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 . . nothin...

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 wro...

Big and I'm bad And I want you to know I hang around Where the grass is greener Totally naked, baby Totally nude 'Cause if I want to Who's gonna stop me? I'm absolutely free Living in the trees The birdies and the bees 'Cause I'm a nature boy Locke...

Wait, wait for the moment to come Stand up, stand up and take my hand Believe, believe in mystery Love love love love is simple as 1-2-3 I'm a know-it-all, I'm smartest man around That's right, you learn real fast through the smartest girl in town Here...

I...I am just a number I...hang on to what I got You...say what you want to I...I...I...I just try to stay alive I...put myself together People say, get away, somebody will turn you in Life, life without surrender Togetherness...ecstasy is what I need...

Warning sign, warning sign, I see it but I pay it no mind. Hear my voice, hear my voice, It's saying something and I hope you're concentrating I've got money now, I've got money now, C'mon baby, c'mon baby. Warning sign of things to come (take it over,...

Well, I'm dressed up so nice An' I'm doin' my best Yes I'm startin' over.. Startin' over in another place Lemme tell you a story Big chief with a golden crown He's got rings on his finger And then he walks up, up to the throne He's makin' shapes with...

Who is it who Who is it who Who is it who Who is it What is it What is it What is it What is it Oh.....Baby it's you! Who is it who Who is it who Who is it who Who is it What is it What is it What is it What is it Oh...Oh baby it's you! Wat...

I'm wearin' Fur pyjamas I ride a Hot Potata' It's tickling my fancy Speak up, I can't hear you Here on this mountaintop Woahoho I got some wild, wild life I got some news to tell ya Woahoho About some wild, wild life Here comes the doctor in charge Woahoho Sh...

It's just a look, and it makes the boys quiver. Yes, it's just the look, and now they remember. Had they forgotten ... what this all means? I think they want to forget, And they hope that this time. (CHORUS) I won't look, I've got other things to do now...