Burnt By The Sun ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Atom-smashers in the cocktail lounge tonight Opera singers in the graveyard keeping time And the DJ mixes them all And the music rhymes but it crawls And the music comes from hydrogen bombs Rock bands

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The war started in Bethlehem A quarrel between holy men Rocket's red glare Night without end Burning my eyes It's hard to forget - now isn't it?

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western lands Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And a woman's heart is like the wind Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he could not put her from his

Strange Ritual ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A man sits in a field - contemplating his crops In his mind he travels all over the world I see hairstyles, strange rituals Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me I see, I see me I felt awe, felt disgust

Amnesia ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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

Back In The Box ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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 Don't Know Me ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You're looking at me but you can't see me I'm invisible to the naked eye I'm a part of everything you're doing I'm a part of you down deep inside I'm the part that sings those gooffy love songs I'm the

You & Eye ( LP Version ) David Byrne

the way) It's supposed to be?

Buck Naked ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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

Fuzzy Freaky ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Rose is tattooed in a perfect place She bears the burden of a pretty face The monkey boy, the leopard girl The strange is also beautiful It's summer time and the grass is high Fuzzy freaky, funny family

Miss America ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I love America, her secret's safe with me And I know her wicked ways The parts you never see Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model Although you have a reputation Can I afford to move above my station

Sad Song ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You must follow directions And learn it right from the start There isn't a short cut It must come from your heart Well there are those who are happy And there are those who are wise But it's the truly

Finite=Alright ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Three-hundred-fifty cities in the world Just thirty teeth inside of our heads These are the limits to our experience It's scary but it's alright And everything is finite Only one record, in this whole

The Civil Wars ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I got a right to be out on my mind I got a right to be who I am Love me, love my problems The good times and the rotten The war is in me, the war is in you The war is in everybody now Shake this tone,

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I'm taking back the knowledge I'm taking back the gentleness I'm taking back the ritual I'm giving in to sweetness Come preacherman, shoot me with your poisoned arrow But I dance on Vaseline And I'm tripping

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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

Nothing At All ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Lord knows we've become scientific It's nothing special at all Sometimes everything gets big and nothing is small We can live here every day We can be here whenever we play And the knife is near at hand

Wicked Little Doll ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Wicked little doll, they're both the same Wicked little doll, we're chained together Wicked little doll, I'm just like you Wicked little doll, it's human nature Anyone can see you love me too

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And the laws of men are not the laws of heaven And angel's breath is like the desert wind And terrorists are acting out of love, sweet love To bring us home again It's a sin to seek perfection It's a sin

A Long Time Ago ( LP Version ) 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

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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 we can't predict the

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

She put the scar on the side of his face When he disappeared for three days And they say that they are in love He took her cocaine when she was asleep Friends say he gave half away And they say that they

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Momma she had complications There's nothing very strange about that Nuns said "We can't kill that baby We'll have to let your mother die" We are all just lilies of the valley We neither reap nor sow We

My Love Is You ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Some men desire a princessAnd others lust for a temptressWell I don't need one of those'cause, my love is youMy love is youSome men replace their mamasAnd some want a young baianaI have no use for ...

Glass, Concrete & Stone (Album Version) David Byrne

Glass, Concrete & Stone Written by David Byrne ⓒ 2004 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

Ashes (LP Version) Socialburn

Here I sit Waiting for you with a cold cup of coffee And a burnt cigarette That has fallen like ashes Slowly from me I search myself alone Here I sit Waiting for you with a suitcase packed

Pirates David Byrne

A distant car, a quiet night Like starin' at the ceiling My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice It's such a funny feeling Got no idea, what time it is Delightfully confusing The trees outside, the morning

Burnt Offerings (LP Version) Testament

Summoned to the house of seance To play the evil tarot cards To find out what our fate will bring us Before the war Approaching now the hour of tiamat Evil feelings in the air The chosen wait impatiently

Power (LP Version) David Phelps

No mountains ever moved one inch at my command No waters parted at my feet I'm just a witness to the wonders God can do Through willing instruments like me And when my best seems insignificant and

Why David Byrne

I see the world in a coffee cup And when I drink it down there I go We have our own kind of universe Sometime but not always true How come? Wait!

Empire David Byrne

elections In songs raised on high With stirring emotions As tears fill your eyes In democratic fever For national defense I am a mountain Like birds upon a fence [x2] Young artists and writers Please heed the

A Million Miles Away David Byrne

on air I feel like I'm walkin' on air I can see your house from here And I feel like I'm walkin' on air Oh - Oh A million miles away from here And I ain't gonna work here no more You can't tell a man by

I Don't Remember David Byrne

I got no means to show identification I got no papers show you what I am You'll have to take me just the way that you find me What's gone is gone and I do not give a damn Empty stomach, empty head I got

The Red House David Byrne

Tip toe too Tip toe around the house Come, Come on in It's not, it's not like that Down, down we go Fall through, fall through the cracks. Well I help myself Help myself to what I want.

Glass& Concrete & Stone David Byrne

Glass, Concrete & Stone Written by David Byrne ⓒ 2004 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

My Big Hands ( Fall Through The Cracks ) David Byrne

Tip toe too Tip toe around the house Come, Come on in It's not, it's not like that Down, down we go Fall through, fall through the cracks. Well I help myself Help myself to what I want.

Independence Day David Byrne

Now and then I get horny At night you do At night you do Smile - from side to side At night you do At night you do She'll be comin' round the mountain Six white horses by her side No stops for

Glass, Concrete & Stone David Byrne

Now I'm waking at the crack of dawn To send a little money home From me to The moon Is rising like a discotheque And now my bags are down and packed For traveling Looking at happiness Keeping my flavor

Ain't Got So Far To Go David Byrne

I am young, but I remember It was not so long ago In a line so bright and shiny This is how the story goes In the kingdom, there was chaos And the land was filled with fear There was hatred, there was

Office Cowboy David Byrne

I can see an office cowboy How he turns and smiles, watching the girls go by (ride'em cowboy) He knows how to ride a pony If laughter makes you well, what if the well runs dry?

Gentle Savior (LP Version) David Phelps

Where are the signs? Which way should I go?

Hanging Upside Down David Byrne

a home Tell you dudes when I get old enough You bet that I am gonna try some stuff Twisted sister Don't 'cha miss her There's a hundred more where she came from Wiggle wiggle Jiggle jiggle Jesus, how the

Cities (David Byrne) phish

Cities (David Byrne) 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 checkin' 'em out I'm checkin' 'em out I've got

Memory (LP Version) Dennis DeYoung

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone. In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet, and the wind begins to moan.

Then She Did ( LP Version ) Jane's addiction

At the corner boys... Ayh, oh, where did you go? I don't know. I went to see your pictures... I spread them across the floor... So this is where they are shown...

We Are The Reason (LP Version) David Meece

As little children we would dream of Christmas morning Of all the gifts and toys we knew we'd find But we never realized a baby born one blessed night Gave us the greatest gift of our lives We were the

The Name Lives On (LP Version) David Phelps

will be here when everything that is has passed away Delivered from the lips of God To Mary's ears on angel wings Jesus Jesus The word that came to life for us The song that all creation sings Jesus oh

The Call Of The Wild David Byrne

Es una sonrisa eterna Learn not to run when you hear it call La cual no puedes cambiar It is not a lullabye Su cantar es diferente And the call of the wild is not a difficult song Con su tonada bestial

The Dream Police David Byrne

Combing the snakes in his head Reading a book in his bed Getting ready for the night to begin Waiting for daylight to end In this court of law This court of common pleas The crimes that you've committed