Poison David Byrne

When time is tight. Huh? You can use it. Uhhuh.Gonna break this up. What? Before we lose it. Uhhuh. Uhhuh.We just let things slide. All the way home.Over all these years. And nothing was done.Turn ...

You Don't Know Me ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I can tell by the taste it was not poison But it sure did mess up my insides There's nothing else like you on my planet You see me now in my true form I did not come here in a spaceship I came the moment

His Wife Refused David Byrne

Go ahead fill their heads Go ahead fill their heads with poison Take a look these people are savages!

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

Like Humans Do David Byrne

For millions of years, In millions of homes (폴 밀리언스 오브 이어스, 인 밀리언스 오브 홈스) A man loved a woman, A child it was born (어 맨 러브드 어 우먼, 어 차일드 잇 워즈 본) It learned how to hurt and it learned how to cry (잇 런...

Wicked Little Doll ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Wicked little doll, lovely to look at Wicked little doll, charming to hold Wicked little doll, you are not human Wicked little doll, you have no soul Wicked little doll, I'm not your victim Wicked...

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 morni...

Lazy David Byrne

I'm Lazy when I'm loving I'm Lazy when I play I'm lazy with my girlfriend, a thousand times a day I'm lazy when I'm speakin I'm lazy when I walk I'm lazy when I'm dancin I'm lazy when I talk Open ...

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 gas...

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

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

Glass, Concrete & Stone David Byrne

NowI'm waking at the crack of dawnTo send a little money homeFrom me toThe moonIs rising like a discothequeAnd now my bags are down and packedFor travelingLooking at happinessKeeping my flavor fres...

The Man Who Loved Beer David Byrne

To whom can I speak todayThe brothers they are equalBut the old friends of todayThey have become unlovableTo whom can I speak todayThe gentleness has perishedAnd the violent man has come down on ev...

Au Fond du Temple Saint David Byrne

Au fond du temple saintPare de fleurs et d'or,Une femme apparait!Je crois la voir encore!Une femme apparait!Je crois la voir encore!La foule prosterneeLa regarde, etonnee,Et murmure tous bas:Voyez,...

Empire David Byrne

In national electionsIn songs raised on highWith stirring emotionsAs tears fill your eyesIn democratic feverFor national defenseI am a mountainLike birds upon a fence [x2]Young artists and writersP...

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

Raise up - shake them lazy bonesRead the T-shirt but still don't understandComin' home with a little apocalypseIt comes, now do you have time for this?A 3-tone carpet and a Jackie Chan spearLookin'...

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

She might dance all nightIn a topless barFool around, go too farBut I don't mindYou see things are not what they appear'Cause she only sleeps with me.She might drink a bitLose her wayCrash the carB...

Dialog Box David Byrne

Picture thisBumping lipsEveryone talksDo a dialogue boxThey shake and bakeMake a cranky faceThey got rocks in the headGot rocks in the bedPull the hood downGrab the fold outIs it too loud?Is it all...

The Other Side of This Life David Byrne

I don't have any more problems All of my worries are gone Beautiful angels appear at my side And corporate sponsors will act as my guide Agents

Why David Byrne

I don't have any philosophyWhy do I know what I know?I see the world in a coffee cupAnd when I drink it down there I goWe have our own kind of universeSometime but not always trueHow come? Wait! Ma...

Civilization David Byrne

Somewhere between the darkness and lightFaces all glow but its not too brightCivilization, its all about knives and forksIsn't she here? What time is it now?Is this the right place? Do I fit with h...

Astronaut David Byrne

The Western landsDay turns to NightImmaterial play of lightIt's very nice out herePoked my hand in a hornet's nestThey flew out around my faceI guess it's just self defenseThe camera pansThe focus ...

Glad David Byrne

I'm glad I've got skin, I'm glad I've got eyesI'm glad I got hips, I'm glad I've got thighsI'm glad I'm allowed to say the things I feelI'm glad Igot hair, glad I got earsI'm glad I got lungs, I'm ...

Un di felice, eterea David Byrne

Un di, felice, eterea,Mi balenaste innante,E da quel di tremanteVissi d'ignoto amor.Di quell'amor ch'e palpitoDell'universo, Dell'universo intero,Misterioso, Misterioso altero,Croce e, Croce e deli...

A Long Time Ago ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And in the land where I grew upInto the bosom of technologyI kept my feelings to myselfUntil the perfect moment comesThen into your bloodstream I will goUntil I turn into a part of youFlooding the ...

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

There are no angels left in America anymoreThey left after the Second World War heading westStopping briefly in Japan during the 60'sThen in Tianamen Square during the last decadeThey kept heading ...

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I met my love at a funeralI'm tired of good-byes and burialsFriends I have knownSome I just metStanding aroundIt's hard to forget - now isn't it?The war started in BethlehemA quarrel between holy m...

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

We're living in a dumpTrying to figure out what sex we areExchanging chromosomesTrying to bargain for a better futureWell i'll trade you my potential mental illnessFor your bad teethHow 'bout tradi...

Back In The Box ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun shines on the livingThe sun shines on the deadThe sun shines on you and meWherever we lay our headsThe sun shines on the evilThe sun shines on the goodIt doesn't favour righteousnessAlthoug...

Sad Song ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You may think I look sadBut I am just sleepingIt's my facial expressionI'm probably dreamingWould you like to be sad?Would you like me to teach you?Well, you can learn to be sadBut you must practic...

Nothing At All ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Lord knows we've become scientificIt's nothing special at allSometimes everything gets big and nothing is smallWe can live here every dayWe can be here whenever we playAnd the knife is near at hand...

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 ...

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Momma she had complicationsThere's nothing very strange about thatNuns said "We can't kill that babyWe'll have to let your mother die"We are all just lilies of the valleyWe neither reap nor sowWe n...

You & Eye ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You and I - may kill ourselvesYou and I - go straight to hellWhere they have barbeque and beerBetter than they do up hereAnd you know all the words to the songsYeah - we smoke cigarettesWe dance wi...

Strange Ritual ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A man sits in a field - contemplating his cropsIn his mind he travels all over the worldI see hairstyles, strange ritualsScenes of beauty, scenes that disgust meI see, I see meI felt awe, felt disg...

Buck Naked ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Runnin' naked, down the state highwayRunnin' naked, in the middle of the dayRunnin' naked like a tom cat's behindRunnin' naked but the cat don't seem to mindGive me your heartI'll give you mine fir...

Fuzzy Freaky ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Rose is tattooed in a perfect placeShe bears the burden of a pretty faceThe monkey boy, the leopard girlThe strange is also beautifulIt's summer time and the grass is highFuzzy freaky, funny family...

Miss America ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I love America, her secret's safe with meAnd I know her wicked waysThe parts you never seeOh super-girl, you'll be my super-modelAlthough you have a reputationCan I afford to move above my stationI...

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The words of love are not enoughThough sweet as wine, as thick as bloodPassionless moments and we are homelessOut on the streetBut life is cool and things aren't badGot what he wants, lost what he ...

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I'm taking back the knowledgeI'm taking back the gentlenessI'm taking back the ritualI'm giving in to sweetnessCome preacherman, shoot me with your poisoned arrowBut I dance on VaselineAnd I'm trip...

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I am nothing like my sisterI am nothing like my momYou can't see me in my fatherWonder where did I come from?And the laws of men are not the laws of heavenAnd angel's breath is like the desert wind...

Amnesia ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Peace on earth, soon we will beWhere nothing worries usLazy days, cool is the breezeAcross the universeArmies of soldiers are sleeping tonightAnd moonlight is kissing their eyesWhen you awake you w...

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western landsGo down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-downAnd a woman's heart is like the windGo down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-downAnd he could not put her from h...

Finite=Alright ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Three-hundred-fifty cities in the worldJust thirty teeth inside of our headsThese are the limits to our experienceIt's scary but it's alrightAnd everything is finiteOnly one record, in this whole w...

Burnt By The Sun ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Atom-smashers in the cocktail lounge tonightOpera singers in the graveyard keeping timeAnd the DJ mixes them allAnd the music rhymes but it crawlsAnd the music comes from hydrogen bombsRock bands d...

The Civil Wars ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I got a right to be out on my mindI got a right to be who I amLove me, love my problemsThe good times and the rottenThe war is in me, the war is in youThe war is in everybody nowShake this tone, ou...

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

She put the scar on the side of his faceWhen he disappeared for three daysAnd they say that they are in loveHe took her cocaine when she was asleepFriends say he gave half awayAnd they say that the...

Make Believe Mambo David Byrne

It was a pretty pictureIt almost made me cryHe's got big imaginationIt's better than real lifeHe can be a macho manAnd now he's a game show hostWell one minute hilarious comedianNow he's an underco...

The Call Of The Wild David Byrne

A bird who tries to fly higherFlies into the blueA lady who strives to rise higherShe wears a high heel shoeComo un pajaro que vuelaVuela alto al ciela azulLa mujer por mas que subaNunca lo puede a...

Dirty Old Town David Byrne

Well, there are sixteen people in danny's apartmentSixteen people are living in thereRemember the days of rent controlGrandpa remembers rock and rollThese days won't last foreverThese days won't la...