Lightning David Byrne, St. Vincent

There's a funny lightning Threatening with striking But it moves too quick for a picture There's a funny lightning Round the corner hiding But I'm too smart just to catch it With gloves and rubber So I

Who David Byrne, St. Vincent

Who'll be my valentineWho'll lift this heavy loadWho'll share this taxi cabWho wants to climb aboardWho is an honest manWho is an honest manWho'll help a tired soldierFar from his own hometowncarry...

Weekend in the Dust David Byrne, St. Vincent

What's so mysteriousNow decoded and usedNow according to youWhat's so mysteriousWhat's so mysteriousNow decoded and usedNow according to youWhat's so mysteriousRip it well well, you have won it out...

Dinner for Two David Byrne, St. Vincent

By the time the guests arriveOoo, already it was dark outsideTables set with china dishesWe're welcomed in with tiny kissesWhat's her name I don't rememberIsn't that the famous authorHarry's gonna ...

Ice Age David Byrne, St. Vincent

Oh diamondHow we've beenOh diamondIt's such a shameTo see you this way, freezing it outYour own little ice ageIce ageIce ageOh diamondGet out of bedAll unbuttonedSeams are showingAnd you're freakin...

I Am an Ape David Byrne, St. Vincent

In a gardenStands a statueOf the man who won the warHis expressionTender yearningEvery nation near and farOh sad and ancient fatherSweet as honey tough as leatherRunning down the hill on Christmas ...

The Forest Awakes David Byrne, St. Vincent

The forest awakesA desert at dawnA mountain at nightAnd the river moves onThe people awakeThey're marching alongThe streets are aliveWith a terrible songForwards and backwardsIn every directionThe ...

I Should Watch TV David Byrne, St. Vincent

I used to think that I should watch TVI used to think that it was good for meWanted to know what folks were thinkingTo understand the land I live inAnd I would lose myself, and it would set me free...

Lazarus David Byrne, St. Vincent

Hey, Hey LazarusWorking your backbone, swinging your shovelHey, Hey LazarusGold in your river, there foreverOne of these days I'm gonna bring the hammer down Cool waterI'm working hard, but my hear...

Optimist David Byrne, St. Vincent

Waiting, but I don't mindI'm all bus stops and heatI'm neon, in your daylightI'm the optimist of 30th StreetHow it is is how it oughta beI got anything but moneyed esteemDrinks are on Cond NastI'm ...

The One Who Broke Your Heart David Byrne, St. Vincent

All the beautiful people, they did some work on your faceAnd in that struggle for freedom, everyone looks the same That's rightAnd everybody is pregnant, and everybody's in painWe're all pushin' an...

Outside of Space and Time David Byrne, St. Vincent

My love, your house has many roomsThe kitchen's filled with foodI'll find a place insideThe dreams that pass across your faceCome from a secret placeEv'ryone close your eyesIt's true, I am a shaky ...

What A Day That Was David Byrne

There are 50,000 beggars Roaming in the streets They have lost all their possessions They have nothing left to eat Down come a bolt of lightning Now an electrical storm Starts a chain reaction Go pull

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

David Byrne Does Hard Times Paramore, David Byrne

Give me some kind of sign You hit me with lightning, maybe I'll come alive gonna make you wonder why you even try (Hard times) gonna take you down and laughin' when you cry (These lives) and I still don't

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 (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

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

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...

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

You're looking at me but you can't see meI'm invisible to the naked eyeI'm a part of everything you're doingI'm a part of you down deep insideI'm the part that sings those gooffy love songsI'm the ...

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...

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...