Dinner for Two David Byrne, St. Vincent

out Used to it now Something I should tell you But we are never alone There's something I should tell you And I've been waiting so long When it's over with, going our separate ways How about you and me Dinner

Optimist David Byrne, St. Vincent

Drinks are on Cond Nast I'm the optimist of 30th Street How it is is how it oughta be I spy on Vivian Girls the Up Upper East There's no reason to be upset There's no reason to not expect There's no room for

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

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

All the beautiful people, they did some work on your face And in that struggle for freedom, everyone looks the same That's right And everybody is pregnant, and everybody's in pain We're all pushin' and

I Should Watch TV David Byrne, St. Vincent

I used to think that I should watch TV I used to think that it was good for me Wanted to know what folks were thinking To understand the land I live in And I would lose myself, and it would set me free

The Forest Awakes David Byrne, St. Vincent

over me Creatures grey an small Doctors pulling them out of you Hideous, virtuous, both of us Calm in my kitchen When it rains outside Sweet inspiration Sneaks up from behind The forest is true I know for

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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

What Me Worry St. Vincent

queer If while standing beside you I opted instead to Disappear, disappear In no hurry I'll sing my tune All my skies the hue of a ruddy bruise In my finest threads couture I'll call up my favorite muse For

What Me Worry? St. Vincent

Disappear In no hurry I\'ll sing my tune All my skies the hue of a ruddy bruise In my finest threads couture I\'ll call up my favorite muse for a drink - half full - or two Have I abused you,

The Call Of The Wild David Byrne

who strives to rise higher She wears a high heel shoe Como un pajaro que vuela Vuela alto al ciela azul La mujer por mas que suba Nunca lo puede alcanzar Nunca lo puede alcanzar Nunca lo puede alcanzar Two

Big Time Nothing St. Vincent

Don't have a glass, don't stay a while Don't take a pic Don't feel so sick Big time nothing I look inside, I look inside, I look inside Nothing I look inside, I look inside, I look inside Your eyes One, two

The Sequel (Explicit Ver.) St. Vincent

lay And I saw you With a scent on your hands Going out to get you something Oh honey I was there in the dark where you lay And I saw you With a scent on your hands Going out to get you some light One, two

The Party St. Vincent

With ticking and tocking I licked the ice cube From your empty glass Oh we stayed much too late Till they're cleaning the ashtrays Do you have change Or a button, or cash All my pockets hang out Like two

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

Marching Through The Wilderness David Byrne

a strange situation I walk like a building Never get wet I'm looking at ladies I'm talking like men Don't work for the city I don't work for the state It's none of your business I'm doin' all right Marching

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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

Empire David Byrne

In national 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

Loco De Amor David Byrne

There's an island in a bay (loco de amor) She's got most peculiar ways (crazy for love) Otocum?yand?otocum?yand?

My Love Is You ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Some men desire a princess And others lust for a temptress Well I don't need one of those 'cause, my love is you My love is you Some men replace their mamas And some want a young baiana I have no use for

The Antidote St. Vincent

I am the antidote I’ll suck your venom out Show me where it really hurts I’ll show you where it really hurts Should’ve stopped for the wind Should’ve stopped for love Should’ve stopped for the wind Should

Dirty Old Town David Byrne

there are sixteen people in danny's apartment Sixteen people are living in there Remember the days of rent control Grandpa remembers rock and roll These days won't last forever These days won't last for

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

Raise up - shake them lazy bones Read the T-shirt but still don't understand Comin' home with a little apocalypse It comes, now do you have time for this?

Reckless St. Vincent

my path And I’ll eat you up I'll tear you limb from limb or I'll fall in love Reckless, reckless, reckless If your love was an anchor, then I am lost at sea I hear the riders calling They're calling for

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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 to help the poor It's a sin to hold convictions For

Poison David Byrne

And now the clock has stopped For me and for you I'm not afraid Of bursting at the seams And there's nothing that we can do. Gotta check these out (right) He don't like it Uhhuh.

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

What are they looking for? A messiah who never comes? A virgin birth? A perfect drug? A sign, any kind of sign?

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

is strong and it will not die Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Protect me now from what I am Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down For

Pirates David Byrne

laugh inside Imagine what they're saying I see your shape and through the night Here come, those pirates on parade Ahoy, it's pirates on parade Through the rough and stormy weather On a search for

Flea St. Vincent

on somebody's warm body When you start to itch and scratch and scream Once I'm in, you can't get rid of me Once I'm in, you can't get rid of me Drip you in diamonds, pour you in cream You will be mine for

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

The Rose Tattoo David Byrne

And they were imagining Roses As if life itself were a dream Is a gift not a reason for living?

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

happens somewhere else This madness is attractive Until the day it happens to yourself And power might seem sexy But check her in the cool grey light of dawn A legislative body And all at once your lust for

Neutered Fruit St. Vincent

little rabbit run Don't run Don't run little bunny run Did you ever really stare at me Did you ever really stare Did you ever really stare at me Like I stared at you Did you ever write a prayer for

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And if our cells are our destiny I want to be free of biology You are my friend But I hurt you, too It is not what I intended to do I saw my love by the restaurant Diggin' for home fries in a garbage can

Huey Newton St. Vincent

features you motherless creatures you know In perpetual night oh it\'s terribly frightening You know you know You got the pop and the hiss in the city of misfits you know Safe safe and safest faith for

Black Rainbow St. Vincent

There's a black rainbow upon my house Match the curtains and the floors Think I'm glass I think I'm breaking it Wrecking ball outside the door Let the children act like furniture For the ladies of the

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

Crash the car But come out OK And my friends might laugh But they only know what they can see And she only sleeps with me Nights on Times Square Live and on stage High heels She feels That she's dancin' for

Surgeon St. Vincent

Best find a surgeon come cut me open Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Dressing, undressing for a wall If mother calls She knows well we don't get along, get along, get along I tell the mailman

Cruel St. Vincent

Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live Run the alleys casually cruel Cruel, cruel Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you?

Strange Mercy St. Vincent

Oh little one I know you've been tired for a long long time And oh little one I ain't been around a little while But when you see me wait Oh little one your Hemingway jawline looks just like

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

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

Carnival Eyes David Byrne

Gone away Someone else son's gone What a day For dreaming Hard hurt heart The holds the door Buried in time In hallways bleeding And all the time they walk the line And all the time in asking land Who's