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,

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gentle Savior (LP Version) David Phelps

Where are the signs? Which way should I go?

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

Grown-Up Christmas List (LP Ver.) David Foster

I'm not a child But my heart still can dream So here's my life full wish My grown up Christmas list Not for myself but for a world in need No more lives torn apart That wars will never start And

I Ain't Marching Anymore (LP Version) Phil Ochs

D G C D Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans G C D At the end of the early British war G C The young land started growing G The young blood started flowing C Am D But I ain't marchin' anymore For

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

A Walk In The Dark David Byrne

Oh silent night Oh holy night Sometimes you see me Sometimes you don't You'll get to know me better After a walk in the dark The monster in the mirror We'll take a walk in the dark Woah - we'll take a

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

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

The Rose Tattoo David Byrne

Not enough, not enough, so it seems Lost in the Stars Venus and Mars And I'm in heaven again I'll drink to you The Rose Tattoo I'm the invisible man If all the dead are now living And all of the living

The Man Who Loved Beer David Byrne

To whom can I speak today The brothers they are equal But the old friends of today They have become unlovable To whom can I speak today The gentleness has perished And the violent man has come down on

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.

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

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

Dialog Box David Byrne

Picture this Bumping lips Everyone talks Do a dialogue box They shake and bake Make a cranky face They got rocks in the head Got rocks in the bed Pull the hood down Grab the fold out Is it too loud?

Astronaut David Byrne

The Western lands Day turns to Night Immaterial play of light It's very nice out here Poked my hand in a hornet's nest They flew out around my face I guess it's just self defense The camera pans The focus

His Wife Refused David Byrne

Do what they like, the kid's in school Think she don't know, now, who's kidding who? He turns around says "Who wants to know?" Open the door and there's nobody home!

Marching Through The Wilderness David Byrne

Yeah, we are the noise The noise between stations Yeah it's a kinda strange Oh boy!

Twistin' In The Wind David Byrne

Now Washington, DC's A funny little town The further you look into it The further things stick out You oughta be ashamed You oughta be destroyed I'll chop you into little bits And feed you to my dogs Well

Somebody David Byrne

Somebody, somebody's gettin' outa bed Somebody, somebody's gettin' herself dressed Somebody, somebody combin' back her hair Somebody, somebody dancin' down the stairs And on the TV and in magazines She

What A Day That Was David Byrne

And on the first day, we had everything we could hold Ooh and then we let if all And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do Ooh what a day that was.

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

She might drink a bit Lose her way 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

Dirty Old Town David Byrne

Well, 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