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

Lazarus David Byrne, St. Vincent

Hey, Hey Lazarus Working your backbone, swinging your shovel Hey, Hey Lazarus Gold in your river, there forever One of these days I'm gonna bring the hammer down Cool water I'm working hard, but my heart

Who David Byrne, St. Vincent

Who'll be my valentine Who'll lift this heavy load Who'll share this taxi cab Who wants to climb aboard Who is an honest man Who is an honest man Who'll help a tired soldier Far from his own hometown carry

Outside of Space and Time David Byrne, St. Vincent

My love, your house has many rooms The kitchen's filled with food I'll find a place inside The dreams that pass across your face Come from a secret place Ev'ryone close your eyes It's true, I am a shaky

I Am an Ape David Byrne, St. Vincent

In a garden Stands a statue Of the man who won the war His expression Tender yearning Every nation near and far Oh sad and ancient father Sweet as honey tough as leather Running down the hill on Christmas

The Forest Awakes David Byrne, St. Vincent

The abs' perpetual motion The shifting of light on the banks of the river I'm free but I'm keeping my clothes on We're marching along The street where you live I'm calling your name The song is a gift

Lightning David Byrne, St. Vincent

stay put right here Watching the sky for tears Let the fools and cowboys roar to wrecks But if I should wake up and find my home's in half Who is it Blame nature, I guess I have to laugh And if I should

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

Ice Age David Byrne, St. Vincent

Oh diamond How we've been Oh diamond It's such a shame To see you this way, freezing it out Your own little ice age Ice age Ice age Oh diamond Get out of bed All unbuttoned Seams are showing And you're

Optimist David Byrne, St. Vincent

Waiting, but I don't mind I'm all bus stops and heat I'm neon, in your daylight I'm the optimist of 30th Street How it is is how it oughta be I got anything but moneyed esteem Drinks are on Cond Nast I'm

Weekend in the Dust David Byrne, St. Vincent

according to you What's so mysterious What's so mysterious Now decoded and used Now according to you What's so mysterious Rip it well well, you have won it out Give it all why won't you give it out Where's the

Dinner for Two David Byrne, St. Vincent

By the time the guests arrive Ooo, already it was dark outside Tables set with china dishes We're welcomed in with tiny kisses What's her name I don't remember Isn't that the famous author Harry's gonna

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

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

Human Racing St. Vincent

You look like death like you sure could use some rest from this place human racing and the faces of people who pound at your door They always want more they want more Hummingbird, what\'s the word

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

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

The Call Of The Wild David Byrne

A bird who tries to fly higher Flies into the blue A lady 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

The Neighbors St. Vincent

Sister say a prayer for us one we learned from nuns and such I won't believe not a word you speak just make it sweet to hear Let's pour wine in coffee cups and drive around the neighborhood And shine the

A Walk In The Dark David Byrne

I'm takin' all your little toys away You don't have any say so in your future The pretty colors and the shiny lights Do we just chase whatever we desire?

All My Stars Aligned St. Vincent

I read the signs, I got all my stars aligned My amulets, my charms, I set all my false alarms So I\'ll be someone who won\'t be forgotten I\'ve got a question and you\'ve got the answer I\'ll do

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

Broken Man St. Vincent

On the street, I'm a king-sized killer I can make your kingdom come On my feet, I'm an earthquake shakin' So open up, my little one Hey, what are you looking at? (Oh) Who the hell do you think I am?

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

Severed Crossed Fingers St. Vincent

When your calling ain't calling back to you I'll be side stage mouthing lines for you Humiliated by age, terrified of youth I got hope but my hope isn't helping you Spitting our guts from their gears Draining

Landmines St. Vincent

I put a pearl in the ground Where\'d you go?

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

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.

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

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.

The Strangers St. Vincent

Lover, I don't play to win but for the thrill until I'm spent Paint the black hole blacker, paint the black hole blacker I threw flowers in your face on my sister's wedding day Paint the black hole blacker

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

Tiny Town David Byrne

Be careful my darling, what you say and do The shit that you make comes right back to you And the whole wide world is a tiny town, Full of tiny ideas With each tiny heart pumpin up and down Come be tiny

Chloe In The Afternoon St. Vincent

You’re all legs I'm all nerves black lacquered horse hair whip By your heels heal my hurt horse hair whip be your floor Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in

Lie To Me David Byrne

It's a beautiful world and a beautiful dream And you know I don't care if things are not what they seem Making up stories that you know aren't true But you know it's all right 'cause I know it too Who

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

Hysterical Strength St. Vincent

Hey it's your blood That makes my veins run It's true, so I tried to give it back to you Young one, look at me It's not your beast to leash Oh don't hold more than you can stand to carry Must of

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,

Prince Johnny St. Vincent

Prince Johnny, you're kind but you're not simple By now I think I know the difference You wanna be a son of someone Remember the time we went and snorted That piece of the Berlin Wall that you'd extorted

Psychopath St. Vincent

Running down the highway like a psychopath All the flames and fury honey at my back Wanna make a bet whether I make it back cause I'm on the edge of a heart attack You said Honey quit your worrying Distance

The Apocalypse Song St. Vincent

Wait I\'ll be swifter than the speed of light Carbon my body a billion years of time You wake with the stitches over both your eyes And deny me my body and all earthly delights It\'s time You are

Civilization David Byrne

Somewhere between the darkness and light Faces all glow but its not too bright Civilization, its all about knives and forks Isn't she here? What time is it now? Is this the right place?

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 Bed St. Vincent

We're sleeping underneath the bed To scare the monsters out With our dear daddy's Smith and Wesson We've gotta teach them all a lesson Don't move Don't scream or we will have to shoot Stop right where

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

The Sequel (Explicit Ver.) St. Vincent

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 something Oh honey I was there in the dark where you lay And I saw you With a scent on your

I Prefer Your Love St. Vincent

I, I prefer your love To Jesus Little baby on your knees Cause the world has got you down Name tagged tourists, sick at the sight of them Tight walking the sidewalk in spite of them As my headache moves

The Cowboy Mambo ( Hey Lookit Me Now ) David Byrne

I can't find my way around this table And I can't find my way around your face And I can't find my way around your body And wasted days turn into wasted nights Hey lookit me now! Hey lookit me now!

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

What Me Worry St. Vincent

Life is like banquet food Pleasure to peruse Do I amuse you, dear Would you think me queer If while standing beside you I opted instead to Disappear, disappear In no hurry I'll sing my tune All my skies the