Talking Heads Lyrics

Talking Heads

Talking Heads was an American rock rock music band rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Auxiliary musicians also frequently made appearances in concert and on the group's albums.

The new wave New Wave (music) musical style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, avant-garde, pop pop (music) , funk, world music and... [read more]

Remain In Light (8 Lyrics)

Born Under Punches
Take a look at these hands.Take a look at these hands.The hand speaks. The hand of a government man.Well I'm a tumbler. Born under punches.I'm so thin.All I want is to breathe I'm too thinWon't you breathe with...
Seen And Not Seen
He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books....He thought that some of these faces might be right for him....Andthrough the years, by keeing an ideal facial structure fixed in hismind....Or...
The Overload
A TERRIBLE SIGNALTOO WEAK TO EVEN RECOGNIZEA GENTLE COLLAPSINGTHE REMOVAL OF THE INSIDESI'M TOUCHED BY YOUR PLEASI VALUE THESE MOMENTSWE'RE ORDER THAN WE REALIZE...IN SOMEONE'S EYESA FREQUENT RETURNINGAND LEAVING...
Houses In Motion
For a long time I felt without style or graceWearing shoes with no socks in cold weatherI knew my heart was in the right placeI knew I'd be able to do these things.And as we watch him digging his own graveIt is...
Once In A Lifetime
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun s*** And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful...
Listening Wind
Mojique sees his village from a nearby hillMojique thinks of days before Americans cameHe sees the foreigners in growing numbersHe sees the foreigners in fancy housesHe thinks of days that he can still...
Crosseyed And Painless
Lost my shape-Trying to act casual!Can't stop-I might end up in the hospitalI'm changing my shape-I feel like an accidentThey're back!-To explain their experienceIsn't it weird/Looks too obscure to meWasting away/And...
The Great Curve
Sometimes the world has a load of questionsSeems like the world knows nothing at allThe world is near but it's out of reachSome people touch it...but they can't hold on.She is moving to describe the worldNight must...

More Songs About Buildings (11 Lyrics)

Warning Sign
Warning sign, warning sign,I see it but I pay it no mind.Hear my voice, hear my voice,It's saying something and I hope you're concentratingI've got money now, I've got money now,C'mon baby, c'mon baby.Warning sign of...
Stay Hungry
I think that we can signify our love now,Ooh Girl, you can initiate an impulse of love.Stay hungry, Stay hungry, Stay hungryMove a muscle, move a muscle, move a muscle.Make a motion, make a motion, make a motion.Pull...
Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
Oh, Oh, baby you can walk, you can talk just like me.You can walk, you can talk just like me.You can look, tell me what you see.You can look, you won't see nothing like me if you look around the world.Oh, baby you...
Take Me To The River
I don't know why I love her like I doAll the changes you put me throughTake my money, my cigarettesI haven't seen the worst of it yetI wanna know that you'll tell meI love to stayTake me to the river, drop me in the...
The Big Country
I see the shapes,I remember from maps.I see the shoreline.I see the whitecaps.A baseball diamond, nice weather down there.I see the school and the houses where the kids are.Places to park by the fac'tries and...
The Girls Want To Be With The Girls
The girls don't want to play like that,They just want to talk to the boys.The just want to do what is in their hearts,And the girls want to be with the girls.(CHORUS)And the boys say, "What do you mean?"And the boys...
I'm Not In Love
...Pretty!What is? Brand new? Well that's not the way I think of you.You'll touch me, in a minute; but that's not what I want to do.We are two strangers,We might never have met.We can talk forever, I understand what...
Artists Only
I'm painting, I'm painting again.I'm painting, I'm painting again.I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning again.I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning my brain.Pretty soon now, I will be bitter.Pretty soon now, will be a quitter.Pretty soon...
With Our Love
It's just a look, and it makes the boys quiver.Yes, it's just the look, and now they remember.Had they forgotten ... what this all means?I think they want to forget,And they hope that this time.(CHORUS)I won't look,...
The Good Thing
I will fight; will fight with my heart.I will fight; will fight with understanding.In my mind, the weather never changesSkill overcomes, difficult situations.A straight line exists between me and the good things.I...
Found A Job
"Damn that television ... what a bad picture"!"Don't get upset, It's not a major disaster"."There's nothing on tonight", he said, "I don't know what's the matter"!"Nothing's ever on", she said, "so ... I don't know...

Burning Down The House (10 Lyrics)

Love For Sale
I was born in a house with the television always onGuess I grew up too fastAnd I forgot my nameWe're in cities at night and we got time on our hands.So leave the driving to us.And it's the real thing.And you're...
Wild Wild Life
I'm wearin'Fur pyjamasI ride aHot Potata'It's tickling my fancySpeak up, I can't hear youHere on this mountaintopWoahohoI got some wild, wild lifeI got some new to tell yaWoahohoAbout some wild, wild lifeHere comes...
Radio Head
Baby your mind is a radioGot a reciever inside my headBaby I'm tuned to your wavelengthLemme tell you what it says:Transmitter!Oh! Picking up something goodHey, radio head!The sound...of a brand-new world.So look at...
Hey Now
I wanna bicycleI wanna popsicleI wanna space faceBuy me a cherry face nowHey now!Hey now!Hey now now!Hey now!Hey now!Hey now now!I wanna videoI wanna rock and rollTake me to the shopping mallBuy me a rubber ball...
City Of Dreams
Here where you are standingThe dinosaurs did a danceThe indians told a storyNow it has come to passThe Indians had a legendThe Spaniards lived for goldThe white man came and killed themBut they haven't really goneWe...
Puzzling Evidence
You got the CBS...!And the ABC...!You got Time and Newsweek!Well, they're the same to me!Now don't you wanna get right with me?(Puzzling Evidence)I hope you get ev'rything you need(Puzzling Evidence)Puzzling...
Papa Legba
You'll be, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, magnet for moneyYou'll be, mm-mm-mm-mm, magnet for loveYou'll feel, hmm, light in your bodyNow I'm gonna say, gonna say these words:Rompiendo la monotonia del tiempoRompiendo la monotonia...
Dream Operator
When you were littleYou dreamed you were bigYou must have been somethingA real tiny kidYou wish you were meI wish I was youNow don't you wake upThe dream will come trueEvery dream has a nameAnd names tell your...
People Like Us
In 1950 when I was bornPapa couldn't afford to buy us muchHe said be proud of what you areThere's something special 'bout people like usPeople like us(Who will answer the telephone)People like us(Growing as big as a...
Burning Down The House
Watch out you might get what you're afterCool babies strange but not a strangerI'm an ordinary guyBurning down the houseHold tight wait till the party's overHold tight We're in for nasty weatherThere has got to be a...

Little Creatures (9 Lyrics)

Stay Up Late
Mommy had. A little baby.There he is. Fast asleep.He's just. A little plaything.Why not. Wake him up?Cute. Cute. Little baby.Little pee pee. Little toes.Now he's comin' to me.Crawl across. The kitchen floor.Baby,...
Creatures Of Love
A woman made a manA man he made a houseAnd when they lay togetherLittle creatures all come outWell, I've seen *** and I think it's alrightIt makes those little creatures come to lifeI can laugh or I can turn awayWell,...
Walk It Down
I...I am just a numberI...hang on to what I gotYou...say what you want toI...I...I...I just try to stay aliveI...put myself togetherPeople say, get away, somebody will turn you inLife, life without...
(Give Me Back My) Name
There's a word for itAnd words don't mean a thingThere's name for itAnd names make all the difference in the worldSome things can never be spokenSome things cannot be pronouncedThat word does not exist in any...
Perfect World
Well, I know what it isBut I don't know where it isWhere it isWell, I know where it isBut I don't know what it looks likeWhat it looks likeWell, I know what it looks like,But I don't know where she comes fromWell, I...
The Lady Don't Mind
Last time she jumped out the window, well, she only turned andsmiled. You might think she would say something, but you'd have towait a while.Well the lady don't mind.No, no, no, the lady don't mindShe just turns her...
And She Was
And she was lying in the grassAnd she could hear the highway breathingAnd she could see a nearby factoryShe's making sure she is not dreamingSee the lights of a neighbor's houseNow she's starting to riseTake a minute...
Television Man
I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first timeI'm inside and I'm outside at the same timeAnd everything is realDo I like the way I feel?When the world crashes in into my living roomTelevision man made me what I...
Road To Nowhere
WELL WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOIN'BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'VE BEENAND WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE KNOWIN'BUT WE CAN'T SAY WHAT WE'VE SEENAND WE'RE NOT LITTLE CHILDRENAND WE KNOW WHAT WE WANTAND THE FUTURE IS CERTAINGIVE US TIME...

Speaking In Tongues (8 Lyrics)

Swamp
Now lemme tell you a storyThe devil he has a planA bag a' bones in his pocketGot anything you wantNo dust and no rocksThe whole thing is overAll these beauties in solid motionAll those beauties, gonna swallow you upHi...
Slippery People
What about the time?You were rollin' overFall on your faceYou must be having fun Walk lightly! Think of a time. You'd best believe This think is realPut away that gunThis part is simpleTry to...
I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
Fooled around enough with numbersLet's not be ourselves todayIs it just my imaginationIs it just someone's fave Pleasantly out of proportion It's hard to hold on to the ground Now I didn't come to run...
Moon Rocks
Flying saucers, levitationYo! I could do thatGet ready, for heavy dutyGo one, give it a chanceI saw your hair start to curlSo get up, write it downYou better wait for a whileSo take your hands out of your pocketsAnd...
Girlfriend Is Better
I . . . Who took the money? Who took the money away?I . . . It's always showtime Here at the edge of the stageI, I, I, wake up and wonder What was the place, what was the name?We wanna wait, but here we go...
Pull Up The Roots
Hello again Yes indeed my friend I can tell Goin' get together again I could be right I could b ewrong I feel nice when I sing this song And I don't mind Whatever happens is fineBaby...
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Home is where I want to bePick me up and turn me roundI feel numb - burn with a weak heart(So I) guess I must be having funThe less we say about it the betterMake it up as we go alongFeet on the groundHead in the...
Making Flippy Floppy
Nothing can come between usNothin gets you downNothing strikes your fancyNothing turns you on Somebody is waiting in the hallway Somebody is falling down the stairs Set someone free, break someone's heart...

*** (11 Lyrics)

Mommy Daddy You & I
All the way home from BaltimoreWe couldn't find a seatConductor says he's sorry forThe blisters on our feetComes a-riding in a busThe high and the lowMommy, daddy, you and IGoing on a tripAnd we're not going...
Bill
Bill was a manWho grew too bigIt didn't matter what he didThe girls would always run awayWhen everybody laughs at youIt can be humiliatingBilly likes aCute little girlThey are loversWe can tellKisses on the...
Ruby Dear
'Round and 'roundand we won't let goAnd where we stopno one knowsuh-huh uh-huhDown and downin a spin we turnLooking likewe'll never learnuh-huh uh-huhThink aboutwhat ev'ryone is sayingRuby dearOh don't you hearLate at...
Mr. Jones
Mr. JonesPut a wiggle in your strideLoosen upI believe he'll be alrightChanging clothesNow he's got ventilated slacksBouncing off the wallsMr. Jones is back!Bulge outAnd wind your waistTight pantsGot curly...
The Facts Of Life
Mon key see and mon key doMa king ba bies, ea ting foodSmel ly things, pu bic hairWords of lo ve, in the airSparks fly, shoo ting outMa king sure that eve ry thing is wor kingI can't turn you downWe are pro grammed...
Cool Water
Day by day ... Whistle while you work ... Ourbacks are breaking ... Up from hollow earth ...From end to end ... The noise begins ... In thehuman battle stations ... And the big one'scoming inWork, work, work, work...
Big Daddy
She had such tiny tearsJust like a Barbie dollShe likes to shop at SearsAnd visit shopping mallsNow she's a big mammaTell poppaCry, cry, cry, cryOld MoneyYour old money doesn't matter nowHave mercyMercy, mercy,...
Totally ***
Big and I'm badAnd I want you to knowI hand aroundWhere the grass is greenerTotally ***, babyTotally ***'Cause if I want toWho's gonna stop me?I'm absolutely freeLiving in the treesThe birdies and the bees'Cause...
The Democratic Circus
Found out this morningThere's a circus coming to townThey drive in CadillacsUsing walkie-talkies, and the Secret ServiceTheir big topImitation of lifeAnd all the flags and microphonesWe have to cover our eyesWe play...
Blind
SignsSigns are lostSigns disappearedTurn invisibleGot no signSomebody got bustedGot a face of stoneAnd a ghostwritten biographyDogs start to run in,Hungry for some foodDogs start a-twitchingAnd they're looking at...
(Nothing But) Flowers
Here we standLike an Adam and an EveWaterfallsThe Garden of EdenTwo fools in loveSo beautiful and strongThe birds in the treesAre smiling upon themFrom the age of the dinosaursCars have run on gasolineWhere, where...

Fear Of Music (11 Lyrics)

Cities
Think of London, a small cityIt's dark, dark in the daytimeThe people sleep, sleep in the daytimeIf they want to, if they want toCHORUSI'm checking them outI'm checking them outI got it figured outI got it figured...
Air
Air...AirHit me in the faceI run fasterFaster into the air(I say to myself)What is happening to my skin?Where is that protection that I needed?Air can hurt you tooAir can hurt you tooSome people say not to worry about...
I Zimbra
GADJI BERI BIMBA CLANDRIDILAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAMA BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDEE GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRABIM BLASSA GALASSASA ZIMBRABIMBLASSA GLALLASSASA ZIMBRABIMA BIM BERI GLASSALA GRANDRIDE GLASSALA TUFFM I...
Paper
Hold the paper up to the light(some rays pass right through)Expose yourself out there for a minute(some rays pass right through)Take a little rest when the rays pass throughTake a little time off when the rays pass...
Drugs
And all I see is little dotsSome are smeared and some are spotsFeels like a murder but that's alrightSomebody said there's too much lightPull down the shade and it's alrightIt'll be over in a minute or two.I'm charged...
Electric Guitar
Electric guitar gets run over by a car on the highwayThis is a crime against the stateThis is the meaning of life.To tune this electric guitarAn electric guitar is brought in to a court of lawThe judge and the jury...
Mind
Time won't change youMoney won't change youI haven't got the faintest ideaEverything seems to be up in the air at this timeI need something you change your mindDrugs won't change youReligion won't change youScience...
Animals
I'm mad...And that's a factI found out...Animals don't helpAnimal think...They're pretty smartShit on the ground...See in the dark.They wander around like a crazy dogMake a mistake in the parking lotAlways bumping...
Memories Can't Wait
Do you remember anyone here?No you don't remember anything at allI'm sleeping, I'm flat on my backNever woke up, had no regretsThere's a party in my mind...And it never stopsThere's a party up there all the...
Life During Wartime
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to goHeard of some gravesites, out by the highway, a place where nobody knowsThe sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it...
Heaven
Everyone is trying to get to the bar.The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven.The band in Heaven plays my favorite song.They play it once again, they play it all night long.Heaven is a place where nothing ever...

Talking Heads '77 (10 Lyrics)

Tentative Decisions
Now that I canRelease my tensionsLet me make clearMy best intentionsGirls ask and Idefine decisionBoys ask and Idescribe their functionOh the boyswant to talkLike to to talk about those problemsAnd the girlssay...
First Week/Last Week...Carefree
Can we run that againIs that a woman's voice I hear?I said, "Let's wait and see. I'll see for myself"That's a phrase I repeatTo myselfMade a reference to me andthat's myself tooWhat progress I have made the first...
Who Is It?
Who is it whoWho is it whoWho is it whoWho is itWhat is itWhat is itWhat is itWhat is itOh.....Baby it's you!Who is it whoWho is it whoWho is it whoWho is itWhat is itWhat is itWhat is itWhat is itOh...Oh baby it's...
New Feeling
It's not...yesterday...anymoreI go visiting, I talk loudI try to make myself clearIn front...of a face...that's nearerThan it's ever been beforeNot this close beforeNearer than beforeNot this close beforeIt is...is a...
Pulled Up
Mommy, Daddy, come and look at me nowI'm a big man in a great big townYears ago who would believe it's trueGoes to show what a little faith can doI was complaining, I was down in the dumpsI feel so strong now 'cause...
Happy Day
In...my...sensationsI believe that I...wasborn with the things that I knowI want...to talk...Like ev'ryBefore I decide what to doAnd I fell all over and Icouldn't stand upI can't be criticalI can't won't stopSuch a...
No Compassion
In a worldwhere people have problemsIn this worldwhere decisions are a way of lifeOther people's problems they overwhelm my mindThey say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the timeSo many people...have their...
Uh-oh, Love Comes To Town
Wait, wait for the moment to comeStand up, stand up and take my handBelieve, believe in mysteryLove love love love is simple as 1-2-3I'm a know-it-all, I'm smartest man aroundThat's right, you learn real fast through...
Don't Worry About The Government
I see the clouds that move across the skyI see the wind that moves the clouds awayIt moves the clouds over by the buildingI pick the building that I want to live inI smell the pine trees and the peaches in the woodsI...
The Book I Read
I'm writing 'bout theBook I readI have to sing about theBook I readI'm embarassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heartWhen I found out you wrote theBook I read soTake my shoulders as they touch your arms I'veGot...

Popsicle
I'm hanging round the airportI'm waiting for the planeMmmmm - something sweet and stickyRunnin'down my handPopsicle of loveGimme gimme gimme one of those(It's summertime, boy!)coconut delightHoney honey honey don't...

Once In A Lifetime (2 Lyrics)

Love/Building On Fire
When my loveStands next to your loveI can't compel loveWhen it's not loveIt's not loveIt's not loveWhich is my faceWhich is a buildingWhich is on fire - on fireWhen my loveStands next to your loveI can't define...
Sugar On My Tongue
Oh, oh, Oh, oh, she's my neighbourFill my cup, I'll bet you babyShe'll fill it upShe'll drop the sugar on my tongueWill she gimme gimme gimme someShe's gonna put sugar on my tongueShe's gonna gimme gimme gimme...

The Best Of Talking Heads (1 Lyric)

Lifetime Piling Up
I have tried marijuanaI get nervous every timeThere will come a knockin' at the doorWhy is everybody makin' eyes at me?I don't want to knowExcuse and pardon meStay for a whileMaybe we'll nevermeet againI can see my...

Stop Making Sense (3 Lyrics)

What A Day That Was
Well, I'm dressed up so niceAn' I'm doin' my bestAn' I'm startin' over..I'm startin' over in another placeLemme tell you a storyBig chief with a golden crownHe's got rings on his fingersAnd then he walks up, up to the...
Genius Of Love
What you gonna do when you get out of jail?Im gonna have some funWhat do you consider fun?Fun, natural funIm in heavenWith my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriendTheres no beginning and there is no endTime isnt present in...
Psycho Killer
I can't seem to face up to the factsI'm tense and nervous and ICan't relaxI can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fireDon't touch me I'm a real live wirePsycho KillerQu'est-ce que c'estfa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far...