Well, I'm dressed up so nice And I'm doin' my best And I'm startin' over I'm startin' over in another place Lemme tell you a story A big chief with a golden crown He's got rings on his fingers And he walks up, up to the throne He's makin' shapes with his hands And don't you dare sit back Now don't you dare sit down And don't you dare speak up [Chorus] And on the first day, we had everything we could stand Ooh, who could have asked for more? And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do Ooh, what a day that was, oh [Verse 2] Well, there are 50,000 beggars Roaming in the streets And they have lost all their possessions And they have nothing left to eat Down come a bolt of lightning Start an electrical storm And starts a chain reaction Go pull a fire alarm I said I, I'm dreaming of a city It was my own invention I put the wheels in motion A time for big decisions See upcoming rock shows Get tickets for your favorite artists You might also like Burning Down the House (Live) Talking Heads Making Flippy Floppy Talking Heads Swamp Talking Heads [Chorus] And on the first day, we had everything we could stand Ooh, and then we let it fall And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all Ooh, what a day that was [Bridge] Oh, a day that was Ooh, and that's the way it goes There's a million ways to get things done There's a million ways to make things work out [Verse 3] Well, I'm going right through And the light came down And they're roundin' 'em up From all over town (ha ha) They're movin' forward and backwards Movin' backwards and front And they're enjoying themselves Movin' in every direction And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool You feel like going home You feel like talking to someone Who knows the difference between right and wrong [Chorus] Oh, and on the first day, we had everything we could stand Ooh, and then we let it fall And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all Ooh, what a day that was, oh [Outro: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry] We're goin' boom, boom, boom And that's the way we live And in a great big room And that's the way we live We're goin' boom, boom, boom And that's the way we live And in a great big room And that's the way we live We're goin' boom, boom, boom And that's the way we live And in a great big room And that's the way we live Ha, ha
My thoughts exactly. I'm tinkering with it still to see if it could be polished more. The delayed vocals for the "50k beggars" was neat on paper but im not so sure yet...
Well, I'm dressed up so nice
And I'm doin' my best
And I'm startin' over
I'm startin' over in another place
Lemme tell you a story
A big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And he walks up, up to the throne
He's makin' shapes with his hands
And don't you dare sit back
Now don't you dare sit down
And don't you dare speak up
[Chorus]
And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh, who could have asked for more?
And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
Ooh, what a day that was, oh
[Verse 2]
Well, there are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
And they have lost all their possessions
And they have nothing left to eat
Down come a bolt of lightning
Start an electrical storm
And starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm
I said I, I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions
See upcoming rock shows
Get tickets for your favorite artists
You might also like
Burning Down the House (Live)
Talking Heads
Making Flippy Floppy
Talking Heads
Swamp
Talking Heads
[Chorus]
And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all
Ooh, what a day that was
[Bridge]
Oh, a day that was
Ooh, and that's the way it goes
There's a million ways to get things done
There's a million ways to make things work out
[Verse 3]
Well, I'm going right through
And the light came down
And they're roundin' 'em up
From all over town (ha ha)
They're movin' forward and backwards
Movin' backwards and front
And they're enjoying themselves
Movin' in every direction
And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
You feel like going home
You feel like talking to someone
Who knows the difference between right and wrong
[Chorus]
Oh, and on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all
Ooh, what a day that was, oh
[Outro: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
Ha, ha
Interesting experiment, really satisfying when they line up during the chorus, particularly with the ohs at the end.
My thoughts exactly. I'm tinkering with it still to see if it could be polished more. The delayed vocals for the "50k beggars" was neat on paper but im not so sure yet...