Crosseyed and Painless

I recommend a good quality stream of DVD of STOP MAKING SENSE. Watch the whole thing.

'Crosseyed and Painless' is the last song of the TALKING HEADS concert.

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Lost my shape
Tryin' to act casual!
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
O Changin' my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back!
To explain their experience

Isn't it weird
Looks too obscure to me
Wasting away
That was their policy

I'm ready to leave
I push the facts in front of me
Facts lost
Ya facts are never what they seem to be
There's nothing there!
No information left of any kind
LLLifting my h-h-head
L'L'Looking for danger signs

There was a line There was a formula
Sharp as a knife Facts cut a hole in us
There was a line There was a formula
Sharp as a knife Facts cut a hole in us

I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting

The feeling returns
Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head
looking around inside

The island of doubt
It's like the taste of medicine
Working by hindsight
Got the message from the oxygen
I'm Making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useful in emergencies

The feeling returns
Whenever we close our eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside.

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don't do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things


I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting I..I..I'm still waiting

David Byrne
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