Talking Heads

Released: April 24, 1984

Songwriter: Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Brian Eno David Byrne

Producer: Gary Goetzman Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz David Byrne

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Lost my shape trying to act casual
Can't stop, I might end up in the hospital
Changing my shape, I feel like an accident
They’re back to explain their experience

[Chorus 1]
Isn't it weird? Sounds too upset to me
Wasting away, that was the policy

[Verse 2]
I'm ready to leave, I push the fact in front of me
Facts lost, facts are never what they seem to be
There’s nothing there, no information left of any kind
Lifting my head, lo-lo-looking for danger signs

[Chorus 2]
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

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus 3]
The feeling returns whenever we close our eyes
Lifting my head, looking around inside

[Verse 3]
The island of doubt, it’s like a taste of medicine
Working by hindsight, got the message from the oxygen
M-m-making a list, find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right-right-right, facts are useless in emergencies

[Chorus 3]
The feeling returns, whenever we close our eyes
Lifting my head, looking around inside

[Verse 4]
Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are lame
Facts don't 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

[Outro]
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

"Thank you, we like to thank all the crew"

Ground-breaking rock band Talking Heads is arguably one of the most influential bands of all time. Spearheaded by their slightly crazy lead singer David Byrne, they were at the forefront of the New Wave movement.

The band was formed in 1974 by Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz. Frantz’s then-girlfriend-later-wife Tina Weymouth was quickly recruited to play bass. After a few recordings and performances, guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison was hired to round out the group.

Their first album, Talking 77, was appropriately released in 1977. It quickly received critical acclaim.

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