Long ago, a woman prayed that her suitors be Repelled so she might serve God, be His only God heard her prayers floating up and his heart was cheered He rewarded her amply with a full beard
But then she wondered if she should start to take it easy "Overachiever" might be putting it mildly
A student of behaviour psychology Conditioned himself to stick to his studies He grew tired of these routines and tried to drop them But he was caught in his own trap and couldn't stop them
And then he wondered if he should start to take it easy "Overachiever" might be putting it mildly
Once a man was determined to get into The program for astronauts and go to the moon Finally he was in space, saw the planet Fear struck and he threw up inside his helmet
Then he wondered if he should start to take it easy "Overachiever" might be putting it mildly
When I go out with artists They talk about language and the cubists and the dadaists And I try to catch their meanings And keep up with all the martinis I don't know which should be my favorite paintings
If I could see, if I could see, if I could See all the symbols, unlock what they mean Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I Could meet the artists, and get to know them personally
If I were David Byrne I'd go to galleries and not be too concerned Well I would have a cup of coffee And I'd find my surroundings quite amusing and People would ask me which were my favorite paintings
If I could see, if I could see, if I could See all the symbols, unlock what they mean Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I Could meet the artists, and get to know them personally
What if the artists ran the TV? All the ads would be for fine scotch whiskey: Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, the whole single malt family ..
The artists of the future Will make up new things and different nomenclatures And they'll stand amongst their pictures And they'll sing and laugh and quote from scriptures and When they go home they'll dream of brilliant paintings
If I could see, if I could see, if I could See all the symbols, unlock what they mean Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I Could meet the artists, and get to know them personally ...................
How does a duck know what direction south is? And how to tell his wife from all the other ducks? You can cut a chicken's head off and it will keep on running and twitching
[CHORUS] When everything seems planned out when everything seems nicely planned out well the human race will come and smack your face
How come all my body parts so nicely fit together? All my organs doing their jobs, no help from me! A person pulls a spider's leg out To watch it keep on moving and twitching.
Satan lives here: on grain and earth, rain and air.
How come I just smoke and smoke and smoke and curse every butt I spit out? All night long I grind my teeth and I wake up when I cough You can put me in and iron lung and I will keep on breathing and twitching.
