Strange Ritual Lyrics by David Byrne

Strange Ritual Lyrics

    A man sits in a field - contemplating his crops
    In his mind he travels all over the world

    I see hairstyles, strange rituals
    Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me
    I see, i see me
    I felt awe, felt disgust
    I felt bliss, i felt lust
    It's - not unusual

    Saw people in a remote village
    Proudly wearing their - digital watches
    Saw a young indonesian girl
    Possessed by the spirit of mutant ninja turtles
    Saw palatial estates, with crumbling decorations
    And human furniture

    I saw hairstyles, meanwhile
    There's a strange ritual
    Got a strange ritual, it's wearing me down

    Saw a skyscraper made out of abandoned car parts
    Saw a legislature of women
    Courted by corporate lobbyists
    Saw body parts made out of precious gems
    And rare metals, saw a man on a barstool
    Who hadn't moved - in 32 hours

    He's lost in love
    He's lost in love
    All hope is gone

    A french corporation that doesn't make anything
    An ambulance driver - wakes up in a dairy queen
    A town in which even the people who live there
    Can't remember it's name

    Yeah, i see
    Yeah, i see - i see what you mean
    Yeah, i saw hairstyles
    Meanwhile
    There's a strange ritual
    He's got a strange ritual

    He keeps to himself
    Mmm - got a strange ritual
    He keeps to himself
    "excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir
    You can't stand there
    You can't stand there"
    Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir)
    Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir)
    You can't stand there (you can't stand there)
    You can't stand there (you can't stand there)

    I saw things
    Things out in the fields
    I saw things
    Things out in the fields
    And i look at myself
    What do i know?

    (i saw things come into my room)

    I saw things come into my room
    It's not unusual
    I saw hairstyles
    Meanwhile
    There's a strange ritual
    Got a strange ritual
    He keeps to himself
    Yeah, we got a strange ritual
    We keep to ourselves
    He's lost in love
    He's lost in love
    All hope is gone
    All hope is gone
    All hands on deck
    All hands on deck
    He's lost in love
    He's lost in love
    We're lost in love
    We're lost in love
    All hope is gone
    All hope is gone
    We've got a strange ritual
    We keep to ourselves
    We've got a strange ritual
    We keep to ourselves
    Keep, keep, keep ...
    We've got a strange ritual
    We keep to ourselves

    We're lost in love
    We're lost in love
    We're lost in love
    We're lost in love ...

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