Stop Making Sense (1984) Movie Script
1
"Psycho Killer"
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I... can't relax.
I can't sleep, cause my bed's on fire.
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire.
Psycho Killer
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
You start a conversation
you can't even finish it.
You're talking a lot,
but you're not saying anything.
When I have nothing to
say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Ce Que j'ai fait, Ce soir-l
[What I did that night]
Ce qu'elle a dit, Ce soir-l
[What she said that night]
Ralisant Mon espoir
[Making my hope come true]
Je me lance vers la gloire... okay
[I hurl myself toward glory]
YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Thank you.
"Heaven"
Everyone is trying to get to the bar.
The name of the bar,
the bar is called Heaven.
The band in Heaven
they play my favorite song.
They play it one more time,
they play it all night long.
Oh heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
Heaven...
Heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
There is a party, everyone is there.
Everyone will leave at
exactly the same time.
When this partys over it will start again.
It would not be any different,
it would be exactly the same.
Oh heaven.
Heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
When this kiss is over
it will start again.
It will not be any different,
it will be exactly the same.
It's hard to imagine
that nothing at all
could be so exciting,
could be this much fun.
Oh, heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
Heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
"Thank You For Sending Me An Angel"
Oh, Oh, baby you can walk,
you can talk just like me.
You can walk,
you can talk just like me.
You can look, tell me what you see.
You can look,
you won't see nothing like me
if you look around the world.
Oh oh oh oh oh...
baby you can walk,
you can talk just like me.
With a little practice, you can
walk, you can talk just like me.
If that's what you wanna do.
Well, you can look!
You'll walk in circles around me.
But first, I'll walk in circles 'round you.
But first, I'll walk around the world.
I'm walking 'round the world
I ... you can.
Woah, I'll walk in circles around you.
But first, show me what you can do.
"Found a Job"
"Damn that television...
what a bad picture!"
"Don't get upset,
it's not a major disaster."
"There's nothing on tonight," he said,
"I don't know what's the matter!"
"Nothing's ever on", she said,
"so... I don't know why you bother."
We've heard this little scene,
we've heard it many times.
People fighting over little things,
and wasting precious time.
They might be better off... I think
the way it seems to me.
Making up their own shows,
which might be better than T.V.
Judy's in the bedroom,
inventing situations.
Bob is on the street today,
scouting up locations.
They've enlisted all their family.
They've enlisted all their friends.
It helped saved their relationship,
and made it work again...
Their show gets real high ratings,
they think they have a hit.
There might even be a spinoff,
but they're not sure 'bout that.
So think of Bob and Judy.
They're happy as can be.
Inventing situations,
putting them on T.V.
Judy's in the bedroom,
inventing situations,
Bob is on the street today,
he's scouting up locations.
They've enlisted all their family.
They've enlisted all their friends.
It helped save their relationship.
And made it work again ...
Hit it!
"Slippery People"
What about the time?
You were fallin' over.
Fell on your face.
You must be having fun
Walk lightly!
Think of a time.
You'd best believe.
This thing is real
Put away that gun.
This part is simple
You try to recognize
what is in your mind
God help us!
Help us loose our minds
These slippery people,
help us understand
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do ya know?
(The lord won't mind..)
Don't know no games
(He's alright!)
Love from the bottom to the top!
Turn like a wheel!
(He's alright!)
See for yourself!
(The lord won't mind..)
We're gonna move!
(Right now!)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel!
I remember when
Sittin' in the tub
Pulled out the plug
The water was runnin' out
Cool down
Stop acting crazy
They're gonna leave
And we'll be on our own
Seven times five
They were living creatures
Watch 'em come to life
Right before your eyes
Backsliding!
How do you do?
These slippery people
Gonna see you through
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do you know?
(The lord won't mind..)
Don't you know me?
(He's alright!)
Love from the bottom to the top!
Turn like a wheel!
(He's alright!)
See for yourself!
(The lord won't mind..)
We're gonna move!
(Right now!)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel!
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do you know?(The lord won't mind)
Don't play no games
(He's alright)
Alright!
Love from the bottom to the top!
Now turn like a wheel!
(He's alright)
See for yourself.
(The Lord won't mind)
We're gonna move
(Right now)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright)
How do you know?
(The lord won't mind)
Don't play no games.
(He's alright)
Love from the bottom to the top
Turn like a wheel.
(He's alright)
See for yourself
(The Lord won't mind)
We're gonna move
(Right now)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
He's alright
Love from the bottom
Alright!
Love from the bottom to the top
Alright!
The love from the bottom
Right now!
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
"Burning Down the House"
Watch out,
you might get what you're after
Cool baby, strange, but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight, wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough, but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
All wet, hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown,
dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place
Sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
Say baby what did you expect
Gonna burst into flame
Go ahead
My house s'out of the ordinary
That's right, don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire
Ah!
"Life During Wartime"
Heard of a van that is
loaded with weapons,
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites,
out by the highway,
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone,
I lived in the ghetto
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, couple of visas
Don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
Everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime,
I work in the nighttime
I might not ever get home
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
This ain't no Mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
I ain't got time for that now
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
To last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers
Ain't got no headphones
Ain't got no records to play
Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time?
Can't write a letter,
I can't send a postcard
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
I'd love you hold you, I'd like to kiss you
I ain't got no time for that now
Trouble in transit,
got through the roadblock
We blended in with the crowd
We got computers,
we're tapping phone lines
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students,
we dress like housewives
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender
We make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted,
I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some sleep
Burned all my notebooks,
what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching,
and it burns like a furnace
the burning keeps me alive
"Making Flippy Floppy"
Nothing can come between us
Nothin gets you down
Nothing strikes your fancy
Nothing turns you on
You don't have to wait
for more instructions
No one makes a monkey out of me
We lie on our backs, feet in the air
Rest and relaxation, rocket to my brain
Snap into position
Bounce till you ache
Step out of line
And you end up in jail
Doctor Doctor
We have nothing in our pockets
We continue
But we have nothing left to offer
Faces pressed against the window
Hey! they are just my friends
Check this out don't be slick
Break our backs it goes like this...
We are born without eyesight
We are born without sin
And our mama protects us
From the cold and the rain
We're in no hurry
sugar and spice
We sing in the darkness
And we open our eyes
(Open up)
I can't believe it
And people are strange
Our president's crazy
Did you hear what he said
Business and pleasure
Lie right to your face
Divide it in sections
And then give it away
There are no big secrets
Don't believe what you read
We have great big bodies
We got great big heads
Run-a-run-a-run it all together
Check it out - still don't make no sense
Makin' flippy floppy
Tryin' to do my best
Lock the door
We kill the beast
Kill it!
"Swamp"
Now let me tell you a story
The devil he has a plan
A bag of bones in his pocket
Got anything you want
No dust and no rocks
The whole thing is over
All these beauties in solid motion
All those beauties, gonna swallow you up
Let's go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
One time too many, too far to go
I, we come to take you home
Woo hoo
And when they split those atoms
It's hotter than the sun
Blood is a special substance
They gonna pray for that man
So wake up young lovers
The whole thing is over
Watch out, touch monkeys
All that blood is gonna swallow you whole
Let's go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
So soft, hard feelings
No tricks, lets go
I, we come to take you home
Woo hoo
How many people do you think I am?
Pretend I am somebody else
You can pretend I'm and old millionaire
A millionaire washing his hands
Rattle them bones, dreams that stick out,
A medical chart on the wall
Soft violins, hands touch your throat
Everyone wants to explode
Now when your hands get dirty
Nobody knows you at all
Don't have a window to slip out of
Lights on, nobody home
Click click, see ya later
Beta beta, no time to rest
Pika pika, risky business
All that blood will never cover that mess
Lets go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
Once more
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
"What a Day That Was"
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
Big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And then 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!
Oh and on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh who could've asked for more?
And on the second day,
we had nothing else left to do
Oh what a day that was.
Well there are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
And they have lost all their possessions
They have nothing left to eat
Down come the bolts of lightning
Start an electrical storm
Starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm
I said that I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions, ho ho
And on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh and then we let it fall
And on the second day,
there was nothing else left to do
Oh what a day that was
Oh...
Oh...
Oh a day that was
Oh oh ho ho
And that's the way it goes
There's a million way,
to get things done
There's a million ways,
to make things work out.
Well I'm going right through
And the light came down
And they're roundin' 'em up
from all over town
They're movin' forward & backwards,
They're movin' backwards & front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving 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 differences
between right and wrong
And on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh and then we let it fall
And on the second day,
there was nothing else left at all
Oh what a day that was.
Oh, oh...
Were going boom boom boom
And thats the way we live
And in a great big room
And thats the way we live
Were going boom boom boom,
And thats the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live.
We're going' boom boom boom
That's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're going' boom boom boom
That's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round
I feel numb, born with a weak heart
I guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground head in the sky
It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing
Hi oh! I got plenty of time
Hi oh! you got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight
Home, is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home, she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from another
Did I find you, or you find me?
There was a time before we were born
If someone asks, this is
where I'll be, where I'll be.
Hi oh!
We drift in and out
Hi oh! Sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home and
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me till my heart stops
Love me till I'm dead
Eyes that light up
Eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head I got ooh!
"Once in a Lifetime"
And you may find yourself
living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind
the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a
beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself,
"Well...How did I get here?"
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself,
how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself,
where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself,
this is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself,
this is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water, carry the water
Remove the water from
the bottom of the ocean!
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Into the blue again,
into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones,
there is water underground
Letting the days go by,
into the silent water
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself,
"What is that beautiful house?"
And you may ask yourself,
"Where does that highway lead to?"
And you may ask yourself,
"Am I right, am I wrong?"
And you may say to yourself,
"My God! What have I done?"
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones,
there is water underground
Letting the days go by,
into the silent water
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was,
same as it ever was.
Time isn't holding us,
time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us,
time doesn't hold you back
Time isn't holding us,
time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us, rip it up...
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Once in a lifetime
(Ysee, what kind of good boy?)
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Once in a lifetime
Coming at you right now, ladies
and gentlemen, the Tom Tom club.
So check it out!
"Genius of Love"
What you gonna do when you get out of jail?
I'm gonna have some fun
What do you consider fun?
Fun, nasty fun
The girls can do it too, y'all.
I'm in heaven
With my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriend
There's no beginning and there is no end
Time isnt present in that dimension
(Sure ain't)
He'll take my arm
When were walking', rolling and rocking
It's one time I'm glad I'm not a man
Feels like I'm dreaming,
but I'm not sleeping (Ha ha ha ha)
(Check it out!)
All the weekend
Boyfriend was missing
I surely miss him
Having him hold me in his warm arms
We went insane when we took cocaine
Stepping in a rhythm to a Kurtis Blow
Who needs to think when your feet just go
With a hippie-the-hop and a hippie-the-hoe
Who needs to think when your feet just go
"Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon"
Who needs to think when your feet just go
"Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon"
James Brown, James Brown
James Brown, James Brown
If you see him
Please remind him, unhappy boyfriend
Well he's the genius of love
He's got a greater depth of feeling
Well he's the genius of love
He's so deep.
"Girlfriend is Better"
I... Who took the money?
Who took the money away?
And I... it's always showtime
Here at the edge of the stage
And I... wake up and wonder
What was the place, what was the name?
We wanna wait, but here we go again
I, takes over slowly
But doesn't last very long
And I... no need to worry
Everything's under control
O U T! But no hard feelings
What do you know? Take you away
We're being taken for a ride again
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She has the smoke in her eyes
She's moving up, going right thru my heart
She's gonna give me surprise
Better than this, know that it's right
I think you can if you like
I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
And nothing is better than that, is it?
Down, down in the basement
We hear the sound of machines
And I... I'm driving in circles
Come to my senses sometimes
Why, why, why, why start it over?
Nothing was lost, everythings free
I don't care how impossible it seems
Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
Get closer to be far away
Only one look and that's all that it takes
Maybe that's all that we need
All that it takes, all that it takes,
All that it takes, all that it takes
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She goes wherever she likes
(There she goes...)
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Now everyone's getting involved
As we get older and stop making sense
You won't find her waiting long
Stop making sense, stop making sense
Stop making sense, making sense
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
And nothing is better that this
(Oh, is it?)
"Take Me to the River"
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water, water
I dont know why I love her like I do
All your troubles you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I havent seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know can you tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
I dont know why you treat me so bad
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Think of all the things we could have had
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Love is an ocean I cant forget
(Ooh ooh ooh)
My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know (woo)
can you tell me
I love to stay
Oh oh oh, take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Take me in the river (Take me to the river)
Push me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I cant, till I cant,
I cant take no more of it
Oh oh oh, take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Push me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Good job, Jerry! Good job, Jerry!
Mr. Jones! You ready!
Are you ready to rock! Cmon! Lets go!
I dont know why I love you like I do
(Ooh ooh ooh)
All the changes that you put me through
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Sixteen candles there on my wall
(Ooh ooh ooh)
And here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know (oh) can you tell me
I love to stay
I wanna take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
I'd like to introduce the band by name.
This is Bernie Worrell
(keyboards)
Jerry Harrison
(keyboards, guitar, backing vocals)
Ednah Holt
(vocals)
Lynn Mabry
(vocals)
Chris Frantz
(drums)
Steve Scales
(percussion)
Alex Weir
(guitar, vocals)
Tina Weymouth
(bass, backing vocals)
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
"Cross-eyed and Painless"
Lost my shape
Trying' to act casual!
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
I'm changing my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back!
To explain their experience
Isn't it weird
Sounds 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
Facts are never what they seem to be
There's nothing there!
No information left of any kind
Lifting my head
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'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
The feeling returns
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
Making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useless 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
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
Thank you
We'd like to thank our crew
Good night.
"Psycho Killer"
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I... can't relax.
I can't sleep, cause my bed's on fire.
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire.
Psycho Killer
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run run away
You start a conversation
you can't even finish it.
You're talking a lot,
but you're not saying anything.
When I have nothing to
say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Ce Que j'ai fait, Ce soir-l
[What I did that night]
Ce qu'elle a dit, Ce soir-l
[What she said that night]
Ralisant Mon espoir
[Making my hope come true]
Je me lance vers la gloire... okay
[I hurl myself toward glory]
YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Psycho Killer,
Qu'est-Ce Que c'est? [What is it?]
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Run run run run run run away
OH OH OH
Thank you.
"Heaven"
Everyone is trying to get to the bar.
The name of the bar,
the bar is called Heaven.
The band in Heaven
they play my favorite song.
They play it one more time,
they play it all night long.
Oh heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
Heaven...
Heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
There is a party, everyone is there.
Everyone will leave at
exactly the same time.
When this partys over it will start again.
It would not be any different,
it would be exactly the same.
Oh heaven.
Heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
When this kiss is over
it will start again.
It will not be any different,
it will be exactly the same.
It's hard to imagine
that nothing at all
could be so exciting,
could be this much fun.
Oh, heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
Heaven, heaven is a place.
A place where nothing,
nothing ever happens.
"Thank You For Sending Me An Angel"
Oh, Oh, baby you can walk,
you can talk just like me.
You can walk,
you can talk just like me.
You can look, tell me what you see.
You can look,
you won't see nothing like me
if you look around the world.
Oh oh oh oh oh...
baby you can walk,
you can talk just like me.
With a little practice, you can
walk, you can talk just like me.
If that's what you wanna do.
Well, you can look!
You'll walk in circles around me.
But first, I'll walk in circles 'round you.
But first, I'll walk around the world.
I'm walking 'round the world
I ... you can.
Woah, I'll walk in circles around you.
But first, show me what you can do.
"Found a Job"
"Damn that television...
what a bad picture!"
"Don't get upset,
it's not a major disaster."
"There's nothing on tonight," he said,
"I don't know what's the matter!"
"Nothing's ever on", she said,
"so... I don't know why you bother."
We've heard this little scene,
we've heard it many times.
People fighting over little things,
and wasting precious time.
They might be better off... I think
the way it seems to me.
Making up their own shows,
which might be better than T.V.
Judy's in the bedroom,
inventing situations.
Bob is on the street today,
scouting up locations.
They've enlisted all their family.
They've enlisted all their friends.
It helped saved their relationship,
and made it work again...
Their show gets real high ratings,
they think they have a hit.
There might even be a spinoff,
but they're not sure 'bout that.
So think of Bob and Judy.
They're happy as can be.
Inventing situations,
putting them on T.V.
Judy's in the bedroom,
inventing situations,
Bob is on the street today,
he's scouting up locations.
They've enlisted all their family.
They've enlisted all their friends.
It helped save their relationship.
And made it work again ...
Hit it!
"Slippery People"
What about the time?
You were fallin' over.
Fell on your face.
You must be having fun
Walk lightly!
Think of a time.
You'd best believe.
This thing is real
Put away that gun.
This part is simple
You try to recognize
what is in your mind
God help us!
Help us loose our minds
These slippery people,
help us understand
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do ya know?
(The lord won't mind..)
Don't know no games
(He's alright!)
Love from the bottom to the top!
Turn like a wheel!
(He's alright!)
See for yourself!
(The lord won't mind..)
We're gonna move!
(Right now!)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel!
I remember when
Sittin' in the tub
Pulled out the plug
The water was runnin' out
Cool down
Stop acting crazy
They're gonna leave
And we'll be on our own
Seven times five
They were living creatures
Watch 'em come to life
Right before your eyes
Backsliding!
How do you do?
These slippery people
Gonna see you through
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do you know?
(The lord won't mind..)
Don't you know me?
(He's alright!)
Love from the bottom to the top!
Turn like a wheel!
(He's alright!)
See for yourself!
(The lord won't mind..)
We're gonna move!
(Right now!)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel!
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright!)
How do you know?(The lord won't mind)
Don't play no games
(He's alright)
Alright!
Love from the bottom to the top!
Now turn like a wheel!
(He's alright)
See for yourself.
(The Lord won't mind)
We're gonna move
(Right now)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
What's the matter with him?
(He's alright)
How do you know?
(The lord won't mind)
Don't play no games.
(He's alright)
Love from the bottom to the top
Turn like a wheel.
(He's alright)
See for yourself
(The Lord won't mind)
We're gonna move
(Right now)
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
He's alright
Love from the bottom
Alright!
Love from the bottom to the top
Alright!
The love from the bottom
Right now!
Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
"Burning Down the House"
Watch out,
you might get what you're after
Cool baby, strange, but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight, wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough, but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
All wet, hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown,
dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place
Sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
Say baby what did you expect
Gonna burst into flame
Go ahead
My house s'out of the ordinary
That's right, don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire
Ah!
"Life During Wartime"
Heard of a van that is
loaded with weapons,
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites,
out by the highway,
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone,
I lived in the ghetto
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, couple of visas
Don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
Everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime,
I work in the nighttime
I might not ever get home
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
This ain't no Mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
I ain't got time for that now
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
To last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers
Ain't got no headphones
Ain't got no records to play
Why stay in college?
Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time?
Can't write a letter,
I can't send a postcard
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
I'd love you hold you, I'd like to kiss you
I ain't got no time for that now
Trouble in transit,
got through the roadblock
We blended in with the crowd
We got computers,
we're tapping phone lines
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students,
we dress like housewives
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender
We make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted,
I'll do some driving
You ought to get you some sleep
Burned all my notebooks,
what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching,
and it burns like a furnace
the burning keeps me alive
"Making Flippy Floppy"
Nothing can come between us
Nothin gets you down
Nothing strikes your fancy
Nothing turns you on
You don't have to wait
for more instructions
No one makes a monkey out of me
We lie on our backs, feet in the air
Rest and relaxation, rocket to my brain
Snap into position
Bounce till you ache
Step out of line
And you end up in jail
Doctor Doctor
We have nothing in our pockets
We continue
But we have nothing left to offer
Faces pressed against the window
Hey! they are just my friends
Check this out don't be slick
Break our backs it goes like this...
We are born without eyesight
We are born without sin
And our mama protects us
From the cold and the rain
We're in no hurry
sugar and spice
We sing in the darkness
And we open our eyes
(Open up)
I can't believe it
And people are strange
Our president's crazy
Did you hear what he said
Business and pleasure
Lie right to your face
Divide it in sections
And then give it away
There are no big secrets
Don't believe what you read
We have great big bodies
We got great big heads
Run-a-run-a-run it all together
Check it out - still don't make no sense
Makin' flippy floppy
Tryin' to do my best
Lock the door
We kill the beast
Kill it!
"Swamp"
Now let me tell you a story
The devil he has a plan
A bag of bones in his pocket
Got anything you want
No dust and no rocks
The whole thing is over
All these beauties in solid motion
All those beauties, gonna swallow you up
Let's go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
One time too many, too far to go
I, we come to take you home
Woo hoo
And when they split those atoms
It's hotter than the sun
Blood is a special substance
They gonna pray for that man
So wake up young lovers
The whole thing is over
Watch out, touch monkeys
All that blood is gonna swallow you whole
Let's go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
So soft, hard feelings
No tricks, lets go
I, we come to take you home
Woo hoo
How many people do you think I am?
Pretend I am somebody else
You can pretend I'm and old millionaire
A millionaire washing his hands
Rattle them bones, dreams that stick out,
A medical chart on the wall
Soft violins, hands touch your throat
Everyone wants to explode
Now when your hands get dirty
Nobody knows you at all
Don't have a window to slip out of
Lights on, nobody home
Click click, see ya later
Beta beta, no time to rest
Pika pika, risky business
All that blood will never cover that mess
Lets go
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
Once more
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Hi
"What a Day That Was"
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
Big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And then 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!
Oh and on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh who could've asked for more?
And on the second day,
we had nothing else left to do
Oh what a day that was.
Well there are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
And they have lost all their possessions
They have nothing left to eat
Down come the bolts of lightning
Start an electrical storm
Starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm
I said that I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions, ho ho
And on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh and then we let it fall
And on the second day,
there was nothing else left to do
Oh what a day that was
Oh...
Oh...
Oh a day that was
Oh oh ho ho
And that's the way it goes
There's a million way,
to get things done
There's a million ways,
to make things work out.
Well I'm going right through
And the light came down
And they're roundin' 'em up
from all over town
They're movin' forward & backwards,
They're movin' backwards & front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving 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 differences
between right and wrong
And on the first day,
we had everything we could stand
Oh and then we let it fall
And on the second day,
there was nothing else left at all
Oh what a day that was.
Oh, oh...
Were going boom boom boom
And thats the way we live
And in a great big room
And thats the way we live
Were going boom boom boom,
And thats the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live.
We're going' boom boom boom
That's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're going' boom boom boom
That's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round
I feel numb, born with a weak heart
I guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground head in the sky
It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing
Hi oh! I got plenty of time
Hi oh! you got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight
Home, is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home, she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from another
Did I find you, or you find me?
There was a time before we were born
If someone asks, this is
where I'll be, where I'll be.
Hi oh!
We drift in and out
Hi oh! Sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home and
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me till my heart stops
Love me till I'm dead
Eyes that light up
Eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head I got ooh!
"Once in a Lifetime"
And you may find yourself
living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind
the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a
beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself,
"Well...How did I get here?"
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself,
how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself,
where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself,
this is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself,
this is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water, carry the water
Remove the water from
the bottom of the ocean!
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Into the blue again,
into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones,
there is water underground
Letting the days go by,
into the silent water
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself,
"What is that beautiful house?"
And you may ask yourself,
"Where does that highway lead to?"
And you may ask yourself,
"Am I right, am I wrong?"
And you may say to yourself,
"My God! What have I done?"
Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones,
there is water underground
Letting the days go by,
into the silent water
Once in a lifetime,
water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was,
same as it ever was.
Time isn't holding us,
time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us,
time doesn't hold you back
Time isn't holding us,
time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us, rip it up...
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Once in a lifetime
(Ysee, what kind of good boy?)
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
Once in a lifetime
Coming at you right now, ladies
and gentlemen, the Tom Tom club.
So check it out!
"Genius of Love"
What you gonna do when you get out of jail?
I'm gonna have some fun
What do you consider fun?
Fun, nasty fun
The girls can do it too, y'all.
I'm in heaven
With my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriend
There's no beginning and there is no end
Time isnt present in that dimension
(Sure ain't)
He'll take my arm
When were walking', rolling and rocking
It's one time I'm glad I'm not a man
Feels like I'm dreaming,
but I'm not sleeping (Ha ha ha ha)
(Check it out!)
All the weekend
Boyfriend was missing
I surely miss him
Having him hold me in his warm arms
We went insane when we took cocaine
Stepping in a rhythm to a Kurtis Blow
Who needs to think when your feet just go
With a hippie-the-hop and a hippie-the-hoe
Who needs to think when your feet just go
"Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon"
Who needs to think when your feet just go
"Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon"
James Brown, James Brown
James Brown, James Brown
If you see him
Please remind him, unhappy boyfriend
Well he's the genius of love
He's got a greater depth of feeling
Well he's the genius of love
He's so deep.
"Girlfriend is Better"
I... Who took the money?
Who took the money away?
And I... it's always showtime
Here at the edge of the stage
And I... wake up and wonder
What was the place, what was the name?
We wanna wait, but here we go again
I, takes over slowly
But doesn't last very long
And I... no need to worry
Everything's under control
O U T! But no hard feelings
What do you know? Take you away
We're being taken for a ride again
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She has the smoke in her eyes
She's moving up, going right thru my heart
She's gonna give me surprise
Better than this, know that it's right
I think you can if you like
I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
And nothing is better than that, is it?
Down, down in the basement
We hear the sound of machines
And I... I'm driving in circles
Come to my senses sometimes
Why, why, why, why start it over?
Nothing was lost, everythings free
I don't care how impossible it seems
Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
Get closer to be far away
Only one look and that's all that it takes
Maybe that's all that we need
All that it takes, all that it takes,
All that it takes, all that it takes
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
She goes wherever she likes
(There she goes...)
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
Now everyone's getting involved
As we get older and stop making sense
You won't find her waiting long
Stop making sense, stop making sense
Stop making sense, making sense
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
And nothing is better that this
(Oh, is it?)
"Take Me to the River"
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water, water
I dont know why I love her like I do
All your troubles you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I havent seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know can you tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river,
drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
I dont know why you treat me so bad
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Think of all the things we could have had
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Love is an ocean I cant forget
(Ooh ooh ooh)
My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know (woo)
can you tell me
I love to stay
Oh oh oh, take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Take me in the river (Take me to the river)
Push me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I cant, till I cant,
I cant take no more of it
Oh oh oh, take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Push me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Good job, Jerry! Good job, Jerry!
Mr. Jones! You ready!
Are you ready to rock! Cmon! Lets go!
I dont know why I love you like I do
(Ooh ooh ooh)
All the changes that you put me through
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Sixteen candles there on my wall
(Ooh ooh ooh)
And here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know (oh) can you tell me
I love to stay
I wanna take me to the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water)
Dip me in the river
(Take me to the river)
Drop me in the water
(Drop me in the water, water)
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
I'd like to introduce the band by name.
This is Bernie Worrell
(keyboards)
Jerry Harrison
(keyboards, guitar, backing vocals)
Ednah Holt
(vocals)
Lynn Mabry
(vocals)
Chris Frantz
(drums)
Steve Scales
(percussion)
Alex Weir
(guitar, vocals)
Tina Weymouth
(bass, backing vocals)
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
"Cross-eyed and Painless"
Lost my shape
Trying' to act casual!
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
I'm changing my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back!
To explain their experience
Isn't it weird
Sounds 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
Facts are never what they seem to be
There's nothing there!
No information left of any kind
Lifting my head
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'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
The feeling returns
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
Making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useless 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
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...
Thank you
We'd like to thank our crew
Good night.