A man sits in a field - contemplating his crops
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In his mind he travels all over the world
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I see hairstyles, strange rituals
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Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me
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I see, I see me
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I felt awe, felt disgust
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I felt bliss, I felt lust
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It's - not unusual
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Saw people in a remote village
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Proudly wearing their - digital watches
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Saw a young Indonesian girl
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Possessed by the spirit of Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Saw palatial estates, with crumbling decorations
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And human furniture
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I saw hairstyles, meanwhile
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There's a strange ritual
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Got a strange ritual, it's wearing me down
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Saw a skyscraper made out of abandoned car parts
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Saw a legislature of women
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Courted by corporate lobbyists
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Saw body parts made out of precious gems
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And rare metals, saw a man on a barstool
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Who hadn't moved - in 32 hours
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He's lost in love
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He's lost in love
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All hope is gone
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A French corporation that doesn't make anything
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An ambulance driver - wakes up in a Dairy Queen
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A town in which even the people who live there
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Can't remember it's name
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Yeah, I see
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Yeah, I see - I see what you mean
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Yeah, I saw hairstyles
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Meanwhile
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There's a strange ritual
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He's got a strange ritual
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He keeps to himself
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Mmm - got a strange ritual
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He keeps to himself
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"Excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir
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You can't stand there
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You can't stand there"
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Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir)
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Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir)
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You can't stand there (you can't stand there)
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You can't stand there (you can't stand there)
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I saw things
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Things out in the fields
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I saw things
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Things out in the fields
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And I look at myself
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What do I know?
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(I saw things come into my room)
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I saw things come into my room
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It's not unusual
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I saw hairstyles
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Meanwhile
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There's a strange ritual
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Got a strange ritual
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He keeps to himself
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Yeah, we got a strange ritual
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We keep to ourselves
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He's lost in love
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He's lost in love
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All hope is gone
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All hope is gone
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All hands on deck
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All hands on deck
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He's lost in love
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He's lost in love
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We're lost in love
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We're lost in love
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All hope is gone
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All hope is gone
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We've got a strange ritual
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We keep to ourselves
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We've got a strange ritual
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We keep to ourselves
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Keep, keep, keep...
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We've got a strange ritual
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We keep to ourselves
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We're lost in love
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We're lost in love
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We're lost in love
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We're lost in love...
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Strange Ritual
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David Byrne |