David Byrne - Strange Ritual

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 wearin' 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 thirty 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
Mm, got a strange ritual
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, 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

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

Yeah, we've got a strange ritual
We keep to ourselves
Yeah, we've got a strange ritual
We keep to ourselves
Keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, yeah
Strange ritual
We keep to ourselves, hey

We're lost in love, we're lost in love
We're lost in love, we're lost in love
We're lost in love, we're lost in love
We're lost in love

Written by:
David Byrne

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