Pirates Lyrics - David Byrne

A distant car, a quiet night 

Like starin' at the ceiling 

My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice 

It's such a funny feeling 

Got no idea, what time it is 

Delightfully confusing 

The trees outside, the morning light 

Arrives, like pirates on parade 

Surprise, it's pirates on parade 

A ray of light, between the blinds 

I lie there in a stupor 

I hear a thud, and then a flush 

Guess it must be the neighbors 

I blink my eyes, I laugh inside 

Imagine what they're saying 

I see your shape and through the night 

Here come, those pirates on parade 

Ahoy, it's pirates on parade 

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Through the rough and stormy weather 

On a search for buried treasure 

There's an island to explore 

Ev'ry wave that whispers softly 

"Stay in bed, 'cause it's still early" 

Dolphins frolic by the shore 

And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing 

Well there's 16 men on a dead man's chest 

In this hallucination 

The map we got, x marks the spot 

We're following directions 

The 7 seas, the balmy breeze 

The pleasure of surrender 

The end is nigh, the sun is high 

It's late, for pirates on parade 

Too late, for pirates on parade 

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Traffic noises down below me 

A helicopter circles slowly 

Monsters sink into the deep 

Mountainous and downy billows 

Float among those fluffy pillows 

Maybe I'll go back to sleep 

And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing 

This wicked life 

So what's in store behind that velvet curtain? 

The night is gone 

And the day is here 

The stupid sun is shinin' 

The moon reflects 

Your hair's a mess 

It's lovely imperfections 

My crew and I 

The clear blue skies 

Sail on, with pirates on parade 

Sail on, you pirates on parade