Strange Ritual Lyrics - David Byrne

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 

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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 

Photos 

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 ...