DARK, DARK IN THE DAYTIME
DARK, DARK IN THE DAYTIME
THE GLANDS OF A GOVERNMENT MA'AM
these memories can't waaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT
IM STUCK HERE IN THIS SEAT
OH I'M CHECKIN EM OUT
I'M CHECKIN EM OUT AND I GOT IT FIGURED OUT
YOU CAN
WALK YOU CAN
TALK JUST LIKE ME
ILL RAPE YOUR MOTHER
DID I FORGET TO MENTION MEMPHIS?
HOME OF ELVIS AND THE ANCIENT GREEKS
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS!!!!!
I'M A TUMBLER!!!!!! I'M SO THIN!!!!
Congrats OP, you made me go and listen to the album again.
THERE'S A LOT OF RICH PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM
A LOT OF GHOSTS IN A LOT OF HOUSES
LOOK OVER THERE! A DRY ICE FACTORY
A GOOD PLACE TO GETSOMETHINKINGDONE
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS!!!!
THE HAND SPEAKS!
THE HAND OF A GOVERMNET MAN
IM A TUMBLER
BORN UNDER PUNCHES
IM SO THIN
DONT YOU MISS IT DONT YOU MISS IT
SOME OF YOU PEOPLE JUST ABOUT MISSED IT
LAST TIME TO MAKE PLANS
IM A TUMBLER
IM A GOVERNMENT MAN
WELL IM A TUMBLER
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
YEAH, DONT EVEN MENTION IT!
WOH, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS
THEYRE PASSIN IN BETWEEN US
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS
YOU DONT HAVE TO MENTION IT
NO THANKS
IM A GOVERNMENT MAN
IM NOT A DARLING MAN!
IM NOT A BURNING DROWNING
iM A TUMBLER
DROWNING CANNOT HURT A MAN!
FIRE CANNOT HURT A MAN!
IM A TUMBLER
THANK YOU THANK YOU
IM CATCHING UP WITH MYSELF!
HANDS OF A GOVERNMENT MAN!
DONT YOU MISS IT
DONT YOU MISS IT
Did anyone ever figure out what this song was intended to mean? Or was it supposed to mean nothing?
it will never cease to amaze me just how deranged Fear of Music is. David Byrne is pretty weird but its a wonder if there's something else going on in there
it's like a psycho killer. a character piece, on the government man and his various thoughts about his position in life.
Who is the government man?
Is he the same guy as the character in "Don't Worry About The Government?"
>tfw your shoulders are this wide in a normal non-meme suit and you constantly bump into things like a retard
(first notes) AAHH!
My interpretation is it's about a poor guy who makes deals (hand passing in between us - like a handshake) with powerful people and secures a position in government
Get a shoulder reduction surgery, it's a real thing look it up. Chinese people do it a lot because it's so packed with people over there.
why would i want to be a skinny shouldered nu male
he is "the" government man
its "the hands of a government, man"
Get larger door frames installed then. I'm just trying to help you bro
it's okay i'm fine with walking sideways
clever
I always thought of the government man as a public servant (as in the song Don't Worry About The Government) who lives in public housing and is enthusiastic about his seemingly dull life.