Talking Heads - Cool Water lyrics

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Day by day ... whistle while you work ... our

Backs are breaking ... up from hollow earth ...

From end to end ... the noise begins ... in the

Human battle stations ... and the big one's

Coming in

Workworkworkwork ... work till holes are

Filled ... workworkworkwork ... bags of

Bone and skin ... lovers hold hands ... tossing

Their heads ... tangled in hair ... tied to earth

... with skin and glue

But their skin is the same as yours

Coming in for the world to see

They can sit at the tabletoo

The same blood as you and me

Speak very softly .. hold my hand ... someone is

Sleeping ... in my bed ... priests pass by ...

Worms crawl in ... one dreams to be ... one dream

For all

His skin is the same as yours

Is he not made the same as you?

And some have fallen down

And blood spilled on the ground

Workworkwork

Till his life is doneu

The old man .. is at our door ... and he's

Knocking ... knocking ... as his neighbors weep

... each day repeats ... are we nothing in your

Eyes? ... someone answersomeone answer ... this

Rusted garden gate ... can barely even stand ...

Their work is over now ... and rest will be at

Hand

Is their skin not the same as yours?

Can they sit at the table to drink

Cool water

Cool wateru

And his lungs are filled with rain...

And the water's rushing in...