Strange Ritual

David Byrne

A man sits in a field ? contemplating his crops

In his mind he travels all over the world



Mmm--I see hairstyles

Scenes of beauty

Scenes that disgust me

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 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



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

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