I ride on a perfect freeway
Many people on that road
I heard the sound of someone laughing
I saw my neighbor’s car explodeJust up ahead
Against the sky
Quicker than you blink your eyeOh my brother, I still wonder, are you alright?
And among the living, we are giving,
all through the nightFrom the milk of human kindness
From the breast we all partake
Hungry for a social contract
She welcomes you with dark embrace(puts)
socks and shoes
Upon our feet
Little fishes swim upstreamOh my brother, I still wonder, are you alright?
In the deepest silence, gold and diamonds,
all through the nightEverything that happens will happen today
& nothing has changed, but nothing’s the same
and ev’ry tomorrow could be yesterday
& and ev’rything that happens will happen todayev’rything that happens will happen today
and nothing has changed but nothing’s the same
& ev’ry tomorrow could be yesterday
and ev’rything that happens could happen today
–lyrics from david byrne.com, written by david byrne & brian eno.
next track on the album is Life is Long, which also seems appropriate.
