TALKING HEADS – BORN UNDER PUNCHES

Lyrics

Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands!
The hand speaks
The hand of a government man
Well I'm a tumbler
Born under punches
I'm so thin
All I want is to breathe (I'm too thin)
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space so we move in-between (in-between it)
And keep one step ahead of yourself
Don't you miss it? Don't you miss it?
Some 'a you people just about missed it
Last time to make plans, well, I'm a tumbler
I'm a government man
Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tumble 'cross the floor (but I'm a tumbler)
When you get to where you wanna be (Thank you, thank you)
When you get to where you wanna be (Don't even mention it!)
Take a look at these hands, they're passing in-between us
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands, you don't have to mention it
No thanks, I'm a government man
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, where the hand has been
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Got time?), and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, where the hand has been
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (I'm not a drowning man)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (And I'm not a burning building)
And the heat goes on (I'm a tumbler)
And the heat goes on (Drowning cannot hurt a man)
Where the hand has been
And the heat goes on (Fire cannot hurt a man)
And the heat goes on (Not the government man)
And the heat goes on (All)
And the heat goes on (I want)
And the heat goes on (Is to breathe)
And the heat goes on (Thank you, thank you)
And the heat goes on (Won't)
And the heat goes on (You breathe)
And the heat goes on (With me?)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Find)
And the heat goes on (A little space)
And the heat goes on (So we)
And the heat goes on (Move in-between) (I'm so thin)
And the heat goes on (And keep)
And the heat goes on (One step ahead)
And the heat goes on (Of yourself)
And the heat goes on (I'm catching up with myself!)
And the heat goes on (All)
And the heat goes on (I want)
And the heat goes on (Is to breathe)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Won't)
And the heat goes on (You breathe)
And the heat goes on (With me?)
And the heat goes on (Hands of a government man)
And the heat goes on (Find)
And the heat goes on (A little space)
And the heat goes on (So we)
And the heat goes on (Move in-between)
And the heat goes on (And keep)
And the heat goes on (One step ahead)
And the heat goes on (Of yourself)
And the heat goes on (Don't you miss it, don't you miss it)
And the heat goes on (All)
And the heat goes on (I want)
And the heat goes on (Is to breathe)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Won't)
And the heat goes on (You breathe)
And the heat goes on (With me?)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Find)
And the heat goes on (A little space)
And the heat goes on (So we)
And the heat goes on (Move in-between)
And the heat goes on (And keep)
And the heat goes on (One step ahead)
And the heat goes on (Of yourself)

Paroles (Traduction)

Jette un œil à ces mains
Jette un œil à ces mains !
La main parle
La main d'un homme du gouvernement
Eh bien, je suis un acrobate
Né sous les coups
Je suis si mince
Tout ce que je veux, c'est respirer (je suis trop mince)
Ne voudrais-tu pas respirer avec moi ?
Trouver un petit espace pour que nous bougions entre (entre ça)
Et rester un pas en avant de toi-même
Est-ce que ça te manque ? Est-ce que ça te manque ?
Certains d'entre vous l'ont presque manqué
La dernière fois pour faire des plans, eh bien, je suis un acrobate
Je suis un homme du gouvernement
Jamais vu quelque chose comme ça auparavant
Des corps tombent et roulent sur le sol (mais je suis un acrobate)
Quand tu arrives où tu veux être (Merci, merci)
Quand tu arrives où tu veux être (N'en parle même pas !)
Jette un œil à ces mains, elles passent entre nous
Jette un œil à ces mains
Jette un œil à ces mains, tu n'as pas besoin d'en parler
Non merci, je suis un homme du gouvernement
Et la chaleur continue, et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue, et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue, là où la main a été
Et la chaleur continue, et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue (Tu as le temps ?), et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue, et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue, là où la main a été
Et la chaleur continue, et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue (Je ne suis pas un homme qui se noie)
Et la chaleur continue
Et la chaleur continue (Et je ne suis pas un bâtiment en feu)
Et la chaleur continue (Je suis un acrobate)
Et la chaleur continue (Se noyer ne peut pas faire de mal à un homme)
Là où la main a été
Et la chaleur continue (Le feu ne peut pas faire de mal à un homme)
Et la chaleur

Thématique Rock

Style Rock

Keywords New wave, Rock

Entités normées Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth