Artist: Talking Heads

Submitted by Annie.

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Cool Water

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

Work, work, work, work ... Work till holes are
filled ... Work, work, work, work ... 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 table, too
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

Work, work,work
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 answer, someone 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 water
And his lungs are filled with rain...
And the water´s rushing in...

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2. (Nothing But) Flowers
3. A Clean Break
4. Air
5. And She Was
6. Animals
7. Artists Only
8. Big Daddy
9. Bill
10. Blind
11. Born Under Punches
12. Burning Down the House
13. Cities
14. City Of Dreams
15. Cool Water
16. Creatures Of Love
17. Crosseyed and Painless
18. Don’t Worry About the Government
19. Dream Operator
20. Drugs
21. Electric Guitar
22. First Week / Last Week ... Carefree
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24. Found a Job
25. Genius Of Love
26. Girlfriend Is Better
27. Give me back my name
28. Happy Day
29. Heaven
30. Hey Now
31. Houses In Motion
32. I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
33. I Zimbra
34. I’m Not In Love
35. Life During Wartime
36. Lifetime Piling Up
37. Listening Wind
38. Love For Sale
39. Love Goes To Building On Fire
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41. Memories Can’t Wait
42. Mind
43. Mommy Daddy You and I
44. Moon Rocks
45. Mr. Jones
46. Name
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48. No Compassion
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52. Paper
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58. Puzzlin’ Evidence
59. Radio Head
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61. Ruby Dear
62. Sax & Violins
63. Seen And Not Seen
64. Slippery People
65. Stay Hungry
66. Stay Up Late
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68. Take Me To The River
69. Television Man
70. Tentative Decisions
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75. The Facts Of Life
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