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David Byrne — Back in the Box
Album: David Byrne
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Released: 1994
Length: 4:24
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The sun shines on the living
The sun shines on the dead
The sun shines on you and me
Wherever we lay our heads

The sun shines on the evil
The sun shines on the good
It doesn't favour righteousness
Although you wish it would

Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny
Are you still awake?
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny
I'm terribly scared

And now I need an oasis
A place to hide from the day
I'd like a little dark tiny room
Where the music plays

Maybe you just lost somebody
Maybe your whole world has changed
The sun don't really care about that
It shines on anyway

Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny
Are you still awake?
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny
I'm terribly scared

I'm going back in the box
Back in the box
Back in the box again
Back in the box
Back in the box
Back in the box again

And now love's terrifying
But I cannot hide what I want
You cannot hear me or see me now
Because I've gone back in the box

If I don't make no decisions
Then I won't make no mistakes
But through all those tiny holes
Well the light's still getting in

I'm going back in the box
Back in the box
Back in the box again
I'm going back in the box
Back in the box

Back in the box again ...
Comments (16)add comment
Please one day, one single day, withoud DB or TH...
Posted 5 months ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
David Byrne would have done everyone a great favor post-Talking Heads if he'd let someone else do the singing...
Posted 9 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 benhardt57 wrote:

I swear, I hear this guy's voice EVERY time I turn on this station.



Said like it's a bad thing...
Posted 9 months ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
I swear, I hear this guy's voice EVERY time I turn on this station.
Posted 7 years ago by benhardt57    [ Reply ]
Boy, this is irritating...
Posted 7 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Is RP getting political this morning?
Posted 8 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
 Kaisersosay wrote:
This one should go back in the box forever

 
Yeah, not one of Byrne's finest efforts.
Posted 8 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
I keep hearing:

Bad in Iraq
Bad in Iraq
Bad in Iraq, again 
Posted 8 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
                               
                       Heavens! Outside the box,  back in the Box makes sense by design.
                Now,  I'm inspired by my own sudden impulse, now I'm ready and willing to release
                                                   Some other wisecrack box designs.


Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
dbpsd
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
This one should go back in the box forever
Posted 8 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
about to go out ... yep.. hits the spot.
Posted 8 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
dumb song, good beat   ...   good music for hammering nails
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Never was a fan of Talking Heads though I recognize that the band was leading edge.

 This is more interesting than enjoyable but I'm glad it is played on RP.
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I think this song rocks. I have never listened to songs from this album because I didn't have an amazing station like RP way back when.
Posted 9 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
His voice is just ridiculous....and his lyrics genius!
The world has changed...but it shines on anyway!
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]