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Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me around
I feel numb, burn with a weak heart
Guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground, head in the sky
It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing
I got plenty of time
You got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight
Home, is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home, she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from the other
I find you, or you find me?
There was a time before we were born
If someone asks, this is where I'll be, where I'll be
We drift in and out
Sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home
And share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me till my heart stops
Love me till I'm dead
Eyes that light up
Eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head
Pick me up and turn me around
I feel numb, burn with a weak heart
Guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground, head in the sky
It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing
I got plenty of time
You got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money, always for love
Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight
Home, is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home, she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from the other
I find you, or you find me?
There was a time before we were born
If someone asks, this is where I'll be, where I'll be
We drift in and out
Sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home
And share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me till my heart stops
Love me till I'm dead
Eyes that light up
Eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Track duration: 04:59
"This Must Be the Place" as written by David/weymouth Byrne
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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"I have written a love song, though. In this film I sing it to a lamp."
I can't remember exactly which interview it was, but I'm sure I remember David Byrne mentioning that the 'Naive Melody' subtitle is a reflection of the fact that a lot of musicians would consider the underlying melody particularly simple or 'naive' . As he explains, mostly because it's the same few notes cycled through which are played by both the guitar and the bass simultaneously.
I think how synonymous the track has become with weddings or to being 'our song' for couples is a true testimony to how true a love song it is. Not that I witnessed it at the time, but I also loved the idea of having a priest come up and marry people on the stage while David Byrne sung the song in Las Vegas!
"Home, is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there.
I come home, she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place."
I love the live version from Stop Making Sense. Not only does it sound better than the studio version, but I love the visuals. The only light comes from a lamp onstage and when it's first turned on, the screens behind the band light up with images of books in a bookshelf. Seeing that always makes me think of my father's house and how he always has a lamp turned on in his bedroom to illuminate the books in his bookcase. Also, I never realized that I wanted to be a lamp until I saw the video... ;)
"Sing into my mouth"
Seems like a different use for the mouth or a sensual thing to ask somebody to do so instead of singing to his ears.
Sorry if i don't make myself clear: english is not my first language.
I love the passing of time"
That says everything.
It's a great song because it demonstrates that phase where a man has just fallen for a woman, going against his natural self and just having a ball with his mate.
It is heart-wrenching considering the reality - that over time, the chemicals that surge during this phase will settle down. It is like your time getting high on ecstacy. You don't quite believe that a pill can make you feel happy. So you say sure, try it, and then there you are. Feeling nothing but love for everyone and everything. It's not a rumor after all. You are right there...at least for a relatively short period of time. And you spend the rest of your life chasing that moment, that feeling - but it is a unique time. Everything after that could be objectively better but it is that one moment that is burned in your mind to be the best time.