Remain in Light
Album - 8 ottobre 1980 - Debaser id 9912

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 on 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!
And I'm a tumbler...
I'm a Government Man.

Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tumble 'cross the floor [Well I'm a tumbler!]
When you get to where you wanna be [Thank you! Thank you!]
When you get to where you wanna be [Well, Don't even mention it!]

Oh, 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 (Wheeeep!) heat goes on
And the heat goes on [heeh heeh]...And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on [brbbrbbrb]...Where the hand has been [chtktktktk]
And the heat goes on...And the heat goes on [aaaaaiiiigh!]

And the heat goes on... [I 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 (Oooip!) has been
And the heat goes on...And the heat (hehuh hehuh hehuh hehuh) goes on...

I'm not a drowning man!
And I'm not a burning building! I'm a tumbler!
Drowning cannot hurt a man!
Fire cannot hurt a man. Not the Government Man.

All I want is to breathe [Thank you. Thank you.]
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space...So we move in-between [I'm so thin]
And keep one step ahead of yourself. [I'm catching up with myself]

All I want is to breathe [brehuh ehuh]
Won't you breathe with me [Hands of a Government Man]
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself. [Don't you miss it! Don't you
miss it!]

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...And the heat goes on...
And the heat goes on...And the heat goes on...And the heat goes on...
Where the hands has been...And the heat goes on...And the heat goes
on...And the heat goes on...

Lost my shape
Trying to act casual
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
I'm changing my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back
To explain their experience

Isn't it weird
Looks too obscure to me
Wasting away
And that was their policy

I'm ready to leave
I push the fact in front of me
Facts lost
Facts are never what they seem to be
Nothing there
No information left of any kind
Lifting my head
Looking for danger signs

There was a line
There was a formula
Sharp as a knife
Facts cut a hole in us
There was a line
There was a forula
Sharp as a knife
Facts cut a hole in us

I'm still waiting (x8)

The feeling returns
Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside

The island of doubt
It's like the taste of medicine
Working by hindsight
Got the message from the oxygen
Making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useless in emergencies

The feeling returns
Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don't do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts don't stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape

I'm still waiting (x8)

Sometimes the world has a load of questions,
Seems like the world knows nothing at all.
The world is near but it's out of reach,
Some people touch it, but they can't hold on.

She ... is moving to describe the world.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
She ... has messages for everyone.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
She ... is moving by remote control.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
Hands that move her are invisible.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)

The world has a way of looking at people.
Sometimes we feel that the world is wrong.
She loves the world, and all the people in it,
She shakes 'em up when she start to walk.

She ... is only partly human being.
(Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.)
She ... defines the possibilities.
(Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.)
Holding on for an eternity.
(Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.)
Gone ... and ending without finishing.
(Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.)

The world moves on a woman's hips!
The world moves and it swivels and bops!
The world moves on a woman's hips!
The world moves and it bounces and hops!

A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!
A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!
She gonna hold me, move me, hold me, move me, hold, move, hold, hold me move me,
A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!

She ... is moving to describe the world.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
She ... has messages for everyone.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
She ... is moving by remote control.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
Hands that move her are invisible.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)

She ...
(Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.)
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
[x4]

A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!
A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!
She gonna hold me, move me, hold me, move me, hold, move, hold, hold me move me,
A world of light ... she gonna open our eyes up!

Wanna define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so.
(Night must fall -- darker, darker.)
(She ... has got to move the world ... to move the world ... to move the world.)
[x8]

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself: Well...How did I get here?

Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime; water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime; water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
Water dissolving...and water removing

Letting the days go by; let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by; water flowing underground
Into the blue again; into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones; there is water underground
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a life time water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Look at where my hand was
time isn't holding us, time isn't after us
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

letting the days go by(x3)
once in a lifetime
letting the days go by(x3)
once in a lifetime

Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill
Mojique thinks of days before Americans came
He sees(serves) the foreigners in growing numbers
He sees the foreigners in fancy houses
He dreams of days that he can still remember...now.

Mojique holds a package in his quivering hands
Mojique sends the package to the American man
Softly he glides along the streets and alleys
Up comes the wind that makes them run for cover
He feels the time is surely now or never...more.

The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
The dust in my head
The dust in my head
The wind in my heart
Tu sei sgangheraaa........AT THIS POINT
(Come to) Drive them away
Drive them away.

Mojique buys equipment in the market place
Mojique plants devices through the free trade zone
He feels the wind is lifting up his people
He calls the wind to guide him on his mission
He knows his friend the wind is always standing...by.

Mojique smells the wind that comes from far away
Mojique waits for news in a quiet place
He feels the presence of the wind beside(around) him
He feels the power of the past behind him
He has the knowledge of the wind to guide him...on.

A TERRIBLE SIGNAL
TOO WEAK TO EVEN RECOGNIZE
A GENTLE COLLAPSING
THE REMOVAL OF THE INSIDES

I'M TOUCHED BY YOUR PLEAS
I VALUE THESE MOMENTS
WE'RE OLDER THAN WE REALIZE
...IN SOMEONE'S EYES

A FREQUENT RETURNING
AND LEAVING UNNOTICED
A CONDITION OF MERCY
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER

A VIEW TO REMEMBER
THE CENTER IS MISSING
THEY QUESTION HOW THE FUTURE LIES
...IN SOMEONE'S EYES
THE GENTLE COLLAPSING
OF EVERY SURFACE
WE TRAVEL ON THE QUIET ROAD
...THE OVERLOAD