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Sax & Violins Lyrics
Falling, falling
Gonna drop like a stone
I'm falling through the atmosphere
On a warm afternoon
If lovers discover
That ev'ryone dies
So don't tell me, please hold me
It's a dangerous life
Daddy dear
Let's get outta here
I'm scared
Ten o'clock
Nighttime in New York
It's weird
If you're looking for trouble
Well, that's what you will find
Mom & Pop
They will fuck you up
For sure
Love so deep
Kills you in your sleep
It's true
Love keeps us together
And love keeps us alive
And we - are criminals that never
broke no laws
And all - we needed was a net
to break our fall
They're searching for diamonds
They're grabbin' at straws
Sex 'n' sin
Sax 'n' violins
It's hell
Wooden heads
Furniture with legs
For sale
Love keeps us together
And love will drive us insane
And we - are criminals that never
broke no laws
And all - we needed was a net
to break our fall
Going home
Back where I belong
To stay
Rays of light
They will turn the light
To day
Birds travel together
Birds follow the sun
And I - am watching as the birds go flying home
Gonna drop like a stone
I'm falling through the atmosphere
On a warm afternoon
If lovers discover
That ev'ryone dies
So don't tell me, please hold me
It's a dangerous life
Let's get outta here
I'm scared
Ten o'clock
Nighttime in New York
It's weird
Well, that's what you will find
They will fuck you up
For sure
Love so deep
Kills you in your sleep
It's true
And love keeps us alive
broke no laws
And all - we needed was a net
to break our fall
They're grabbin' at straws
Sex 'n' sin
Sax 'n' violins
It's hell
Wooden heads
Furniture with legs
For sale
And love will drive us insane
broke no laws
And all - we needed was a net
to break our fall
Back where I belong
To stay
Rays of light
They will turn the light
To day
Birds follow the sun
And I - am watching as the birds go flying home
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I can't help but think this song is supposed to betray how the world seems for a young adult. Exploring the good and bad of love, a rebelious "criminal" who's never really done anything wrong...enjoying being ignorant to the pain of life. But soon a net will break their fall, they'll grow up and reality will set in.
This song was written for the Wim Wenders movie "Until the End of the World".
One of my favorite Talking Heads songs, a great song on a great soundtrack. A general musing on the trials and tribulations of modern life, like so many of Talking Heads songs, from David Byrne's particular off-kilter point of view. It goes perfectly with Lifetime Piling up, which follows it on the Sand in the Vaseline collection.
Looking at it now, it seems like a sequel to Life During Wartime, maybe the same character years later.
It's soooooooooooo awesome. No idea what it means, but that's the beauty of a band like Talking Heads.
its about family!
"sax and violins" is meant as a play on the words "sex and violence"
"sax and violins" is meant as a play on the words "sex and violence"
Just thought I'd mention, "Sax & Violins" = sex and violence? Even the title is a clever :)
like emily litella.
like emily litella.
what are the chorus at the end? "shut them daddy up"... i'm not sure...
"Shove them , there they are"
"Shove them , there they are"
"Mom and pop will fuck you up!"
Sums it up for me.