Houses In Motion Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Nirge 

Cover art for Houses In Motion lyrics by Talking Heads

Appears to be about a man, completely determined to work towards his very introverted goal, which makes him detached from and slightly paranoid of his peers. He is killing his sense of social contact and values as he's resolutely "digging" for this idea, which seems to be of meaning-of-life level importance (or actually the meaning of life), and he imposes self-isolation with his erratic behavior. He sparringly says anything anymore, but when he does he babbles on about his thoughts until people start to quiet him down, all to the point where even his girlfriend "give up hope".

@Nirge Yes . . . and one extremely introverted goal is to stay perpetually high. This also makes one detached and paranoid, is similar to digging one's own grave, is very difficult to stop, makes one alternately talkative and silent, and causes loved ones to give up hope. Adding 'I,m walking a line . . . divide and dissolve' strengthens this interpretation. The 'This wan't the time/so nothing was done' and 'Im turning around, no trouble at all' lines are about cleaning up. The two different houses are the sober world and the drug world. It fits.