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29-DEC-2005

Crosseyed and Painless (Talking Heads) charlie


Crosseyed and Painless


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...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
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...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...

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Olympus DSLR Challenge03-Feb-2006 20:58
Charlie. This image really has hung around my mind haunting me. It really captures that edge between grief and craziness. - brent
Shirley Haden27-Jan-2006 17:59
You are sure right about that! I could see this on the jacket of this 45 for sure. I love Talking Heads, this mistake has somehow turned into a "oh I did that on purpose" photo. Good choice Charlie!
Olympus DSLR Challenge27-Jan-2006 14:27
More art direction than art..... A missed shot that seemed to work with the lyric.
Ahhh the conceptual nature of this should produce some great things in the comp. Thanks for your comment Flick.
Charlie
kodak_challenge27-Jan-2006 09:21
Excellent Charlie. Very creative.
Flick.