Crosseyed and Painless

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Crosseyed and Painless by Talking Heads

About Crosseyed and Painless

"Crosseyed and Painless" is a song by American new wave band Talking Heads. It was released in 1980 in the United States as a promotional single from their fourth studio album, Remain in Light. Although the single failed to reach on the US main chart, it reached to 20 on the US Dance chart to become Talking Heads' highest charting dance single. They chose this song for their second music video, released in 1981. The song uses instruments and techniques such as cowbell loops, congas, bells, staccato guitar rhythms, and electronic blips. .

Crosseyed and Painless Lyrics

[00:13.73] Lost my shape
[00:17.24] Trying to act casual
[00:21.10] Can't stop
[00:23.88] I might end up in the hospital
[00:27.84] Changing my shape
[00:30.99] I feel like an accident
[00:34.84] They're back
[00:37.88] To explain their experience
[00:41.81] Isn't it weird?
[00:45.16] Looks too obscure to me
[00:48.55] Wasting away
[00:51.86] That was their policy
[00:55.62] I'm ready to leave
[00:59.35] I push the fact in front of me
[01:03.13] Facts lost
[01:05.82] Yeah, facts are never what they seem to be
[01:09.84] Nothing there
[01:12.90] No information left of any kind
[01:16.60] L-l-lifting my head
[01:20.22] L-l-looking for the danger signs
[01:24.22] There was a line
[01:27.33] There was a formula
[01:30.99] Sharp as a knife
[01:34.48] Facts cut a hole in us
[01:38.07] There was a line
[01:41.55] There was a formula
[01:45.10] Sharp as a knife
[01:48.63] Facts cut a hole in us
[01:54.32]
[02:22.74] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[02:28.16] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[02:35.29] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[02:42.38] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[02:50.00] The feeling returns
[02:52.69] Whenever we close our eyes
[02:56.16] Lifting my head
[02:59.84] Looking around inside
[03:04.09] The island of doubt
[03:06.89] It's like the taste of medicine
[03:10.53] Working by hindsight
[03:13.90] Got the message from the oxygen
[03:17.56] M-m-making a list
[03:20.79] Find the cost of opportunity
[03:24.67] Doing it right
[03:27.99] Facts are useful in emergencies
[03:31.84] The feeling returns
[03:35.00] Whenever we close our eyes
[03:38.81] Lifting my head
[03:42.49] Looking around inside
[03:46.01] Facts are simple and facts are straight
[03:48.62] Facts are lazy and facts are late
[03:50.40] Facts all come with points of view
[03:52.13] Facts don't do what I want them to
[03:54.05] Facts just twist the truth around
[03:55.60] Facts are living turned inside out
[03:57.52] Facts are getting the best of them
[03:59.32] Facts are nothing on the face of things
[04:01.15] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:07.82] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:14.96] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:22.10] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:29.30] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:36.55] I'm still waiting, I-I-I'm still waiting
[04:42.28]

From the album: Popular Favorites 1976 - 1992 / Sand in the Vaseline