Shayla

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Shayla by Blondie

About Shayla

"Shayla" is a song by the American rock band Blondie from their fourth album Eat To The Beat. It was written by guitarist Chris Stein. Chris describes Shayla as “‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ goes to space” as Debbie Harry tells the story of a young woman who quits her job at the factory, longing to escape her menial, capitalistic life. She gets much more than she asked for as an extraterrestrial comes to take her out of this world. The song has been covered by Berlin, Jeremy Jay and Dee Madden. .

Shayla Lyrics

[00:46.78] Shayla
[00:49.91] worked in a factory
[00:54.14] She wasn't history
[00:58.14] She's just a number
[01:03.71] One day
[01:06.88] she gets her final pay
[01:11.15] And she goes far away

[01:33.49] Green trees
[01:37.73] call to me
[01:41.84] I am free
[01:44.29] but life is so cheap
[01:50.09] Scenery
[01:53.29] is still outside of me
[01:58.52] All alone
[02:01.21] trapped by its beauty

[02:07.44] Shayla turned to run away
[02:10.84] To leave in peace and end her stay
[02:15.49] Years of fear were in her way
[02:19.08] Lost in space and down she came

[02:39.73] Suddenly
[02:43.00] some subtle entity
[02:46.95] some cosmic energy
[02:50.80] brushed her like shadows
[02:56.24] Down here
[02:59.35] we stop to wonder
[03:03.51] Cars on the freeway
[03:07.67] Bright lights and thunder
[00:57.94]

From the album: Eat To The Beat