Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Once (or more) in a Lifetime

Talking Heads have been running through my brain all morning.

The lyrics are in dispute however... on the last refrain.

Sing365 is no help: (link here)
Time isn't holding us
Time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us
[unknown line]

KOHIT is completely off their rocker (link here): (there's no twister)
SAME AS IT EVER WAS
HEY LETS ALL TWIST OUR THUMBS
HERE COMES THE TWISTER

Lyric Freak and Lyrics007 get it close: (link here and here)
Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us, time doesn't hold you back
(and in the studio version, I think this is very close)

I used to think the lyric was
Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us
Time isn't holding us, time is an omnibus ...but I guess you only hear what one Wants to hear.

The live version, from Stop Making Sense, is here:

Wherein it is very clear... Time is a pony ride. (note clarity at the 4:20 mark)

Pandora and Songlyrics.com got it right: (links here and here)
Time isn't holding us
Time isn't after us
Time isn't holding up
Time is a pony ride

I learn something new everyday.

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