Twang Bar King

Adrian Belew Twang Bar King Lyrics
1.Twang Bar King

Well, maybe you're thinkin' i'm outasight
'cause i know you saw me kickin' at the gig last night
Maybe, baby, that's why they call
Twang bar king

Rip bash smash, burn up a fret
I can keep it in tune and nearly beat it to death
Yes, baby baby, that's why they call me
Twang bar king

Well i can bash smash beat rip tear out the guts
Burn it up and make it scream
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooohhh, listen, baby
I ain't braggin' but i'm the twang bar king
Twang bar
King


2.The Rail Song

I recall as a boy we would hop the freights
Wasn't nothin' but a kick back then
There was no better thrill for my anxious heart
Than a long flatcar
Headin' out of the yard
And i knew even then she was in my blood
Like the time when i first hired on
And the fireman laughed at my bony nose
But he tossed me a cap
Said gm&o
And i was a man...

I gave her my best years
Well, what can you do but laugh
I don't expect she'll ever be coming back

When we climbed up the great appalachians
Her engines would be raging like hell
Then we'd come back down to the rising towns
Where the cattle stare
In the frozen air
For me there nothing more sacred
Than the beautiful sound she'd make
Her long blue signal blowin' deep in the night,
It would get to me there,
It would get to me there
Now i'm afraid...

Afraid of these silent hours
Awake underneath my old cap
I don't expect she'll ever be coming back

Well, i watched the beginning of the end for her
When i saw my first jet airplane
Flying high overhead like a bird of prey
While the mighty fell
In the land of the brave
Now i'm alone.


3.Another Time

I remember everything you said to me
Your moody stance, my nervousness
Your confidence
I remember magnetism in your eyes
You told me then without a sound
You wanted me

It makes me shake to feel this way
No, this can't happen to me

I remember thinking possibilities
Of rendezvous and chemistry
I wanted you
I remember we exchanged no promises
Except to say
Another time another place

It makes me shake to feel this way
No, this can't happen to me


4.She Is Not Dead

Come singing, saying praise
Her beauty lives
She is not dead

Although i must walk alone
I am part of her
If i must hurt anything
It will not be her

Come singing, saying praise
Her beauty lives
She is not dead

What happens to her
Happens to me
What happens to her
Happens to me

Although i depart alone
From our great earth
She has given more
Than i can return

Come singing, saying praise
Her beauty lives
She is not dead


5.I Wonder

I wonder wonder wonder
Wonder what went wrong
We used to used to used to
Used to feel so strong
Now we seem to come apart at the seam
Now we speak impolitely
Now it's a fight to be nice
And you know it ain't right

I remember member member
Member what we had
We used to used to used to
Used to love so madly
Now we speak impolitely
Now we struggle even nightly
Now it's a fight to be nice
And you know it ain't right

Who is reversible
Who is replaceable
Who is reciprocal
Who is responsible
You and me


6.Life Without A Cage

You used to feel free
You used to feel fine
Now you feel like a captive
In your very own mind

I hear you've been walking on eggs again
Perched on the edge of the lunatic fringe
You can't fly, can't fly, you can't fly away
You're thinkin' about life without a cage

What can i say to you
I'm in a different state
What can i offer you
I'm on another stage
What can i do for you?

I hear you've been dying in your living room
Chained to the furniture, looking for the door
You can't move, can't move, you can't move eternally
Still thinkin' about life without a cage

You smile much less, yes,
Invariably the verge of a frown
You sleep in all day,
Hiding from your reasoning

You used to be free
Well, what can i say?


7.Sexy Rhino

You're a monster, baby
You're a super killer
I want to be wiff you, i love ya
You're a super monster killer
Show me your rhino thang


8.Fish Head

Yes, he was a fish head
His frontal lobe a retread
He rode a little motor scooter
They said he was a neuter
Tried to be a masher
He was a failure as a flasher
What made it most regrettable
He thought he was incredible

Here i come, yeah, look at me now
I'm a smooth operator, i'm a mood elevator
They always said i would be nothing but a fish head
And look at me now

Yes, he was a fish...sandwich
Unfortunate case of brain damage
His modus operandi,
A burger and a french frie
His mother was a plumber
His father was a momur
He walked around a lot and took long naps

Here i come, yeah, look at me now
I'm a smooth operator, i'm a mood elevator
They always said i would be nothing but a fish head
And look at me now
Here i come, hey, look at me now
I'm a stimulator, i'm a tax evader
They always said i would be nothing but a fish head
And look at me now

Yes he was a fish head, as stable as a waterbed
For fear of pantaphobia he moved to ethiopia

Here i come, yeah, look at me now
I'm a stimulator, i'm a space invader
They always said i would be nothing but a fish head
And look at me now


9.The Ideal Woman

She's demure...friendly...loving and good-looking
Good-looking and wealthy
She is tall, pretty, thin, blonde
A loving person, great personality, fun to be with
Independent, gorgeous, rich, powerful
Liberal yet she's very romantic
Of course, she'd have to have the perfect figure

Everywhere she goes she's beautiful
Everyone i know says she's beautiful
And i dream about her even in my sleep
Everyone i meet says she's beautiful

Blonde hair, blue eyes, about 5'6'
Well, blonde about 5'8'
Blonde about 5'9'
36' 24' 36'

Everywhere she goes she's beautiful
Everyone i know says she's beautiful
And i dream about her even in my sleep
Even with her clothes on she's beautiful

Not necessarily beautiful, but...

Lovely...sexy...she's contagious
Talented...creative...controllable
Very fashionable...good religious woman
She's extremely mobile
Silent...electrostatic...enigmatic
My wife...my mother
Pretty with hairy legs

Everywhere she goes she's beautiful
Everyone i know says she's beautiful
And i dream about her even in my sleep
Even with her clothes on she's beautiful