Mister Heartbreak

Laurie Anderson Mister Heartbreak Lyrics
1.Sharkey's Day

Sun's coming up. like a big bald head. poking up over the
grocery store. it's sharkey's day. it's sharkey's day today.
sharkey wakes up and sharkey says:there was this man... and
there was this
...and if only i could remember these dreams... i know they're
trying to tell me...something. ooooeee. strange dreams.(strange
dreams). oh yeah. and sharkey says:i turn around, it's fear. i
tur
Und aagain and it's love. oh yeah. strange dreams. and the
little girls sing:oooee sharkey. and the manager says:mr.
sharkey? he's not at his desk right now. could i take a message?
and the lit
Irls sing:oooeee sharkey. he's mister heartbreak. they
sing:oooeee sharkey. yeah. he's mister heartbreak. and sharkey
says:all of nature talks to me. if i could just figure out what
it was try
O tell me. listen! trees are swinging in the breeze. they're
talking to me. insects are rubbing their legs together. they're
all talking. they're talking to me. and short animals- they're
buckin
On their hind legs. talking.
Talking to me. hey! look out! bugs are crawling up my legs! you
know? i'd rather see this on tv. tones it down. and sharkey
says: i turn around, it's fear. i turn around again, and it's
love. no
Knows me. nobody knows my name. and sharkey says: all night long
i think of those little planes up there. flying around. uyou
can't even see them. they're specks! and they're full of tiny
people
Ng places. and sharkey says: you know? i bet they could all land
on the head of a pin. and the little girls sing: ooooeee.
sharkey! he's mister heartbreak. they sing: oooeee. that
sharkey! he's
W dance on the edge of the lake. he's a whole landscape gone to
seed. he's gone wild! he's screeching tires on an oil slick at
midnight on the road to boston a long time ago. and sharkey
says: l
! camera! action! timber! at the beginning of the movie, they
know they have to find each other. but they ride off in opposite
directions. sharkey says: i turn around, it's fear. i turn
around a
And it's love. nobody knows
Me. nobody knows my name. you know? they're growing mechanical
trees. they grow to their full height. and then they chop
themselves down. sharkey says: all of life comes from some
strange lagoon
Rises up, it bucks up to it's full height from a boggy swamp on
a foggy night. it creeps into your house. it's life! it's life!
i turn around, it's fear. i turn around again, and it's love.
nobo
Ows me. nobody knows my name. deep in the heart of darkest
america. home of the brave. ha! ha! ha! you've already paid for
this. listen to my heart beat. and the little girls sing: oooeee
sharke
's a slow dance on the edge of the lake. they sing:ooooeeee.
sharkey. hee's mister heartbreak. paging mr. sharkey. white
courtesy telephone please. and sharkey says: i turn around, it's
fear. i
Around again, and it's love. and the little girls sing:ooooeee
sharkey. yeah. on top of old smokey all covered with snow.
that's where i wanna, that's where i'm gonna that's where i'm
gonna go.


2.Langue D'amour

Let's see. uh, it was on an island. and there was this snake.
and the snake had legs. and he could walk all around the island.
yes. that's true. a snake with legs. and the man and the woman
were
He island too. and they were not very smart. but they were happy
as clams. yes. let's see. uh...then one evening the snake was
walking about in the garden and he was talking to himself and he
sa
Woman and they started to talk. and they became friends. very
good friends. and the woman liked the snake very much. because
when he talked, he make little noises with his tongue, and his
long
E was lightly licking about his lips. like there was a fire
inside his mouth and the flame would come dancing out of his
mouth. and this woman liked this very much. and after that, she
was bored
The man. because no matter what happened, he was always as happy
as a clam. what did the snake say? yes! what was he saying? ok.
i will tell you. the snake told her things about the world. he t
Er about the time there was a
Big typhoon on the island and all the sharks came out of the
water. yes. they came out of the water and they walked right
into your house with their big white teeth. and the woman heard
these t
. and she was in love. and the man came out and said: we have to
go now! and the woman did not want to go. because she was a
hothead. because she was a woman in love. anyway, we got into
their b
Nd left the island. but they never stayed anywhere very long.
because the woman was restless. she was a hothead. she was a
woman in love. and this is not a story people tell. it is
something i k
Yself. and when i do my job, i am thinking about these things.
because when i do my job, that is what i think about. oooo la la
la. yeah la la la. voici. voila'. here. and there. ooo la la la.
o
. voici le langage de l'amour. this is the language of love.
oooo la la la. oooo. oh yeah. la la la. la la. voici. voila'. la
la. here it is. there it is. la la. voici le langage de l'amour.
thi
The language of love. ah! com
Me ci, comme ca. ah! niether here nor there. voila. voila.
there. there. voici le langage de l'amour. this is the language
of love. voici le langage de l'amour. this is the language of
love. att
Attends! attends! wait! wait! wait! attends! attends! attends!
wait! wait! wait! ecoute. ecoute. ecoute. listen. listen.
listen. ooooo la la la la. ooooo. oh yeah. ooo la la la la. oh
yeah. yea
Ici le langage de l'amour. this is the language of love. voici
le langage dans mon coeur. this is the language of my heart.
oooo la la. oooo. oh yeah. voici le langage de l'amour. this is
the la
E of love. voici le langage dans mon coeur. this is the language
of my heart. voici le langage dans mon coeur. this is the
language of my heart.


3.Gravity's Angel

You can dance. you can make me laugh. you've got x-ray eyes. you
know how to sing. you're a diplomat. you've got it all.
everybody loves you. you can charm the birds out of the sky. but
i, i've
Ne thing. you always know just what to say. and when to go. but
i've got one thing. you can see in the dark. but i've got one
thing:i loved you better. last night i woke up. saw this angel.
he
In my window. and he said:girl, pretty proud of yourself, huh?
and i looked around and said:who me? and he said:the higher you
fly, the faster you fall. he said:send it up. watch it rise. se
Fall. gravity's rainbow. send it up. watch it rise. see it fall.
gravity's angel. why these mountains? why this sky? this long
road. this ugly train. well he was an ugly guy. with an ugly
face.
So ran in the human race. and even god got sad just looking at
him. and at his funeral all his friends stood around looking
said. but they were really thinking of all the ham and cheese
sandwich
The next room. and everybody
Used to hang around him. and i know why. they said: there but
for the grace of the angels go i. why these mountains? why this
sky? send it up. watch it rise. see it fall. gravity's rainbow.
sen
Up. watch it rise. and fall. gravity's angel. well, we were just
laying there. and this ghost of your other lover walked in. and
stood there. made of thin air. full of desire. look. look. look.
Orgot to take your shirt. and there's your book. and there's
your pen, sitting on the table. why these mountains? why this
sky? this ong road? this empty room? why these mountains? why
this sky?
Long road. this empty room.


4.Kokoku

I come very briefly to this place. i watch it move. i watch it
shake. kumowaku yamano. watashino sakebi. watashino koewo.
ushano kokoku. watashiwa sokoni. watashiwa asobu. mountain with
clouds.
. my voice. home of the brave. i'm here now. and lost. they say
the dead will rise again. and here they come now. strange
animals out of the ice age. and they stare at you. dumbfounded.
like big
Akes. and we say:keep cool. maybe if we pretend this never
happened, they'll all just go away. watashiwa sokoni. watashiwa
asobu. mewotoji. mewotoji. kikunowa kotori. watashino sakebi.
watashin
Wo. i am here in this place. losing. my eyes are closed. closed.
birds are there. hearing something. shouting. my voice. (and
yet, we could all be wrong. wouldn't be the first time.)
kumowaku ya
Watashiwa sokoni. watashiwa asobu. kumiwaku yamano. kikunowa
kotori. watashino sakebi. mountains with clouds. i am there.
lost. mountains with clouds. birds are there. hearing something.
a shou
Ey say the world is smaller n
Ow. small world. they say that man is taller now. tall man. they
say the stars are closer now. thank you, lucky stars. you come
very briefly to this place. jikanwa tomaru. ushano kokoku. time
is
Ped. home of the brave. and on a very distant star, slimy
creatures scan the skies. they've got plates for hands. and
telescopes for eyes. and they say: look! down they say: watch it
move. watch
Hake. watch it turn. and shake. watashiwa sokoni. watashiwa
asobu. kumowaku yamano. watashino sakebi. watashino koewo.
mewotoji. mewotoji. i am there. lost. mountains with clouds. a
cry. a shout
Eyes are shut. shut. and we say: watch us move. watch us shake.
we're so pretty. we're so pretty. we say: watch us move now.
watch us shake. we're so pretty. shake our hands. shake our
heads. we
E our feet. we're so fine. the way we move. the way we shake.
we're so nice.


5.Excellent Birds

Flying birds. excellent birds. watch them fly. there they go.
falling snow. excellent snow. here it comes. watch it fall. long
words. excellent words. ui can hear them now. this is the
picture.
Itting by the window. watching the snow fall. i'm looking out.
and i'm moving. turning in time. jump up! and i can land on my
feet. look out! this is the picture. this is the picture. this
is th
Ture. this is the picture. looking out. i'm watching now. but
when i see the future, i close my eyes. i can see it now. i see
pictures of people rising up. i see pictures of people falling
down.
E pictures of people, they're standing on their heads. they're
ready! i see pictures of people rising up. i see pictures of
people falling down. i see pictures of people, they're standing
on the
Ads. they're ready! they're looking out. look out! they're
watching out. watch out! they're looking out. look out! they're
watching out. watching watching out. i see pictures of people. i
see pi
S of people. they're watching
. they're watching out. watch out. i see pictures of people.
they're watching. they're watching out. i see pictures of
people. watching. watch out. they're watching. i see pictures of
people. wa
G out. watch out. pictures of people. they're watching out.


6.Blue Lagoon

I got your letter. thanks a lot. i've been getting lots of sun.
and lots of rest. it's really hot. days, i dive by the wreck.
nights, i swim in the blue lagoon. always used to wonder who i'd
bri
A desert island. days, i remember cities. nights, i dream about
a perfect place. days, i dive by the wreck. nights, i swim in
the blue lagoon. full fathom five thy father lies. of his bones
are
L made. those are pearls that were his eyes. nothing of him that
doth fade. but that suffers a sea change. into something rich
and strange. and i alone am left to tell the tale. call me
ishmael.
T your letter. thanks a lot. i've been getting lots of sun. and
lots of rest. it's really hot. always used to wonder who i'd
bring to a desert island. days, i remember rooms. nights, i swim
in t
Ue lagoon. i saw a plane today. flying low over the island. but
my mind was somewhere else. and if you ever get this letter.
thinking of you. love and kisses. blue pacific. signing off.


7.Sharkey's Night

Sun's going down. like a big bald head. disappearing behind the
boulevard. (oooeee.) it's sharkey's night. yeah. it's sharkey's
night tonight. and the manager says:sharkey? he's not at his
desk
T now. (oh yeah.) could i take a message? and sharkey says:hey,
kemosabe! long time no see. he says:hey sport. you connect the
dots. you pick up the pieces. he says:you know, i can see two ti
Ctures of myself and there's one in each of you eyes. and
they're doin' everything i do. every time i light a cigarette,
they light up theirs. i take a drink and i look in and they're
drinkin' t
T's drivin' me crazy. it's drivin' me nuts. and sharkey
says:deep in the heart of darkest america. home of the brave. he
says:listen to my heart beat. paging mr. sharkey. white courtesy
teleph
Lease.