Devo Album

hello
this is devo
we would like to say
things go both ways
new ideas stupid moves
nightmares or dreams come true
mucho work minus play
tension mounts in a twisted face
dark clouds in the crystal ball
tension mounts in a foreign place
the screw turns someone calls
time out for fun!
so you're living under the gun
circumstances have you on the run
a doctor frowns you feel bad
take this you've just been had!
don't you lose it now listen to us
everything's going to be all right
take a break take some time
everything's going to be all right
don't you lose it remember to take
time out for fun!
so your life has just begun
somebody else is saying that it's done
nurses whisper others grin
something's funny at your expense again

peek-a-boo!
i can see you
and i know what you do
so put your hands on your face
and cover up your eyes
don't look until i signal
peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo!
peek-a-boo!
the way that we weren't is what we'll
become
so please pay attention while i show
you some
of what's about to happen
peek-a-boo!
i know what you do
cause i do it too
laugh if you want to or say you
don't care
if you cannot see it you think it's
not there
it doesn't work that way

she's out of sync
and everyone around her
knows that something is wrong
she's out of sync
she's got all the symptoms
of a girl who skipped a beat
she's out of sync
a piece of ancient history
she's a walking mirage .
she's out of sync
she entered through the exit
and never stopped to think
she's out of sync she's a half
step behind
she's out of luck her body split from
her mind
she's out of orbit she'll never connect
she'll run out of time before she
accepts she's out of sync
she's out of sync - - - - (sync)
she's out of sync - - - (sync)
Lyricsshe's out of sync
everybody senses
there s a distance to keep
she's out of sync
and totally committed
to living in a dark age
she's out of sync
constantly undoing
what's already been done
she's out of sync
trapped in a silent movie
and she's on the brink
she's out of focus
she's a warp in time
she's discontinued
a break in the line

we like explosions that leave you
feeling good
we like ideas that change the world
for good
there's nothing past the stop'n go
there's nothing but the ebb and flow
there's nothing like some in and out
there's nothing more than what
you know
we like new places that jets can't take
you to
we do like music when it does what it
should do
yes o yeah
yes o yeah
yes (we like) o yeah (explosions)
yes (we like) o yeah (explosions)
we like explosions it's only right
we should
we like ideas we thought you
understood
we like new places until they're
overrun
we do like music-loud shots from the
big spudgun

everybody it's a good thing
everybody wants a good thing
everybody ain't it true that
everybody's looking for the
same thing
ain't it true there's just no doubt
there's some things that you can't
do without
and that's good
ain't it true as the sun that shines
you got yours and you got mine
and that's good
everybody's just like you it's true
everybody wants a good thing too
now let's have a great big hand
for everybody who can understand
life's a bee without a buzz
it's going great till you get stung
and let us not forget to toast
everyone who might have missed
the boat
and to everybody else who waits
until the next one sails in again
everybody it's a good thing
ain't it true it's a monumental
good thing

patterns all around you
patterns everywhere
patterns of behavior
sometimes seem unfair
can you recognize the patterns that
you find?
patterns unfamiliar
patterns lead you through (to)
patterns of discovery
tracing out the clues
can you recognize the patterns that
you find?
stuck in your mind
in this land where stability is hard
to find
you can rearrange the patterns
so unkind
don't bother asking why a pattern
never cries
old patterns never die they just go on
and on

patterns multiplying
re-direct our view
endless variations
make it all seem new

i am cowboy kim
cowboy kim i am
i am a lucky cowboy
let me tell you why
i'm a man with a mission
a boy with a gun
i got a picture in my pocket of the
lucky one
i'll announce the winner
on the radio
with my microphone
i do a super show
i wear a cowboy hat
it is my business hat
i'm on till 1:00 a.m.
i must tell you that
i'm a man with a mission
a boy with a gun
i got a picture in my pocket of the
lucky one
who doesn't know i'm a big mess
Lyricsi mean a really big mess
a big big mess he was all mixed
up and a
big mess he was a
big mess he was a
he was really mixed up
cowboy kim i am
mr. reality
the most important thing
i put away my toys

with my microphone
i do a super show
i'll announce the winner
on the radio

i'm speed racer and i drive real fast
he's speed racer and he drives
real fast
drive real fast, i'm gonna last

i'm a big pirate and i like to steal
he's a big pirate and he likes to steal
i like to steal and i like to kill
go go go speed racer

i'm a barbie doll but i got brains
she's a barbie doll but she got brains
i've got brains and i like sex
she's got brains and she likes sex

i'm your doctor and here's the bill
he's your doctor and here's your bill
doctor steel and here's your pills
he likes to steal so here's the bill

I used to plan and plot
And try to live correct
Lately I do a lot
Of things that don't make sense

Now I must do what I must
Now why do you think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire when he can

Find a way not to get burned?
I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(Even though hes gonna get it)

Below the sky above
Beyond whats good and true
Some thing as loud as love
Calls out I cant refuse

I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(Even though he might regret it)

i pledge allegiance to the thought
that your love is all that matters
and your gestures have the power
to bring the whole world to its knees
don't let me torment you
don't let me bring you down
don't ever let me hurt you
don't let me fail because
i desire your attention
i desire your perfect love
i desire nothing more (than this)
(or less)
to give you happiness
could become a lifetime goal
a smile i might bring you
is more important than world peace
i pledge allegiance to the fact
that you're wise to walk away
for nothing is more dangerous
than desire when it's wrong

i've been walking in a deep sleep
sleepwalking but i just woke up
from a deep sleep
a very deep sleep
i've been running on remote control
in a deep sleep
i awoke the moment i was told
a smile is just a frown turned around
on the face of a clown with a mean
streak
it was a deep sleep
a very deep sleep
i can't remember what i used
to know
somebody help me now and let
me go
into a deep sleep
push me back now let me go
into a dream again
to a sleep unlike before
so deep it never ends
i've been caught inside a deep sleep
sleepwalking as i watch myself
in a deep sleep
i keep pretending that it's someone
else