They Might Be Giants - Certain People I Could Name lyrics
[They Might Be Giants - Certain People I Could Name lyrics]
The few surviving samurai
Survey the battlefield
Count the arms, the legs and heads
And then divide by five drenched in blood
They move across the screen
Do I need to point
Or do you see the one I mean?
The one in back, the way he acts
Is he reminding you of anyone we know?
Isn't he so
Like certain people I could name?
Halfway through the 30 minutes
Halfway round the world
Here's the story on the genocidal overlord
In her palace with her epaulettes
Watch her little gestures as
She lights her cigarette
Look at her, you must see it, too
Is she reminding you of anyone we know?
Isn't she so
Like certain people I could name?
Disembodied and detached
A voice describes the scene
As a lizard stalks a helpless creature on TV
Music underscores the tragedy
Eyes with no expression watch
The unsuspecting prey
Who is it like, doesn't it strike you
As the very image of someone we know?
Isn't it so like certain people
How could anybody miss the obvious
And the uncanny and the clear resemblance?
Isn't it just
Like certain people I could name?
Survey the battlefield
Count the arms, the legs and heads
And then divide by five drenched in blood
They move across the screen
Do I need to point
Or do you see the one I mean?
The one in back, the way he acts
Is he reminding you of anyone we know?
Isn't he so
Like certain people I could name?
Halfway through the 30 minutes
Halfway round the world
Here's the story on the genocidal overlord
In her palace with her epaulettes
Watch her little gestures as
She lights her cigarette
Look at her, you must see it, too
Is she reminding you of anyone we know?
Isn't she so
Like certain people I could name?
Disembodied and detached
A voice describes the scene
As a lizard stalks a helpless creature on TV
Music underscores the tragedy
Eyes with no expression watch
The unsuspecting prey
Who is it like, doesn't it strike you
As the very image of someone we know?
Isn't it so like certain people
How could anybody miss the obvious
And the uncanny and the clear resemblance?
Isn't it just
Like certain people I could name?