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Artist: David Byrne
Canonical path: /david-byrne/the-great-intoxication
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The Great Intoxication
Read The Great Intoxication lyrics by David Byrne on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Great Intoxication
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Who Disco?
Who Techno?
Who Hip-Hop?
Who Be Bop?
Who's been playing records in his bedroom?
Who rocks out?
Who's spaced out?
Who brings you?
Who sings you?
Who's still workin' on his masterpiece?
The great intoxication
The mental generation
Sound effects & laughter
Stupid ever after
Hopin' it was cranked up
Loud enough for you to hear
He's drunk and he's insistent
Shy but he's persistent
Boisterous & jumpy
Disorganized & funky
Every day he wonders
What the hell she sees in him?
Ah, but who saves you?
Who craves you?
Who Heartbreaks?
Who love makes?
Look into the eyeball of your boyfriend
Who drives you?
Capsized you?
Who shakes you?
Who wakes you?
Who's still workin' on his masterpiece
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David Byrne performs "The Great Intoxication", and this lyric page sits inside the David Byrne catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Forro In The Dark (Asa Branca) and Tiny Town with a short reason for opening each page next.
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