This Is That - David Byrne

When the song comes on

When I hear them say

Everything stops

Everything changes

There’s nothing special now

It’s nothing profound

But something about the way it sounds

When the melody ends

And the rhythm kicks in

It knows where I’m at

And it knows where I’ve been

That’s when I call you up

That’s when my river overflows

That’s when I use my cash card

That’s when I think of who you are

That’s when there’s a knock at the door

And that’s what we’re doing it for

Well that’s I got your message

That’s when I sing this song

That’s when he says it’s over

That’s when my life is in your hands now

That’s when I call you up

That’s when my river overflows

That’s when I use my cash card

That’s when I think of who you are

This is when

This is now

This is that

This is how

This is what

This is then

This is where