Talking Heads Lyrics

Album: Little Creatures

(Give Me Back My) Name Lyrics

There's a word for it

And words don't mean a thing

There's a name for it

And names make all the difference in the world

Some things can never be spoken

Some things cannot be pronounced

That word does not exist in any language

It will never be uttered by a human mouth

Let X make a statement

Let breath pass through those cracked lips

That man was my hero

And now that word has been taken from us

Some things can never be spoken

Some things cannot be pronounced

That word does not exist in any language

It will never be uttered by a human mouth

Give me back my name

Give me back my name

Something has been changed in my life

Something has been changed in my life

Something must be returned to us

Something must be returned to us