LAURIE ANDERSON > Language is a virus

Paradise...
Is exactly like
Where you are right now
Only much, much, better.
I saw this guy on the train
And he seemed to gave gotten stuck
In one of those abstract trances.
And he was going:
"Ugh...Ugh...Ugh..."
And Fred said:
"I think he's in some kind of pain. I think it's a pain cry."
And I said:
"Pain cry? Then language is a virus."

Language! It's a virus! Language! It's a virus!

Well I was talking to a friend
And I was saying:
"I wanted you. And I was looking for you.
But I couldn't find you. I couldn't find you."
And he said:
"Hey! Are you talking to me? Or are you just practicing
For one of those performances of yours?
Huh?"

Language! It's a virus! Language! It's a virus!

He said:
"I had to write that letter to your mother.
And I had to tell the judge that it was you.
(It's a job.), (It's a charm.)
And I had to sell the car and go to Florida.
Because that's just my way of saying..."
That I love you.

And I had to call you at the crack of dawn
And list the times that I've been wrong.
Cause that's just my way of saying That I'm sorry.
(It's a job.)
Sorry!

Language! It's a virus! Language! It's a virus!

Paradise...
Is exactly like
Where you are right now
Only, much, much, better...
(It's a shipwreck), (It's a job.)
You know? I don't believe there's such a thing as TV.
I mean - They just keep showing you the same pictures
Over and over.
And when they talk
They just make sounds
That more or less synch up with their lips.
That's what I think!

Language! It's a virus! Language! It's a virus!
Language! It's a virus!

Well I dreamed there was an island
That rose up from the sea.
And everybody on the island
Was somebody from TV.
And there was a beautiful view
But nobody could see.
Cause everybody on the island
Was screaming:
"Look at me! Look at me!  Look at me! Look at me!"

Paradise...
Is exactly like where you are right now
Only, much, much, better... 

Language is a virus form outer space

William S. Burroughs