
Date of issue: 12.06.2006
Record label: Warner
Song language: English
Strange Ritual |
A man sits in a field — contemplating his crops |
In his mind he travels all over the world |
I see hairstyles, strange rituals |
Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me |
I see, I see me |
I felt awe, felt disgust |
I felt bliss, I felt lust |
It’s — not unusual |
Saw people in a remote village |
Proudly wearing their — digital watches |
Saw a young Indonesian girl |
Possessed by the spirit of Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Saw palatial estates, with crumbling decorations |
And human furniture |
I saw hairstyles, meanwhile |
There’s a strange ritual |
Got a strange ritual, it’s wearing me down |
Saw a skyscraper made out of abandoned car parts |
Saw a legislature of women |
Courted by corporate lobbyists |
Saw body parts made out of precious gems |
And rare metals, saw a man on a barstool |
Who hadn’t moved — in 32 hours |
He’s lost in love |
He’s lost in love |
All hope is gone |
A French corporation that doesn’t make anything |
An ambulance driver — wakes up in a Dairy Queen |
A town in which even the people who live there |
Can’t remember it’s name |
Yeah, I see |
Yeah, I see — I see what you mean |
Yeah, I saw hairstyles |
Meanwhile |
There’s a strange ritual |
He’s got a strange ritual |
He keeps to himself |
Mmm — got a strange ritual |
He keeps to himself |
«Excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir |
You can’t stand there |
You can’t stand there» |
Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir) |
Excuse me, sir (excuse me, sir) |
You can’t stand there (you can’t stand there) |
You can’t stand there (you can’t stand there) |
I saw things |
Things out in the fields |
I saw things |
Things out in the fields |
And I look at myself |
What do I know? |
(I saw things come into my room) |
I saw things come into my room |
It’s not unusual |
I saw hairstyles |
Meanwhile |
There’s a strange ritual |
Got a strange ritual |
He keeps to himself |
Yeah, we got a strange ritual |
We keep to ourselves |
He’s lost in love |
He’s lost in love |
All hope is gone |
All hope is gone |
All hands on deck |
All hands on deck |
He’s lost in love |
He’s lost in love |
We’re lost in love |
We’re lost in love |
All hope is gone |
All hope is gone |
We’ve got a strange ritual |
We keep to ourselves |
We’ve got a strange ritual |
We keep to ourselves |
Keep, keep, keep … |
We’ve got a strange ritual |
We keep to ourselves |
We’re lost in love |
We’re lost in love |
We’re lost in love |
We’re lost in love … |
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