Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Seen and Not Seen , by - Talking Heads. Release date: 07.10.1980
Song language: English
Seen and Not Seen |
| He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books… |
| He thought that some of these faces might be right for him… And |
| Through the years, by keeing an ideal facial structure fixed in his |
| Mind… Or somewhere in the back of his mind… That he might, by Force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal… The |
| Change would be very subtle… It might take ten years or so… |
| Gradually his face would change its' shape… A more hooked nose… |
| Wider, thinner lips… Beady eyes… A larger forehead. |
| He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other |
| People… They had also molded their faced according to some |
| Ideal… Maybe they imagined that their new face would better |
| Suit their personality… Or maybe they imagined that their |
| Personality would be forced to change to fit the new appear- |
| Ance… This is why first impressions are often correct… |
| Although some people might have made mistakes… They may have |
| Arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them… |
| They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish |
| Whim, or momentary impulse… Some may have gotten half-way |
| There, and then changed their minds. |
| He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake. |