I generally gravitate to the music first before the lyrics. But as a writer, I still marvel at well-spun verses and choruses. This month, I’m joining the music Twitter community in #SeptSongLyricChallenge

Day 14

The Talking Heads menacing anthem “Psycho Killer” is the most well-known track on the band’s debut record. But to overlook “Pulled Up” would be a terrible mistake. The song is one of the early blueprints of new wave. The instrumentation and demeanor was unlike anything else out there. Like on several other Talking Heads songs, Byrne’s paradoxical tendencies are on full display, most notably in the chorus. He seems simultaneously out of control and in control. He’s not just singing lyrics, those are emotions and expressions that are spewing from his mouth.

“I drift away to another land. Sleeping, dreaming, such a simple thing. I think of things that I might be. I see my name go down in history.”