Lyrics to
Happy Day

This version of Happy Day was released by Talking Heads in 1977.

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In…my…sensations
I believe that I…was
born with the things that I know
I want…to talk…
Like ev’ry
Before I decide what to do

And I fell all over and I
couldn’t stand up
I can’t be critical
I can’t won’t stop
Such a happy day
for me
Bring a happy day
to me
Send a happy day
to me
And a happy day
came to me come to me here it come…

I’m…only…looking
Feel like my heart
has a will of it’s own
I feel…feel nice inside
right here
And now it’s…summer again

The story that I told
The story I made up
I was foolin’ around but I
can’t won’t stop
Such a happy day
for me
Bring a happy day
to me
Send a happy day
to me
And a happy day
come to me, come to me, here it come…

This…boy…is in motion
Some density
moved right beside me
I want
My sentence
Right here
But now I’m far away

A sign was given but
many years have passed
Cost a little bit to love you but I
won’t can’t stop
Such a happy day
for me
Bring a happy day
to me
Send a happy day
to me
And a happy day
came to me come to me here it come…
It’s alright

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About Lyrics and Happy Day by Talking Heads

When you decide to study the lyrics to Happy Day, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Talking Heads. Some of the lyrics to Happy Day have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Talking Heads and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Happy Day if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Happy Day" means the words set to the music of Happy Day, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Talking Heads. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Happy Day and the lyrics to Happy Day are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Talking Heads who came here looking just for the lyrics to Happy Day, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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