Lyrics to
The Book I Read

This version of The Book I Read was released by Talking Heads in 1977.

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I’m writing ’bout the
Book I read
I have to sing about the
Book I read
I’m embarassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart
When I found out you wrote the
Book I read so

Take my shoulders as they touch your arms I’ve
Got little cold chills but I feel alright The
Book I Read was in your eyes oh oh

Oh…I’m living in the future.
I feel wonderful.
I’m tipping over backwards
I’m so ambitious
I’m looking back I’m
Running a race and you’re the book I read so

Feel my fingers as they
touch your arms
I’m spinning around but I feel alright
The book I read was in your eyes

Na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oooooh…I’m living in the future
I feel wonderful
I’m tipping over backwards
I’m so ambitious
I’m looking back I’m
Running a race and you’re the books I read so

Feel my fingers as they touch you arms I’m
Spinning around and I feel alright
The book I read was in your eyes

Na na na na na…na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na na
Na na na na…na na na na na na na na
Na na na na…oh oh oh oh oh oh oooh..

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About Lyrics and The Book I Read by Talking Heads

The lyrics for The Book I Read are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by Talking Heads. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to The Book I Read have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for The Book I Read - Talking Heads and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to The Book I Read by Talking Heads in multiple ways. 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 The Book I Read" means the words set to the music of The Book I Read, 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 The Book I Read and the lyrics to The Book I Read 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 The Book I Read, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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