Lyric The World Wasn t Built in a Day - Nomeansno

Lyric Song The World Wasn t Built in a Day: Nobody has his own place in the back
He keeps it in ordera neat little shack
And every day he goes down to the beach
Looking for a clam or an oyster to eat
He saidTrn not unhappythere is nothing to fear
I m just trying to disappear
It s not unusualthe future is clear
I m just trying to disappear
He saidI know what I m doingI know who I am
I m the number one fan of the invisible man
He s covered in sweat from his head to his toes
But what he s looking for nobody knows
lt s not there and it s not herehe said
Trn just trying to disappear
Nobody stood in the middle of the street
Where he drew a chalk outline around his feet
Then he smiled and lifted his face to the sky
Flapping his arms like he was trying to fly
He saidI may not make it to that great beyond
But I ll never be found with my feet on the ground
I m pretty far gone but I m still here
Can nobody help me to disappear
Nobody sat on a bench in the park
Waiting for the day to turn into the dark
Then he waved goodbye to that setting sun
And did a little dance when the day was done
He saidThe shadows loom it will be night soon
And the stars will shine over a rising moon
I have nothing to lose I have nothing to fear
I m just trying to disappear
Nobody went for a walk in the rain
I lent him my boots and my walking cane
The cane they found hanging from a tree
But those boots will never walk back to me
He s not far oft but he s nowhere near
That s obvious but it s not very clear
Nobody talksnobody hears
He said Trn just trying to disappear
Listen mannever mind who this is
We ve got your wife
Yeayour better halfyour partner in life
You ll find her Volvo abandoned at the mall
Her credit cards are in the trunk
We don t want that junk
We want the moneyand we want it in cash
Cause there are ten sticks of dynamite stuck togethe with duct tape
They re wrapped around her new permstrapped around her little face
So don t do anything funnymandon t do anything smartor we ll
Blow up her head
Listen manwe ve got your son
Yeayour one and only heir
The scion of your loins the chosen one e picked him up oft the playing field
You ll get bis short pants by priority mail
We need sonne cash to finance our political aims
Put it in your work out bag and leave it at the gym
Cause there are ten sticks of dynamitestuck together with duct tape
They re wrapped around his little skull just to stop the constant snivelling
And it we don t hear from you by tomorrowwe II
Blow up his head
We ve got your daughterthat s right
Daddy s little girlthe light of your life
And all we want is every penny you ve saved
Empty out your retirement fund and put it in an old suitcase
How do you know we ve got her
We II send you her little pinkie
You can shove it up your ass and call it stinky
Cause there are ten sticks of dynamite wrapped around her golden locks
And only you have the power to make this stop
And if we don t get everything that we wantwe II
Blow up her head
Forget it man
We re coming after you
We have no political beliefs
We don t want your fucking money
There s just one thing that motivates us
We hate your fucking guts
There are ten sticks of dynamite waiting for you
They ll cover your eyes
They ll muffle your ears
They ll shut your fucking mouth
They ll
Blow up your head
As I was driving around aimlesslya waking dream occurred to me
That everyone I knew had died that day
That my friendsco workers and loved oneshad all just suddenly passed away
Wellthere were drunken car crashesairline disastersand suicides that were unexplained
And as I drove past familiar scenesstreets and buildings that were a hundred times seen
As a wave of contentment washed over meI wondered what this could possibly mean
As the sun spilled its warmth over the houses and trees
I felt that I was finally free
But you know what they say
The world wasn t built in a day
You know what they say
The world wasn t built in a day no way
I picked up a woman in the parking lot of the local Safeway
WellI had seen her face a hundred times but I never knew her name
And as I drove her home she laughed and she sighed and the strain of the moment passed away
I explained how my father had diedhow I had seen his body and never cried
She let her hand fall on my leg and there she let it stray
When I dropped her off she asked me upI politely said I couldn t stay
And as she walked to the dooras those bags of groceries gently swayed
I turned the wheel and muttered to myselfNo way man no way
Chorus
Sunset over the mountains and on the harbour that beneath them lay
In long shadows the traffic lights gleamedred and greenthey traced the way
Through a corridor of sidewalkswhere people wandered at the end of their day
I drove to my space on the waterfrontpicked up my guitar and started to play
Alone I sang for the people that I knewfor my friends and familyand for them I prayed
That no storm would come and sweep them upthat no winds would bear them away
I sangYour voice from my throat cries your heart beats in my chest
From my head stare your eyes for you I live and die!
This loneliness is a lie! This loneliness is a lie!
Chorus
The streets were empty as I drove homethe air was cool and the sky was dark
Streetlamps cast their mockery of light over ghostly shapes in an empty night
Should I believe in the things I see Am I in you Are you in me
What should I believe Tell me What should I believe
At homeon the porchthe wind in the trees murmured a background for my waking dream
Where I drive through a city with labyrinth streetswhere no one walkswhere no voices speak
Where empty towers above me rise toward an emptystarless sky
Like a cold wind washing over meI saw the meaning of this dream
I felt that I was finally freeI felt that I was finally free
Chorus
You lie before me sleepingyour eyes flutter in a dream
Am I in you Are you in me What should I believe What should I believe
But you know what they say you know what they say