dual personalities

I heard this song recently and so I thought I would share it for a throwback Thursday post– a favorite song from a favorite album from back in the day.

I always liked the Talking Heads.

I liked David Byrne and I liked their ladylike bass player Tina Weymouth. I am happy to report that she and Chris Franz–the drummer–who married in 1977, are still married all these years later. Chris Franz is the older brother of one of my students at St. Catherine’s in Richmond way back when, so I assume he was/is an Episcopalian and a fine young man. (His sister Ruthie was a nice girl.)

It made me happy when daughter #2 and DN chose a Talking Heads song for their “first dance” at their wedding reception. The song was:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUlTtxufQes

When you were little
You dreamed you were big
You must have been something
A real tiny kid

You wish you were me
I wish I was you
Now don’t you wake up
The dream will come true

Every dream has a name
And names tell your story
This song is your dream
You’re the dream operator

It’s bigger than life
You know it’s all me
My face is a book
But it’s not what it seems

Three angels above
The whole human race
They dream us to life
They dream me a face

And every dream tells it all
And this dream is your story
You dreamed me a heart
You’re the dream operator

Shake-it-up dream
Hi-di-ho dream
Fix-it-up dream
Look at me dream

I’ve been waiting so long
Now I am your dream

Hard to forget
Hard to go on

When you fall asleep
You’re out on your own

Let go of your life
Grab on to my hand

Here in the clouds
Where we’ll understand

And you dreamed it all
And this is your story

Do you know who you are?
You’re the dream operator

And you dreamed it all
And this is your story
Do you know who you are?
You’re the dream operator

(David Byrne)

Perfect.

And you dreamed it all and this is your story. Have a good day!