Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Byrne
Guitar
Fatboy Slim
Programming
Garo Yellin
Cello
Jay Hassler
Clarinet
Rick Heckman
Oboe
Greg Smith
French Horn
Cagedbaby
Keyboards
Michael Seltzer
Trombone
C.J. Camerieri
Trumpet
David Gold
Viola
Amy Kimball
Violin
Galina Zhdamova
Violin
Hiroko Taguchi
Violin
Pauline Kim
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
Songwriter
N. Cook
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Byrne
Producer
Fatboy Slim
Producer
Mark Rankin
Engineer
Patrick Dillett
Mixing Engineer
Simon Thorton
Engineer
Lyrics
When I was a young girl in Leyte
My dresses were all hand-me-downs and scraps
I'd see the people smile, when I would sing for them
How happy they all seemed-when I would dance
We lived a stone's throw from the palace
A simple country girl who had a dream
The ladies passing by, a better class than I
How much it meant to me to be like these
Is it a sin to love too much?
Is it a sin to care?
I do it all for you
How can it be unfair?
I know that when my number's up
When I am called by God above
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
Just say:
Here lies love: here lies love: here lies love-
Just say:
Here lies love: here lies love: here lies love-
The most important things are love and beauty
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
To prosper and to fly, a basic human right
The feeling in your heart that you're secure
Is it a sin to love too much?
Is it a sin to care?
I do it all for you
How can it be unfair?
I know that when my number's up
When I am called by God above
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
Just say:
Here lies love: here lies love: here lies love-
Just say:
Here lies love: here lies love: here lies love-
Writer(s): Norman Cook, David Byrne
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