Language Is A Virus - Laurie Anderson

Paradise 
Is exactly like 
Where you are right now 
Only much much better. 
I saw this guy on the train 
And he seemed to gave gotten stuck 
In one of those abstract trances. 
And he was going: Ugh...Ugh...Ugh... 
And Fred said: I think he's in some kind of pain. I think it's a pain cry. 
And I said: Pain cry? 
Then language is a virus. 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Well I was talking to a friend 
And I was saying: I wanted you. 
And I was looking for you. 
But I couldn't find you. 
I couldn't find you. 
And he said: Hey! 
Are you talking to me? 
Or are you just practicing 
For one of those performances of yours? 
Huh? 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
He said: I had to write that letter to your mother. 
And I had to tell the judge that it was you. 
And I had to sell the car and go to Florida. Because that's just my way of saying 
(It's a charm.) 
That I love you. 
And I (It's a job.) 
Had to call you at the crack of dawn (Why?) 
And list the times that I've been wrong. 
Cause that's just my way of saying 
That I'm sorry. (It's a job.) 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Paradise 
Is exactly like 
Where you are right now 
Only much much (It's a shipwreck,) 
Better. (It's a job.) 
You know? 
I don't believe there's such a thing as TV. 
I mean - They just keep showing you 
The same pictures over and over. 
And when they talk they just make sounds 
That more or less synch up 
With their lips. 
That's what I think! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Language! 
It's a virus! 
Well I dreamed there was an island 
That rose up from the sea. 
And everybody on the island 
Was somebody from TV. 
And there was a beautiful view