Devo

[fox69]

"Mongoloid"

"Mongoloid"



Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
Happier than you and me
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid, mongoloid
His friends were unaware
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
Nobody even cared
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid, mongoloid
Happier than you and me
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid

 

[fox69]

"Morning Dew"

"Morning Dew"



Walk me out in the morning dew, my friend
Walk me out in the morning dew today
Can't walk you out in the morning dew, my friend
Can't walk you out in the morning dew today

I thought, I heard a baby cry this morning
I thought, I heard a baby cry today
You didn't hear no baby cry this morning
You didn't hear no baby cry today

Where have all the people gone this morning?
Where have all the people gone today?
You'll never find no people here this morning
You didn't need those people anyway

I thought, I heard a young male call this morning
I thought, I heard a young male call today
You didn't hear no young girl call this morning
You didn't hear no young girl call today

And now I can't walk you out in the morning dew, my friend
I guess it doesn't matter anyway

 

[fox69]

"Mr. B's Ballroom"

"Mr. B's Ballroom"


Three cheers!
They're yellin' again
Three cheers!
They'll be at it to the end

So drink some big beers and go crazy tonight
They're all dressed up and they'll be gettin' it tonight
Big swingers in double knits tonight
Big babies gonna get in a fight
Actin' crazy bustin' up the chairs
Doubled over gettin' sick on the stairs
They know the limits 'cause they cross them every night
The dull sensations as it turns real hot
Why, the guys in the back with their heads on the floor
Surrounded by their buddies they're all hollerin' for more
Whoa whoa whoa
It's mr. b's ballroom

Party time turn the music up loud
Party time lose your head in the crowd
Yellin' laughin' tryin' hard to act smart
Put 'em under pressure and you watch them fall apart
Freeze! come on out of there
Freeze! you ain't goin' nowhere
Freeze! put your hands on your head
Freeze!
It's mr. b's ballroom

Whoa whoa whoa
It's mr. b's ballroom
[repeat]

 

[fox69]

"No Place Like Home"

"No Place Like Home"



A song of truth and beauty for you
In the bigger scheme of things
We haven't been around here more than a moment
And yet too many, it seems,
Believe we are creating a brand new world around us--
We are creating a brand new world without us

Maybe it really is okay,
Although we're digging our own graves at this moment
If we should all just disappear
The skies and waters will clear in a world without us

And there's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
To return to

We push against the rest of life
As if we can survive without the world around us

Can't have a rainbow without the rain
Can't have a painting without the pain
Can't have a lover walk out
Without the love leaving with them

There's no place like home
No place like home
To return to

And there's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
To return to

And there's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
To return to

 

[fox69]

"Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)"

"Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)"



Greetings beautiful mutants, and how may we be of service?
This is Nu-Tra for Devo Incorporated, checking in with the many factions of devolutionary humans who have waited so faithfully this past year, while Devo gathered its strength for the next offensive.

As many of you can see, the road ahead is filled with danger-it's not nuclear bombs we must fear, but the human mind itself, or lack of it, on this planet.
It's time to go beyond the normal thing. It's time to do the super thing.

It's time for Devo, there's no question about it.

The spudboys are ready, with new songs, new films, and new approches to survival in a world ruled by subhumans.
Lies, lies, lies.
That's all we get from those who pretend to know but don't.
But once again, Devo attempts to cut through the mental grease and grime with techniques of positive mutation, designed to protect you from the ninnies and the twits.
Remember: no one knows, so let's find out.
Devo asks the questions that help point us all in the right direction, to go forward, move ahead, and give the past the slip.
It's time to seek out new traditions.
We know where the old ones took us, and now we are all here together.

So lets go.
Take in the full measure of Devo's new traditionalist spirit.
The vinyl record and cassette tape of Devo's latest musical outpourings is entitled simply "New Traditionalists".
To purchase it is not like spending money, but rather it is an investment in the future, in a blow against the empire.

This is Nu-Tra for Devo Incorporated saying bombs away.

 

[fox69]

"Ono"

"Ono"


We were all alone
Then she bit my bone
I said let's sell the phone
Try to get away

I knew she was in heat
She nailed at my feet
Wet socks on the floor
But it's all the same

Last year we got sick
Doctors did the trick
Now I gotta use a stick
But it's still the same

Rough as a match-pad
Dry as a cactus
Oh, no
You go home

Post policemen fill up day
Student-teacher's license plates
Eat my dinner, words are gone
I feel slipped away

The moral is don't start
Even if you're smart
You don't have a chance
It's all the same

Rough as a match-pad
Dry as a cactus
Oh, no
You go home

[Maniacal laughter]

 

[fox69]

"Out Of Sync"

"Out Of Sync"



She's out of sync
And everyone around her know that something is wrong
She's out of sync
She's got all the symptoms of a girl who skipped a beat
She's out of sync
A piece of ancient history, she's a walking mirage
She's out of sync
She entered through the exit and never stopped to think

She's out of sync - she's a half step behind
She's out of luck - her body split from her mind
She's out of orbit - she'll never connect
She'll run out of time before she accepts she's out of sync

She's out of sync - (SYNC)
She's out of sync - (SYNC)

She's out of sync
And everybody senses there's a distance to keep
She's out of sync
And totally committed to living in a dark age
She's out of sync
She's constantly undoing what's already been done
She's out of sync
Trapped in a silent movie and she's on the brink

She's out of focus - she's a warp in time
She's discontinued a break in the line
She's out of orbit - she'll never connect
She'll run out of time before she accepts she's out of sync

She's out of sync - (SYNC)
She's out of sync - (SYNC)

She's out of sync
And everyone around her know that something is wrong
She's out of sync
She's got all the symptoms of a girl who skipped a beat
She's out of sync
A piece of ancient history, she's a walking mirage
She's out of sync
She entered through the exit and never stopped to think

She's out of sync - she's a half step behind
She's out of luck - her body split from her mind
She's out of focus - she's a warp in time
She's discontinued a break in the line
She's out of orbit - she'll never connect
She'll run out of time before she accepts she's out of sync

 

[fox69]

"Part Of You"

"Part Of You"



let me be a part of you
even for an hour or two
besides whatever else you do
let me be a part of you

I could be your one who knows
I'm a one, a chance to grow
reason why: I want you to
let me be a part of you

its worth the risk, so say you will
let me be the one who waits until
your dark demand needs to be filled
so let me be a part of you
just because I want you to
something happens when you do
so let me be a part of you

its worth the risk, so say you will
let me be the one who waits until
your dark demand needs to be filled
so let me be a part of you

I could be your one who knows
I'm the one, a chance to go
reason why: I want you to
let me be a part of you

something happens when you do
so let me be a part of you
besides whatever else you do
let me be a part of you

 

[fox69]

"Patterns"

"Patterns"



Patterns all around you
Patterns everywhere
Patterns of behavior sometimes seem unfair
Can you recognize the patterns that you find?

Patterns unfamiliar
Patterns lead you through (to)
Patterns of discovery tracing out the clues
Can you recognize the patterns that you find stuck in your mind?

In this land where stability is hard to find
You can rearrange the patterns so unkind
Don't bother asking why a pattern never cries
Old patterns never die - they just go on and on

Patterns multiplying
Redirect our view
Endless variations
Make it all seem new
Can you recognize the patterns that you find stuck in your mind?

In this land where stability is hard to find
You can rearrange the patterns so unkind
Don't bother asking why a pattern never cries
Old patterns never die - they just go on and on

 

[fox69]

"Peek-A-Boo"

"Peek-A-Boo"



Peekaboo
I can see you
And I know what you do

So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal
Peekaboo

Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Peekaboo

The way that we weren't
Is what we'll become
So please pay attention
While I show you some
Of what's about to happen

Peekaboo
I know what you do
Cause I do it too

So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal
Peekaboo

Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Peekaboo

Laugh if you want to or say you don't care
If you can not see it, you think it's not there
It doesn't work that way

Peekaboo
I can see you
And I know what you do

So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal
Peekaboo

Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Peekaboo