I Don't Remember
Forgotten Echoes: David Byrne's Enigmatic Reflections on Memory and Identity
Lyrics
I got no means to show identification
I lack the means to provide identification.
I got no papers show you what I am
I don't have any documents to demonstrate who I am.
You'll have to take me just the way that you find me
You must accept me as I am without any conditions.
What's gone is gone and I do not give a damn
What's in the past is in the past, and I don't care about it.
Empty stomach, empty head
I am physically hungry and mentally empty.
I got empty heart and empty bed
My heart and bed are devoid of emotions and companionship.
I don't remember
I have no recollection.
I don't remember
-I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
I got no memory of anything at all
I lack memory of anything in my past.
I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
I got no memory of anything
I have no memory whatsoever.
-anything at all
No memories at all.
Strange is your language and I have no decoder
Your language is unfamiliar, and I can't understand it.
Why don't you make your intentions clear
Why don't you express your intentions clearly?
With eyes to the sun and your mouth to the soda
Facing the sun, speaking while consuming a soda, demand honesty without fear.
Saying, "Tell me the truth, you got nothing to fear
Saying, "Tell me the truth; you have nothing to be afraid of."
Stop staring at me like a bird of prey
Stop scrutinizing me like a bird of prey.
I'm all mixed up, I got nothing to say
I'm confused, and I have nothing meaningful to communicate.
I don't remember
I have no recollection.
I don't remember
-I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
I got no memory of anything at all
I lack memory of anything in my past.
I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
I got no memory of anything
I have no memory whatsoever.
Anything at all
No memories at all.
I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
I got no memory of anything at all
I lack memory of anything in my past.
I don't remember, I don't recall
I can't remember; I can't recall.
i got no memory of anything
I have no memory whatsoever.
absolutely anything at all
No memories at all.
I don't remember
I have no recollection.
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