Laurie Anderson - Pieces And Parts Lyrics
They say that in 1842 on a plantation in AlabamaThe slaves unearthed a huge skeleton,the bones of a giant whale,a leviathan,from the time when all the world was covered with waterfrom the Andes to the Himalayasand even Alabama was deep down under.And the slaves looked at the huge bones and they said:These must be the bones of a fallen angelThese must be the bones of a fallen angelOut on the ocean, out of the waterWe look for signs of himHe looks like a giant snow hill, a fountainThen he disappears. He's a speck on the horizonWe see him only in partsThe flash of a tail, his beating heart.He's in pieces and parts.It's easier for a camel to slide through the eye of a needleThan to find a whale who hides at the bottom of the oceanIt's easier to sail around the world in a coffee cupThan to see a whale when he comes rising upWe see him only in partsA fountain, fins, a speck on the horizonGiant teeth, an open mouthLook out, look out, look out, look outSo hit an elephant with a dartand he just reaches around and pulls it out with his trunkBut hit a whale in the hear and the whole ocean turns red,It turns red.We see him only in partsThe flash of a tail, his beating heartHe's in pieces and partsSo get hit in your headAnd there may be a few things you can't recall at allBut you get hit in your heartAnd you're in pieces and partsPieces and parts.
