Like Humans Do

About Like Humans Do

"Like Humans Do" is the fourth track from David Byrne's 2001 album Look into the Eyeball and was also released as a single that year. The radio edit version of the song (which omits the line referring to cannabis) was selected by Microsoft as the sample music for Windows XP to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player. It was also included as a sample track on the Rio Karma media player. The song was also featured on Byrne's 2007 live album Live from Austin, Texas and 2004's Live at Union Chapel. In the latter film, he explains that the song is about trying to love human beings despite their failings, by taking a "Martian's perspective" on humanity and trying to accept them for what they are. more »

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2001

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For millions of years, in millions of homes 
A man loved a woman, a child it was born 
It learned how to hurt and it learned how to cry 
Like humans do 

I'm breathing in 
I'm breathing out 
So slip inside this funking house 
Dishes in the sink 
The tv's in repair 
Don't look at the floor 
Don't go up the stairs 

I'm achin' 
I'm shakin' 
I'm breakin' 
Like humans do 

I work and I sleep and I dance and I'm dead 
I'm eatin, I'm laughin and I'm lovin myself 
I never watch tv except when I'm stoned 
Like humans do 

I'm breathing in 
I'm breathing out 
So slip inside this funking house 
Dishes in the sink 
The tv's in repair 
Don't look at the floor 
Don't go up the stairs 

I'm achin' 
I'm shakin' 
I'm breakin' 
Like humans do 

I'm breathing in 
I'm breathing out 
So slip inside this funking house 
Wiggle while you work 
Anybody can 
The rain is pourin in on a woman and a man 

I'm achin' 
I'm shakin' 
I'm breakin' 
Like humans do 
I'm breathing in 
I'm breathing out

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David Byrne

David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a United States-resident British musician and artist best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more »

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