A bomb went off this morningâraining bodies on TV
They are blaming the insurgents, they are blocking off the streets
And the smoke is rising slowly, from the barrel of a gun
The solution to disruptionâOrder 1081
Now the sunsets are incredible across Manila Bay
You can hear the bombers landing at the U.S. Air Force base
And somewhere in the distance, out beyond the setting sun
They will sign a proclamationâOrder 1081
Now we live down by the water in a shack thatâs made of wood
And the bankers need to huddleâso they need some extra room
We will find us somewhere better, thereâs enough for everyone
Got a perfect explanationâOrder 1081
I thought I ordered coffee but they gave me 7Up
Got to clear away these shanties and these ugly nipa huts
So the seeds of our great future, they can grow here when weâre done
And itâs clearly all because of Order 1081
For thirty days the rain fell, we were nearly washed away
The radio fell silent, nothing left to do but pray
And the senator he told us the guerrillas are on the run
And the reason they are hiding?âOrder 1081
They are planting plastic flowers on the seaside esplanade
The Pope is speaking Spanish but we canât hear what he says
Got to stop all this confusion, got to wipe away this scum
And the way to make it happenâOrder 1081
Itâs amazing that the soldiers somehow all know how to dance
Itâs amazing how the soldiers keep the creases in their pants
Now itâs safe to walk the streets at nightâa new world has begun
Evârybodyâs sleeping soundlyâthanks to 1081
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- Miscellaneous
- Grown Backwards
- Look Into The Eyeball
- Lead Us Not Into Temptation. Music From The Film "Young...
- Feelings
- David Byrne
- Uh-Oh
- The Forest
- Rei Momo
- Music For The Knee Plays
- Catherine Wheel
- My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
- Big Love Hymnal
- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
- Here Lies Love
- Non-Album Releases
- Bonnaroo 2004
- Live from Austin, TX: David Byrne
- Who
- Everything That Happens Will Happen On This Tour