Nothing To Fear
(1982) A&M Records
Words and music by Danny Elfman.
Grey Matter
Insects
Private Life
Wild Sex (in the working class)
Running on a Treadmill
Whole Day Off
Nothing to Fear (but fear itself)
Why'd We Come
Islands
Reptiles and Samurai
They say you're stupid
That you're too young to vote
They say you'll swallow anything
That they shove down your throat
They say you can't think
That you haven't got a brain
That you're just there to listen
That you're just being trained
CHORUS
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head
They say you lost the ability to even think
That your tiny little brain
Slipped down the kitchen sink
They say that you'll buy anything
That they turn your way
That you'll listen to everything
That they decide to play
CHORUS
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
BRIDGE
I think you like it--like it
To be told what to do--isn't that true
I think you're better--better--better off
Stone cold dead--without your head
They say you're stupid
That you're too young to vote
They say you'll swallow anything
That they shove down your throat
If they say lie down, you'll do it
If they say--buy it now--you'll do it
If they say--turn around--you'll do it
If they say--hit the ground--you'll do it
If they say--bite the big weenie--you'll do it
If they say--wasn't that good--you'll do it
If they say--bend over baby--you'll do it
If they say--take it and like it--you'll do it
CHORUS
Tiny insects in my hair
Flying insects everywhere
Insects crawling all around
Insects make me scream and shout
This is my private life
CHORUS
These are my private things
This is my private bed
BRIDGE
CHORUS
This is my private life
This is my private life
I work so hard trying to make a few buck
BRIDGE
CHORUS
Thinking of your warm skin
BRIDGE
CHORUS
CHORUS
You've got me so I'm running round and round in circles
I know what's on your mind
Running on a treadmill after you and I'm
Have you seen my girlfriend
CHORUS
Have you seen my new house
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Have you seen my garden
CHORUS
Hey neighbor let me give you some advice
CHORUS
Hey little girl won't you come this way
CHORUS
If they don't turn you into a junkie or a zombie on the street
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Islands in the sea
Islands on the land
CHORUS
Islands in the seas
CHORUS
Insects
Tiny insects everywhere
Tiny insects in my pants
Watching insects make romance
Insects make me make me want to dance dance dance
They make want to dance . . .
Flying insects buzzing buzzing buzzing thru the air
Just like little diamonds in the sky
Insects buzzing in my eye
Buzzing insects make me want to dance dance dance
They make me want to dance . . .
Insects squirming in the ground
Insects gooey squeaky chewy
Should I eat them--no
I'd rather stomp them hurt them stomp
Stomp them while I dance dance dance
I hurt them while I dance dance dance
I stomp them while I dance dance dance . . .
They don't know what life's about
They don't have blood
They've got too many legs
They don't have brains in their heads
They know they'll rule the world some day
They bite and sting me anyway
They bite and sting and suck
They bite and sting and suck suck suck
They bite and sting and
suck suck suck suck suck . . .
Dance dance dance
Private Life
I have no friends to fear
I've got no problems no cross to bear
If you can find me
come and get me out of here
This is my private life
This is my private life
This is my private life . . .
There they are against the wall
The dirty pictures, religious objects
These are my private things
come and get them out of here
This is where I lie at night
Staring at a light bulb hanging on the ceiling
Waiting for a dream to
come and get me out of here
Here in my humble room at night
I often wonder what goes on out there
What makes them runs o scared
I often stare at the people passing by
But they can't see me thru my window shades
Just like I'm not even there
This is my private life
This is my private life
This is my private life
There's something dangerous I like
I know my problems aren't your fault
What I really want to know
Has it always been this way
This is my private life
This is my private life
Come and get me out of here
Wild Sex (In The Working Class)
I pass the hours in a dream
The sweat keeps rolling off the tip of my nose
There's only one thing keeps me on my feet
I may be greasing the wheels in a noisy factory
I may be hunched over metal machines
Watching the gears as they move
just reminds me
of bodies in motion
The sweat and the sound
Wild sex in the working class
After five it's a gas
Wild sex in the working class
Counting minutes gonna get home fast
While I touch cold steel
The days go by to the pounding beat
My back is aching so bad
But I'm grinning inside
Thinking of you keeps me on my feet
I work so hard I'm thinking of you
I work so hard but I'm thinking of you
I work so hard
Running on a Treadmill
You've got me so I can't see my own face
You've got me so I feel I've been like this forever
You've got me so I'm crazy with disgrace
But it's not what you think it is
I know what's on your mind
But it's not what you think it is
Running on a treadmill now
Running on a treadmill after you and I'm
Running on a treadmill now
Whole Day Off
She lives in a pig pen
Have you seen my girlfriend
I can't seem to find her
Perhaps she is hiding
Underneath a blade of grass
Let's take the whole day off
Let's take the whole day off
Let's take the whole day off . . .
Looks just like a dog house
Have you seen my new house
Someone saw it walking
Straight into the ocean
He thought it was an ivory boat
Maybe--it's just a bad dream and I'll wake up soon
But I don't think I'll be so lucky
Maybe--it's just one of those strange days when nothing seems right
No nothing seems right at all
Went up to a pay phone on a bathroom wall
But I can't remember who I want to call
Operator can you help me
It is most peculiar
Have you seen my garden
Nothing there that grows
Looks anything at all like plants
I hear their voices . . .
Let's take the whole day off . . .
Have you seen my girlfriend
Have you seen my girlfriend . . .
Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself)
The Russians are about to pulverize us
In our sleep tonight
That is if the crazy Arabs
Or the riots don't get us first
And the fire will rain down from the sky
The fire will rain down from the sky
People will die--People will die
People will die--People will die
But go ahead sleep tight in your beds
Remember what the wise man said
There's nothing to fear nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear nothing to fear
There's nothing to fear (but fear itself)
There's nothing to fear (but fear itself)
And the temperature's starting to drop now
The temperature's starting to drop now
The temperature's starting to drop now . . .
Won't you let me buy you candy or perhaps a chocolate shake
Or perhaps some nice cocaine or perhaps a little kiss
Or perhaps a ride in my big car
Perhaps a ride in my big car
Won't you make an old man happy
Won't you make an old man happy
Won't you let me show you paradise
(Don't ask your mother for advice)
If they don't turn you into a yo-cat or a grinning Jesus freak
If they don't take away your brains or turn your body inside out
If they don't take away your passion with a color TV set
They'll take away your heart and soul
They'll take away your heart and soul
They'll take away your heart and soul
Don't let them take away your heart and soul
But remember what the wise man said
Why'd We Come
Everyone says we've come such a long, long way
We're civilized, isn't that nice?
We've gotten so smart
We know how to blow the whole world apart
But when it comes to the simple things
(Like living together) . . . HA!
Why'd we have to come all this way
Is anything any easier to understand
Why'd we have to come all this way
Are we any smarter than primitive men
We still fall in love though we know better
Anything at all just to stay together
Stop wasting all my time
Why did we come all this way
Why did we come all this way
Why did we come all this way
Why did we come all this way
Why'd we have to come all this way
We could have quit while we were way ahead
Why'd we have to come all this way
We could have just stayed home instead
The road was long and the journey was hard
We never even dreamed that we'd come so far
It didn't have to end up like this
It didn't have to end up like this
It didn't have to end up like this
It didn't have to end up like this
Islands
Are so much like me
They don't ever change--no emotion, no emotion
Dry like desert sand
Island in the city
All alone it's such a pity
It's just a masquerade
Just painted faces
When will it change
Never
What's come over me
We are both surrounded by the water--empty water
Give me mystery--and the fear it brings
Anything at all to break up the monotony