Model Beirut Recital Songtext
von John Cale

I′m back in Beirut
All on my ass

When I'm thinking about the silly men
People trying to run the world
When I′m thinking about the silly men
People trying to run the world

Something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly men, people trying to run the world
When I hear them call out my name, I start to run, run
When I hear them call out my name, I start to run, run
Something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly people trying to run the world

Whistling in the dark
I'm whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again


And we all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)
And we all fall down (all fall down)

In a modern Beirut recital
In model Beirut again
Modern Beirut recital
Modern Beirut again
When I hear 'em run in the street
They′re gonna break, break down the door
They don′t knock, knock (knock, knock)
They don't knock, knock (knock, knock)

Well, something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly people trying to break down my door
They break down the door

Whistling in the dark
I′m whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again

We all fall down (all fall down)
All fall down (all fall down)
You all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)


In a modern Beirut recital
In model Beirut again
Modern Beirut recital
Modern Beirut again
Everybody likes pirates