The Dream Before Lyrics

[Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to London Laurie Anderson [Laurie] (Ooooaaaah! Ooooaaaah!) Hi This evening I'll be reading from a book I just finished, ...Read Full Lyrics

The summer of 1974 was brutally hot in New York and I kept thinking about how nice and icy it must be at the North Pole. And then I though, "Wait a second, why not go?" You know, l...Read Full Lyrics

It was the night flight from Houston. Almost perfect visibility. You could see the lights from all the little Texas towns far below. And I was sitting next to a fifty-year old woma...Read Full Lyrics

Let me tell you a story about Kokovoko The island where I come from The beaches are littered with rotten coconuts And there are pieces of old skulls lying all around Jewels and sa...Read Full Lyrics

I was living out in West Hollywood when a Hollywood strangler was strangling women. Every night there was a panel discussion on tv about the strangler, speculations about his habit...Read Full Lyrics

In 1984, as part of the press for the tour I was doing in Japan, I was asked to go to Bali and speak about the future with the prince of Ouboud. Now the idea was that I would repre...Read Full Lyrics

In 1978, I spent some time in California in the fall, Looking for a quiet place to live. I finally found what seemed to be the perfect apartment, but the night after I moved in I h...Read Full Lyrics

I live on the highway near the puppet motel I log in every day I know the neighborhood well. no about the residents of the puppet motel they're more than a little spooky and most o...Read Full Lyrics

Last night I dreamed I died and that my life had been rearranged into some kind of theme park. and all my friends were walking up and down the boardwalk. and my dead grandmother wa...Read Full Lyrics

I wanted you. And I was looking for you. But I couldn't find you. I wanted you. And I was looking for you all day. But I couldn't find you. I couldn't find you. You're walking. And...Read Full Lyrics