Ramalama (Bang Bang)

Róisín Murphy

Bang, bang ! 

Could a body close the mind out 
Stitch a seam across the eye 
If you can be good, you’ll live forever 
If you’re bad, you’ll die when you die 

Hearing only one true note 
On the one and only sound 
Unzip my body 
Take my heart out 
'Cause I need a beat to give this tune 

Taking a picture of 
Taking a picture of 
Taking a picture of 

Oh the body swayed to music 
Oh the lightning glance 
If I would give it all and all 
Maybe you would hear me 
Ask for half a chance 

Hearing only one root note 
Planted firmly in the ground 
Undo my heart, unzip my body and 
Lend to my ear a clear and a deafening sound 

Unzip my heart 

And if I need a rhythm 
It’ll be to my heart I listen 
If it don’t get me too far wrong 

And if I 
And if I 
And if I need a rhythm 
It’s gonna be to my heart I listen 
If it don’t take me too far gone 

Everybody smile please 
Nobody pay no mind to me 
Finger in position on the switch 
A little flash photography 

Taking a picture of you 
Taking a picture of 
Taking a picture of me 
Taking a picture 

Ramalama Bang Bang 
Flash Bang Big Bang 
Bing Bong, Ding Dong 
Dum dum d’ dum dum 

With a hammer Bang Bang 
Flash Bang Press Gang 
Bing Bong, Ding Dong 
Dum dum d’ dum dum 

With a st’ stammer 
Bang Bang 
Crash Bang 
Big Bang 
Boing Boing 
Boing Boing 
Dum dum d’ dum dum 

With a st’ stammer 
With a st’ stammer 
With a st’ stammer 
Bang Bang 

Crash Bang 
Big Bang 
Bing Bang 
Crash Bang 

And if I 
And if I need a rhythm 
Gonna be to my heart I listen 

And if I 
And if I need a rhythm 
Gonna be to my heart I listen 

And if I 
And if I need a rhythm 
Gonna be to my heart I listen 

And if I 
And if I 
Need a rhythm 
Need a rhythm 
Need a rhythm 
And if I 
And if I need a rhythm