Lyrics of
Psycho Killer

Psycho Killer was written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. The song was inspired by the serial killings of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the disturbing character of Alice Cooper. Byrne mentioned that the song is from the perspective of how the outside world sees a person suffering from paranoia, describing this persona as a Psycho Killer.

I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire

Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aaye aaye ooh

You start a conversation you can't even finish it
You're talking a lot, but you're not sayin anything
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
Say something once, why say it again?

Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aye aye aye aye aye

Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la, ce qu' elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant mon espoir, je me lance vers la gloire o-kay
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
We are vain and we are blind, I hate people when they're not polite

Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run a-way, ohhhh ohhhh oooh aye aye aye aye aye

Oooooohhhhhh (Repeat to fade over guitar and feedback)