“Fear of Music”發表於1979年夏天。Talking Heads在Brian Eno的繼續參予，儼然像是一支五人樂隊。由於Eno對他們日益了解，因此在製作時，對錄音的操作更能得心應手的駕馭各種音效之處理。而在製作的順意之中，了解與信任勝於一切，因為在製作這張專輯前，Talking Heads與Brian Eno實際上已有六個月未通訊息。
[I Zimbra]
[Heaven]
[Life during Wartime]
“Fear of Music”發表於1979年夏天。Talking Heads在Brian Eno的繼續參予，儼然像是一支五人樂隊。由於Eno對他們日益了解，因此在製作時，對錄音的操作更能得心應手的駕馭各種音效之處理。而在製作的順意之中，了解與信任勝於一切，因為在製作這張專輯前，Talking Heads與Brian Eno實際上已有六個月未通訊息。
Talking Heads深受活躍於1970年初的音樂工作者，如Bryan Ferry、Brian Eno、與David Bowie等作品的影響。再者他們的藝術表現也嚴重受到達達主義運動的影響，因此是了解他們作品不可忽略的重點。Talking Heads在這張專輯封套的設計，採用了原始浮雕裝飾，而印出全黑的圖面，內套又用皮膚癌治療用的熱能攝影加上噴修，使達達主義的面目躍然顯現，這張專輯也展現他們音樂上的”達達宣言”。
1910年，與Tristan Tzara共創”達達主義”的詩人，也是當時著名的伏爾泰酒坊的主人Hugo Ball，他曾寫過一首無意義的詩，在即興的創作下，詩的意圖僅不過想表現音韻的效果，這首奇怪的詩”I Zimbra”經過David與Eno加入旋律與節奏的整理，在Robert Fripp的吉他，與David及Eno的歌聲交織下，完成了一首富有南非土著音樂創思的作品。
“Mind”的演唱方式是David仿自他幼時的偶像Nile Young。這首十分簡單的曲子，卻廣義的探觸了時間、金錢、藥物、宗教與科學對人類心智的改變是首具有詩學力量的思想作品。
Time won't change you
Money won't change you
I haven't got the faintest idea
Everything seems to be up in the air at this time
I need something you change your mind
Drugs won't change you
Religion won't change you
Science won't change you
Looks like I can't change you
I try to talk to you, to make things clear
but you're not even listening to me...
And it comes directly from my heart to you...
I need something to change your mind
“Paper”是首很無聊的曲子，歌詞中大玩商業用語與愛情用語互相對照的文字遊戲，並沒有提出任何其他意義，也許純粹只是為了戲弄聽眾罷了！若果真如此的話，達達的內在精神又再度昇起。
Hold the paper up to the light
(some rays pass right through)
Expose yourself out there for a minute
(some rays pass right through)
Take a little rest when the rays pass through
Take a little time off when the rays pass through
Go ahead and mis it up...Go ahead and tie it up
In a long distance telephone call
Hold on to that paper
Hold on to that paper
Hold on becuase it's been taken care of
Hold on to that paper
See if you can fit it on the paper
See if you can get it on the paper
See if you can fit it on the paper
See if you can get it on the paper
Had a love affair but it was only paper
(some rays they pass right through)
Had a lot of fun, could have been a lot better
(some rays they pass right through)
Take a little consideration, take every combination
Take a few weeks off, make it tighter, tighter
But it was never, it was never written down
Still might be a chance that it might work out (if you)
Hold on to that paper
Hold on to that paper
Hold on because it'll be taken care of
Hold on to that paper
Don't think I can fit it on the paper
Don't think I can get it on the paper
Go ahead and rip up, rip up the paper
Go ahead and tear up, tear up the paper
“Cities”是對Memphis樂派、Elvis Presley與R&B的試探與尊崇。
Think of London, a small city
It's dark, dark in the daytime
The people sleep, sleep in the daytime
If they want to, if they want to
CHORUS
I'm checking them out
I'm checking them out
I got it figured out
I got it figured out
There's good points and bad points
Find a city
Find myself a city to live in.
There are a lot of rich people in Birmingham
A lot of ghosts in a lot of houses
Look over there!...A dry ice factory
A good place to get some thinking done
Down el Paso way things get pretty spread out
People got no idea where in the world they are
They go up north and come back south
Still got no idea where in the world they are.
Did I forget to mention, to mention Memphis
Home of Elvis and the ancient greeks
Do I smell? I smell home cooking
It's only the river, it's only the river.
“Life during Wartime”描寫現代人在都市中像打游擊戰般的追逐著，總擺脫不了幾分的政治陰影，對人生的意圖及追求方向提出質疑；就像羅曼·羅蘭說過：“靈魂致命的敵人，是每日的消耗….”
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain't got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver,
hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
you don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
I might not ever get home
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peant butter,
to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
headphones, ain't got no records to play
Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard,
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you
I ain't got no time for that now
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
we blended with the crowd
We got computer, we're tapping pohne lines,
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
you ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions,
then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are
notebooks? They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
you better watch what you say
“Memories Can't Wait”是對記憶的一種質疑，人類是一種健忘的動物，不論一生中發生任何事，自動會選擇美好的，而delete醜陋的、悲傷的、痛苦的回憶，只是這美好的記憶卻不會等待隨著歲月而蒼老的人類？
Do you remember anyone here?
No you don't remember anything at all
I'm sleeping, I'm flat on my back
Never woke up, had no regrets
There's a party in my mind...And it never stops
There's a party up there all the time...They'll
party till they drop
Other people can go home...Other peoplle they can split
I'll be here all the time...I can never quit
Take a walk through the land of shadows
Take a walk through the peaceful meadows
Try not to look so disappointed
It isn't what you hoped for, is it?
There's a party in my mind...And I hope it never stops
I'm stuck here in this seat...I might not stand up
Other people can go home...Everyone else will split
I'll be here all the time...I can never quit
Everything is very quiet
Everyone has gone to sleep
I'm wide awake on memories
There memories can't wait.
“Air” 愛因斯坦說：魚是最後一個發現水的存在！所以人也是最後一個發現空氣存在的事實。人類是一種遲鈍的動物，當歷史上第一個城邦或都市建立起時，人類便與大自然隔絕，也因習慣而忽略掉身邊所有一切認為習以為常的事；因為每天要呼吸所以自然而然地忘了有空氣、有土地、大自然這回事，因而David戲謔地說：Some people say not to worry about the air，Some people don't know shit about the...，Air...
Air...Air
Hit me in the face
I run faster
Faster into the air
(I say to myself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people never had experience with...
Air...Air
It can break your heart
So remember when the weather gets rough
(You'll say to yourself)
What is happening to my skin?
Where is that protection that I needed?
Air can hurt you too
Air can hurt you too
Some people say not to worry about the air
Some people don't know shit about the...
Air...
在“Heaven”這首曲子裡，David很有趣的將之描述為一家酒吧；套用Heinrich Zimmer對小乘、大乘佛教的闡述，當你到達天堂，回首過來看你以前的世界，也許那裡根本沒有你曾經所待的那個世界，也沒有所謂的地獄與天堂，這世界本就空無一物，突然了解自己身處於一個超越所有二元對立，天堂與地獄、有與無、苦與樂、生與死的境界，既沒有離開這裡，也沒有到達任何地方；改變的只是你的眼光；一個超越思惟中二元對立，而領悟宇宙或泛宇宙的一體性。
Everyone is trying to get to the bar.
The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven.
The band in Heaven plays my favorite song.
They play it once again, they play it all night long.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
There is a party, everyone is there.
Everyone will leave at exactly the same time.
Its hard to imagine that nothing at all
could be so exciting, and so much fun.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
When this kiss is over it will start again.
It will not be any different, it will be exactly
the same.
It's hard to imagine that nothing at all
could be so exciting, could be so much fun.
Heaven is a place where nothing every happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing every happens.
“Animals”裡，David很巧妙地將人世間與動物間雜為一談，清楚表明人與獸的異同，於是諷刺的基準便建立在每個人自以為是”人類”的沉迷在人類的文明裡。這首逗趣荒謬的曲子所完成的是給予文明與原始行為觀念的重新評估。
I'm mad...And that's a fact
I found out...Animals don't help
Animal think...They're pretty smart
Shit on the ground...See in the dark.
They wander around like a crazy dog
Make a mistake in the parking lot
Always bumping into things
Always let you down down down down.
They're never there when you need them
They never come when you call them
They're never there when you need them
The nevere come when you call them down down down down.
I know the animals...Are laughing at us
They don't even know...What a joke is
I won't follow...Animal's advice
I don't care...If they're laughing at us.
They're never there when you need them
They never come when you call them
They're never there when you need them
The nevere come when you call them down down down down.
They say they don't need money
They're lvinign on nuts and berries
They say animals don't worry
You know animals are hairy?
They think they know what's best
They're making a fool of us
They ought to be more careful
They're setting a bad example
They have untroubled lives
They think everything's nice
They like to laugh at people
They're setting a bad example
(Go ahead) Laugh at me.
“Electric Guitar”是首達達的狂想曲，電吉他的破壞象徵著犯罪行為，在整段沒有意旨的歌裡，電吉他的人格化很適當的被暗示成時代理的叛逆英雄、運動的製造者、正義的執言人。但它在傳統的觀念中，仍被視為流寇。最後卻又解除了它的人格說” Someone controls electric guitar”。
Electric guitar gets run over by a car on the highway
This is a crime against the state
This is the meaning of life.
To tune this electric guitar
An electric guitar is brought in to a court of law
The judge and the jury (twelve members of the jury)
All listening to records
This is a crime against the state
This is the verdict they reach:
Never listen to electric guitar
Electric guitar is copies, the copy sounds better
Call this the law of justice, call this freedom and liberty
I thought I perjure myself, right infront of the jury!
Is this a crime against the state? No!
This is the verdict they reach:
Someone controls electric guitar.
“Drugs”暗示了各類藥物產生的幻覺與副作用，由詭異懸疑的前奏到藥效開始發作時，感知被放大，經由知覺的轉換作用，到達另一個奇妙異想的未知空間。
And all I see is little dots
Some are smeared and some are spots
Feels like a murder but that's alright
Somebody said there's too much light
Pull down the shade and it's alright
It'll be over in a minute or two.
I'm charged up...Don't put me down
Don't feel like talking...Don't mess around
I feel mean...I feel O.K.
I'm charged up...Electricity
The boys are making a big mess
This makes the girls all start to laugh
I don't know what they're talking about
The boys are worried, the girls are shocked
They pick the sound and let it drop
Nobody know what they're talking about
I'm charged up...I'm kinda wooden
I'm barely moving...I study motion
I study myself...I fooled myself
I'm charged up...It's pretty intense.
I'm charged up...Don't put me down
Don't feel like talking...Don't mess around
I feel mean...I feel O.K.
I'm charged up...Electricity.
綜觀這整張專輯，倒有點類似心理治療，一種現代人對各類事物的驚恐（-Phobia），Fear of "air"、Fear of "paper"、Fear of "cities" 、Fear of "heaven"…..
