Letting the days go by let the water hold me down sangtekster?
Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)
Denne talestil var også grundlaget for hans fremgangsmåde med at starte flere på hinanden følgende linjer med de samme sætninger "And you may find yourself ...", og med koret, der til dels synger "letting the days go by, let the water hold me down", har sangen en eksistentiel stemning. Ifølge AllMusic-anmelder Steve Huey er et af tekstens hovedtemaer "det kedelige i at leve livet i overensstemmelse med sociale forventninger og jagten på almindeligt accepterede trofæer (en stor bil, et smukt hus, en smuk kone)". Selv om sangeren har disse trofæer, begynder han at stille spørgsmålstegn ved, om de er ægte, og hvordan han har fået dem. Dette får ham til yderligere at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved virkeligheden i selve hans liv, hvilket giver ham det eksistentielle element.
Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)
This speaking style was also the basis for his approach of starting several consecutive lines with the same phrases "And you may find yourself ...", and with the chorus singing in part "letting the days go by, let the water hold me down," the song presents an existential mood to it. According to AllMusic critic Steve Huey, one of the main themes of the lyrics is "the drudgery of living life according to social expectations, and pursuing commonly accepted trophies (a large automobile, beautiful house, beautiful wife)." Although the singer has these trophies, he begins to question whether they are real and how he got them. This leads him to question further the reality of his very life, providing the existential element.
Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)