(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down - David Byrne

Not everyone notices

As things drift slowly in and out of focus

Being in the theatre is more important than

Knowing what is going on in the movie

The sound in the theatre is very loud

It builds up beacause it can't get out of the theatre

The actors talk

We can still hear what they said a minute ago

This happens in any closed room sound never leaves it

If someone goes out to get some soda or popcorn

Some conversations escape as they leave and enter the lobby

When the movie's over

And everyone leaves the theatre

The accumulated sound leaves with them

And spreads out across the parking lot

To become forever part of the landscape

The film is a gift to the surrounding community