Psycho Killer Fa Fa Fa Fa -

The use of a second language suggests a killer who views himself as a sophisticated intellectual or perhaps a narrator so detached from his surroundings that he switches tongues to process his actions. Musical Structure

To add to the character’s pretension and disorientation, the song includes several lines in French. These lyrics were largely written by Tina Weymouth (with help from her mother, who was French). (What I did that night) "Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir-là" (What she said that night) Psycho Killer Fa Fa Fa Fa

The song was written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth while they were still students at the Rhode Island School of Design. Byrne’s goal was to write a song from the perspective of a serial killer, but rather than leaning into the "slasher" tropes of the 1970s, he focused on the internal monologue of someone who is socially anxious, hyper-intellectual, and deeply alienated. The use of a second language suggests a