# David Byrne Releases Song Using Musk's Words

> David Byrne's new song uses Elon Musk's public statements as lyrics for a documentary about him.
- Title: David Byrne Releases Song Using Musk's Words · Consequence
- Summary: David Byrne's new song uses Elon Musk's public statements as lyrics for a documentary about him. David Byrne released a song titled 'Let Me Sell You a Dream'…
- Keywords: david byrne, elon musk, musk documentary, let me sell you a dream, soundtrack, alex gibney, daniel pemberton, music, culture, entertainment, David, Byrne
- Source: Consequence — https://consequence.net/2026/10/david-byrne-let-me-sell-you-a-dream-elon-musk-stream
- Published: 2026-10-08T14:40:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: david byrne, elon musk, musk documentary, let me sell you a dream, soundtrack, alex gibney, daniel pemberton, music, culture, entertainment
## New Song Release
David Byrne released a song titled 'Let Me Sell You a Dream' from the soundtrack to Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk.

> I asked for good quotes from the Martian, and found more of them online
## Lyrical Source
Byrne co-wrote the song with composer Daniel Pemberton using Musk's public statements as lyrics without editorializing.

> I'm sure he loves dropping these wild statements, and those became the lyrics. All his own words. No editorializing. Straight from the man's mouth to mine
## Song Lyrics
The song includes lyrics like 'I eat a glass sandwich/ I eat them every day.'

> I eat a glass sandwich/ I eat them every day
## Documentary Details
The documentary opens in Los Angeles and New York on October 9th ahead of a nationwide release on October 16th.

> The film opens in select theaters in los angeles and new york on this friday, october 9th ahead of a nationwide release on october 16th
## Key takeaway

David Byrne released a song titled 'Let Me Sell You a Dream' with lyrics from Elon Musk's public statements for a documentary about Musk.