They Might Be Giants

[fox69]

"Fake Out In Buenos Aires"

"Fake Out In Buenos Aires"


Fake out
Fake in
Fake it to me
What is fake?
Fake T.V.
Land of a thousand fake outs
Fake worse than death

In Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires

Fake out
Fake in
Faker's delight
Fake your claim
Fake around the clock
Winner fake all
Three fakes, you're out

In Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires

 

[fox69]

"Fake-Believe"

"Fake-Believe"


Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
F is for Fake-Believe

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

We're wearing fake fur, and riding on alpacas
On the wild frontier, wearing wax mustaches
Pretending we're cowhands, yodeling like cowhands too
Yodel-ay-he-hoo

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

Now look at my crown, I'm acting mighty bossy
I'm king of this town, and (my kick?) gets extra frosty
From this moment on, please call me Lord Fauntleroy
That's Little Lord Fauntleroy, please

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
F is for Fake-Believe

 

[fox69]

"Fake-Believe (Type B)"

"Fake-Believe (Type B)"


Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
F is for Fake-Believe

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

We're wearing fake fur, and riding on alpacas
On the wild frontier, wearing wax mustaches
Pretending we're cowhands, yodeling like cowhands too
Yodel-ay-he-hoo

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

Now look at my crown, I'm acting mighty bossy
I'm king of this town, and my cake gets extra frosting
From this moment on, please call me Lord Fauntleroy
That's Little Lord Fauntleroy, please

F is for fun
F is for fun
F is for fake-believe

Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
Fake-Believe, Fake-believe, Fake-believe
F is for Fake-Believe

 

[fox69]

"Farmingdale (The Downtown)"

"Farmingdale (The Downtown)"


I'm living on the bar food here
At The Downtown
They've got nuts
They've got crackers
They've got crazy

I'm living on the bar food here
At The Downtown
They've got nuts
They've got crackers
They've got mentally-ill

Thank you very much. Thanks for having us. Ladies and Gentleman. They Might Be Giants. Thank you.

 

[fox69]

"Feign Amnesia"

"Feign Amnesia"


Now I know just what to do
Feign amnesia
How I wish it wasn't true
Wish it wasn't true right now

Not much quiet about reinvention
Why half-settle for stuff that is half-new?
Like a volume beyond comprehension
If the bass won't get you
The treble will get you

I'll look busy just for you
And feign amnesia
How I wish it wasn't true
Wish it wasn't true right now
Wish it wasn't true right now

Hers are the brains
Floating on an upstream train
Hers are the brains
Barbarians and seeds are lost in the remains

We were standing outside the sidewalk
With that crazy guy dancing behind us
With our forced smiles and all of the laughing
Then lost is life to hear that right [?]

Now I know just what to do
Feign amnesia
How I wish it wasn't true
Wish it wasn't true right now

I'll look busy just for you
And feign amnesia
How I wish it wasn't true
Wish it wasn't true right now
Wish it wasn't true right now
Wish it wasn't true right now
Wish it wasn't true right now

 

[fox69]

"Fibber Island"

"Fibber Island"


Here on fibber island
We strum rubber guitars
Our friends live on mars
And we sew buttons on our cars

Here on fibber island
Our house is made of pie
Our dog is two miles wide
And all he talks about is pie

Here on fibber island
We swim on the ground
Wheels are square not round
We eat chocolate by the pound

Here on fibber island (here on fibber island)
No one sings along (no one sings along)
We just ride giraffes (we just ride giraffes)
And wear bicycles for hats (and wear bicycles for hats)

To get to fibber island
You just close your eyes
Start fibbing in your mind
And see what you can find

Here on fibber island
We hide mittens in our hair
You might need to stare
To see the mittens in our hair

Come to fibber island
And strum rubber guitars
Meet our friends from mars
And sew buttons on our cars

 

[fox69]

"Figure Eight"

"Figure Eight"


Round, can you go around?
And if you can turn around without falling down,
You can skate in a figure eight.
If you can turn, if you can go straight.

Turn left, go straight.
Turn right, straight again.
And then do it over,
Repeat forever.
That's all you need to know,
That's the way you skate
In a figure eight.

If you can grab a circle in your hands
And twist it, that's an eight.

If it weren't for the zamboni,
You would never leave the ice.
And I think I know the reason why
You never take a break,
The sign that means forever
Is a sideways number eight.

Turn left, go straight.
Turn right, straight again.
And then do it over,
Repeat forever.
That's all you need to know,
That's the way you skate
In a figure eight.

And if you twist the number zero,
You will get the number eight.

Turn left, go straight.
Turn right, straight again.
And then do it over,
Repeat forever.
That's all you need to know,
That's the way you skate
In a figure eight.

If you can grab a circle in your hands
And twist it, that's an eight.
(If you can grab a circle in your hands
And twist it, that's an eight.)

Twist the number zero, you will get the number eight.

 

[fox69]

"Fingertips"

"Fingertips"


Everything is catching
Yes, everything is catching on fire
(Everything's catching on fire)
Everything is catching on fire (everything's catching on fire)

Fingertips
Fingertips
Fingertips

I hear the wind blow
I hear the wind blow
It seems to say, "Hello, Hello,
I'm the one who loves you so."

Hey now everybody now
Hey now everybody
Hey now everybody now

Who's that standing out my window?

I found a new friend
Underneath my pillow

Come on and wreck my car (come on)
Come on and wreck my car (come on)
Come on and wreck my car (come on)
Come on and wreck my car (come on)

Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?
Aren't you the guy who hit me in the eye?

Please pass the milk, please
Please pass the milk, please
Please pass the milk, please

Leave me alone, leave me alone

Who's knocking on the wall?

All alone all alone
All by myself

What's that blue thing doing here?

Something grabbed ahold of my hand
I didn't know what had my hand
But that's when all my troubles began

I don't understand you (I don't understand you)
I just don't understand you (I don't understand you)
I don't understand the things you say
I can't understand a single word
I don't understand you (I don't understand you)
I just don't understand you (I don't understand you)
I cannot understand you (I don't understand you)
I don't understand you (I don't understand you)

I heard a sound, I turned around
I turned around to find the thing
That made the sound

Mysterious whisper
Mysterious whisper
Mysterious whisper
Mysterious whisper

The day that love came to play

I'm having a heart attack
I'm having a heart attack
I'm having a heart attack
I'm having a heart attack

Fingertips
Fingertips

I walk along darkened corridors
And I walk along darkened corridors
I walk along darkened corridors
And I walk along darkened corridors

 

[fox69]

"Finished With Lies"

"Finished With Lies"


Now I'm telling the truth
I'm finished with lies, lies
If you don't believe me now
You'll never believe me now

I should have my head examined
They'll see when they look inside
I won't have to say a word
I'll stop thinking what I shouldn't be thinking
I'll make everyone believe me

Can't you see I'm telling the truth
I'm finished with lies, lies
If you don't believe me now
You'll never believe me now
You'll think it's a lie

Couldn't we just put away the ancient history
Throw up our hands at the unsolved mysteries

I'm going to have my head examined
I'll prove you were wrong about me
Move the needle telepathically
I'll turn everything around and confuse you
Talk faster and faster till I lose you
I'll fix it so you can't remember what was true
And there'll be nothing to remind you

Starting now I'm telling the truth
I'm finished with lies, lies
If you don't believe me now
You'll never believe me now

Now I'm telling the truth
I'm finished with lies, lies
If you don't believe me now
You'll never believe me now

Lies, lies
You'll think it's a lie
You'll think it's a lie
You'll think it's a lie

 

[fox69]

"First Kiss"

"First Kiss"


I'm asleep but she's talking to me
She's walking 'round wearing all of my clothes
As she runs out of things to say
And grabs my coat to walk away

How bout another first kiss, she said
How bout another first kiss, I said
I want another first kiss like this
How bout another first kiss

Other people were too sentimental
Always worrying about their hair
Got tired of wasting all my time
Now I'm not worrying at all

How bout another first kiss, she said
How bout another first kiss, I said
I want another first kiss like this
How bout another first kiss

You could tell me we belong together
And I could tell you belong with me
But we've run out of things to say
And we'll be happy anyway

So....

How bout another first kiss she said
How bout another first kiss, I said
I want another first kiss like this
How bout another first kiss

How bout another first kiss she said
How bout another first kiss, I said
I want another first kiss like this
How bout another first kiss