They Might Be Giants

[fox69]

"A Self Called Nowhere"

"A Self Called Nowhere"


I'm sitting on the curb
By the empty parking lot
Of the store where they let me play the organ
I'm waiting for my ride
But I want to wait inside
Of the store where they let me play the organ

But I'm thinking of a wooden chair
In a room at the top of a stair
And I'm looking down the stairwell
At the vanishing dot
On the map of the spot
Let me take you there
The dotted line
Surrounding the mind
Of a self called nowhere
It's a thing named "it"
In a bottomless pit
You can't see it there
The sunken head
That lies in the bed
Of a self called nowhere

Standing in my yard
Where they tore down the garage
To make room for the torn down garage
I'm looking for my car
But I must have sold my car
When I needed to buy an electric organ

But I'm thinking of a wooden chair
In a room at the top of a stair
And I'm looking down the stairwell
At the vanishing dot
On the map of the spot
Let me take you there
The dotted line
Surrounding the mind
Of a self called nowhere
It's a thing named "it"
In a bottomless pit
You can't see it there
The sunken head
That lies in the bed
Of a self called nowhere

Nowhere

The vanishing dot
On the map of the spot
Let me take you there
The dotted line
Surrounding the mind
Of a self called nowhere
It's a thing named "it"
In a bottomless pit
You can't see it there
The sunken head
That lies in the bed
Of a self called

 

[fox69]

"Aaa"

"Aaa"


What's behind the door
Behind the pile of furniture?

Aaa!
Aaa!

Reach inside the wall and feel around
I think there's something there
Aaa!
Aaa!

Who's that hiding underneath the blanket?
Pull it off and see
Aaa!
Aaa!

Don't you think it's time
That we remove these bandages?

Aaa!
Aaa!

What's this button do?
I wonder what's inside this ticking
Package that's addressed to me?
How are sausages made
And what am I made of?

I'm gonna find out now

Aaa!
Aaa!
Aaa!

I'm gonna find out now

How's it going, baby?
Tell me, is there something on your mind?

Aaa!
Aaa!

Why'd you turn away?
Turn your head around so I can see

Aaa!
Aaa!

Why'd you hesitate?
What was the thing you were about to say?

Aaa!
Aaa!

Is there something else
That you haven't been telling me?
Aaa!
Aaa!

Is there any truth to the story
That I heard from this guy
That if you peel apart a golf ball
That deep inside
They put some alien blood?
I'm gonna find out now

Aaa!
Aaa!
Aaa!

I'm gonna find out now

What's this button do?
I wonder what's inside this ticking
Package that's addressed to me?
How are sausages made
And what am I made of?
I'm gonna find out now

Aaa!
Aaa!
Aaa!

I'm gonna find out now

Aaa!
Aaa!
Aaa!

I'm gonna find out now

 

[fox69]

"About Me"

"About Me"


You might be thinking that you're free
You might be sailing 'cross the sea
You might be staring at the stars,
But you'll be thinking
About me.
Me

 

[fox69]

"Absolutely Bill's Mood"

"Absolutely Bill's Mood"


I was born in a lighthouse, my mother was the sea
I crawled to school each morning, when it occured to me
That life's just a mood ring we're not allowed to see
And this is what it said to me

My room is comfortably small
With rubber lining the walls
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
And he calls when I'm not home
And he calls when I'm stuck out in the rain
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane

Now listen all you swingers, don't you try to tag along
I know monkey see, but monkey's dead, for you it would be wrong
Put a dime in my jukebox, you'll only hear this song
And it won't be fun for long

Because my room is comfortably small
With rubber lining the walls
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
And he calls when I'm not home
And he calls when I'm stuck out in the rain
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane

Thank you
Thank you

My room is comfortably small
With rubber lining the walls
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
And he calls when I'm not home
And he calls when I'm stuck out in the rain
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane
I'm insane

 

[fox69]

"AKA Driver"

"AKA Driver"


It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away

We can't fly like birds in the air
We could walk but we'd never get there

It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away

Big hand's on 120
Little hand's on E

Hey Nyquil driver
It's Nyquil driving time
Hey Nyquil driver
Get outta my lane
Get outta my way

It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away

Hey Nyquil driver
It's Nyquil driving time
Hey Nyquil driver
Get outta my lane
Get outta my way
Get outta my way

Hey Nyquil driver
It's Nyquil driving time
Hey Nyquil driver
Get outta my lane
Get outta my way
Get outta my way

It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away
It's just a full day's drive away

 

[fox69]

"Albany (Studio) (The Egg)"

"Albany (Studio) (The Egg)"


The Egg, exciting and old
The Egg, you'll do what you're told
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

The Egg, permission to land
The Egg, where should I stand?
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

Poured concrete flowing into organic shapes
Carpet, wood trim, and some velvet drapes
Combine to make one perfect place

From the outside I am thinking
I'm a number, not a man
From the outside I am thinking
What were they thinking?

The Egg, when will it hatch?
The Egg, please leave off the latch
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you
No corners for you
No corners for you

 

[fox69]

"Albany (The Egg)"

"Albany (The Egg)"


The Egg, exciting and old
The Egg, you'll do what you're told
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

The Egg, when was it new?
The Egg, there's nothing to do
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

Poured concrete flowing into organic shapes
Carpet, wood trim, and some velvet drapes
Combine to make one perfect place

From the outside I am thinking
I'm a number, not a man
From the outside I am thinking
What were they thinking?

The Egg, exciting and old
The Egg, you'll do what you're told
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you
No corners for you
No corners for you

 

[fox69]

"Alienation's For The Rich"

"Alienation's For The Rich"


This song is dedicated to all you modern-day troubadors out there
And I think I know who you are

I got to get a job
Got to get some pay
My son's gotta go to art school
He's leaving in three days
And the TV's in Esperanto*
You know that that's a bitch
But alienation's for the rich
And I'm feeling poorer every day
Hey hey hey

Well I ain't feeling happy
About the state of things in my life
But I'm working to make it better
With a six of Miller High Life
Just drinking and a-driving
Making sure my dues get paid
Because alienation's for the rich
And I'm feeling poorer every day
Hey hey hey

Well I ain't feeling happy
About the state of things in my life
But I'm working to make it better
With a six of Miller High Life
Just drinking and a-driving
Making sure my dues get paid
Because alienation's for the rich
And I'm feeling poorer every day
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey

 

[fox69]

"All Alone"

"All Alone"


Once upon a time they sent a rocket to the moon
With scientific instruments to test conditions there
But just before they closed the door, one scientist expelled a germ
That accidentally found its way aboard and stowed away
For three years it remained undetected on the moon
It was the only living creature there:
"I'm all alone
I'm all alone
Behold the mystery that is me"

Then one day the scientists recovered all their gear
Excited by the prospect of unearthly things inside
They found, to their astonishment, a living thing within
It seemed to bear good tidings from somewhere in outer space:
"You're not alone
You're not alone
Behold the mystery that is me"

Soon they figured out the heinous error they had made
And now the earthly germ had something else it seemed to say:
"We're all alone
We're all alone
Behold the mystery
Behold the mystery."

 

[fox69]

"All MacGyver On It"

"All MacGyver On It"


We're gettin' metal with it
We're all MacGyver on it
It's not provisional and highly temporary
It's the unbroken synapses acting out and talking scary
They'd better listen up and fast 'cause now I'm metal on it
Grab your keys, grab your hat,
Grab your coat, tell your mom
You won't be home 'cause now
We're goin' metal on it

Now we're metal with it
We're all MacGyver on it
Things are different and kinda confrontational
Man, if you can't see, I guess you must be goin' blind
There's nothing left but the smoke that's comin' off the mind

They can run, they can hide
We will never be denied
They start the party quick
By goin' metal on it

We're gettin' metal with it
We're all MacGyver on it
It's not provisional and never temporary
It's the unbroken synapses acting out and talking scary
We're all MacGyver on it.