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Album Raises New and Troubling Questions

by They Might Be Giants

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1.
O We 00:47
O we o we o we O we o we o we O we o we o we O we o we o we O-we-o O we o we o we O we o we o we O we o-we
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Yeah! I'm losin' my English accent Think of all the changes you put me through, girl Back against the pit boss again And now I'm fencin' with him With just a fountain pen See I'm dead as a dog On these one-night stands And now I'm in these classes Just to be your man I just wanted my big toe In the soft, soft sand Now I'm neck deep in the quick, quick So tell me are you ready For the bitter truth? Authenticity Trip Yes, 200-proof But I keep it in the cupboard By your baby tooth That your mom saved I think your mommy's nice So tonight we're takin' a jet-plane 'round To somebody's house Out in the Hollywood Hills I said the Hollywood Hills Like I've been there before But I haven't in a while Or really at all Go! Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane And though dark my days I'll say until then Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane So mark it down While I say it again I'm stuck here In Bubble's of Teaneck Since you kicked me out It just seems like a good place to be Gonna get my head straight again With some guys with some time And some clothes that get cleaned We're dancin' in the window Like we like to dance Get a full head of steam In our waggled-up stance Cause tonight Sleepy Hollow's Just a few miles away With dramatic re-enactments And an overnight stay Go! Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane And though dark my days I'll say until then Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane So mark it down While I say it again Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane And though dark my days I'll say until then Someday I'll win I'm not Ichabod Crane So mark it down While I say it again
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Girl, girl, girl, girl (do) (Do) You mind? (girl...) (Girl...) (do...) (you mind?...) Do you mind? Excuse me I saw you over there Can I just tell you Although there are millions of Cephalophores that wander through this world You've got something extra going on I think you probably know You probably get that a lot I'll bet that people say that a lot to you, girl The way you swing your head While strolling fancy free Or melting down some army guys To make green tea Though there are millions of Cephalophores that wander through this world You've got something extra going on I think you probably know You probably already know You act like I am stating the obvious It's the way you swing your head While strolling fancy free Or melting down some army guys To make green tea As the headless horseman said to his associate The bodiless baboonsman cradled in his arms Although millions of cephalophores Are marching past my door They're invisible to me Except for one cephalophore You probably get that a lot I'll bet that people say that a lot while you Are sarcastically lip-syncing along To words they felt were spoken spontaneously
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I'm steaming up the inside Of my Marty Beller mask 'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums It's been 15 long years Since I put on the Marty mask You're the only person That I've ever told Don't walk away from me I will always love you But how will I know? Trick or treat? I can see you through the eye holes Of my Marty Beller mask But I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums I was disenchanted Stardom was so fake That's when I got back Into the drums Marty was convenient A vessel for my dream I knew exactly How to fill his shoes Don't walk away from me I will always love you But how will I know? Trick or treat? I can see you through the eye holes Of my Marty Beller mask But I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums Marty gets the mansion And I get his skins Don't walk away from me I will always love you But how will I know? Trick or treat? I am steaming up the inside Of my Marty Beller mask 'Cause I'm really Whitney Houston On the drums Look again, this isn't Marty On the drums I am really Whitney Houston
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Now I Know 01:35
Now I know Why they said not to cut the blue wire Now I know I know that I only wish I could reach my hand Into the past Prevent the die from being cast That made it so Now I know If there's one thing I can't stand It's when I stand corrected, hat in hand But that's untrue, for there are two There's one more thing that I can't stand That the amount of things is wrong And it will have to be revised Now I'm wise It's the red wire, I see that now Because I'm wise I only wish that there weren't any wires Left to cut at all Then I'd be set It takes a tall man to admit He once was small But now I know
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I have been poisoned by lead And from this one pencil it's spread And now it's seeped into the thread Of all my black clothes Get back in the white panel van Reshuffle the old master plan For we are the Flying Dutchmen And that's all we know This is the end of the half-written tale Of a man and the cake and the rain How now dark cloud? I got a lazy eye Attached to a lazy mind Attached to a lazy guy Adrift on the sea And these are the dispatches No sequence, all mismatches All tied up in small batches Left under a tree You had your fun and had love put aside Been crushed by the tumblin' tide How now dark cloud? Wake up Miss Mysterious And the slideshow projectionist And we will all swing from the truss Until the dawn So this is the end of the half-written tale Of a man and the cake and the rain How now dark cloud?
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All your friends are kleptomaniacs They steal your concentration And they never give it back again (Shoot.) Rock had a baby and they called it "Aaaah" The baby had a baby, got no calls at all Ain't no loathin' Like self-loathin' Prison guards ain't free The fellowship of hell Can't help you now The fellowship of hell (Sweet.) This hunk of junk keeps rolling down the road Careening off the guardrail for the epilogue No delusion Like self-delusion Who will use it now? The fellowship of hell Can't help you now The fellowship of hell The fellowship of hell Can't help you now The fellowship of hell Can't help you now The fellowship of hell
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Do you notice something different? Look at all the mountain flowers They are spelling out a message But are too far away to read Yell I know, I know I know, I know All I'm saying, it's suspicious There's no way it's accidental Like as if those cloud formations Got that way all by themselves Yell I know, I know I know, I know
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Doom Doom 01:12
Lore Lore There's a weapon at your door And it's pointed at your eyesocket (Doppelgängers of They) Drone Drone It's a missile to your home And the missile's got your name on it (Doppelgängers of They) "Park the car, and hitch a star to the Doppelgängers of They." Doom Doom It's a rocket from the tomb And the rocket's got your name on it (Doppelgängers of They) Doom Doom There's a bucket in your room And the bucket's got your vibe in it (Doppelgängers of They) "Bring your buckets, Doom. You think you're sick, but we're sick. We threw a bomb in your hair, So quit shaking it out." Bang Bang Is the leader of the gang With a cap for your brain pocket (Doppelgängers of They) Bang Bang And the leader of the gang Put your thumb in the wall socket (Doppelgängers of They) "Wake up, (fruity??). They gonna get you."
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Walking stick Lobster shell Cellophane Acid bath Legal pad Nitrogen Avocado Sleeping bag Rope Money for dope Russian hat Safety glass Jumping beans Hand grenade Almanac Butcher block Finger cymbals Liquid soap Money for dope Opera glasses Letter of introduction Rubber gloves Chewing gum Antenna Magic marker Edna Ferber novel Baking soda Cobra venom Poker caddy Money for dope (Check!) Banjolin (Check!) A dozen oysters on the half-shell (Check!) Wooden leg (Check!) Galvanized tub (Check!) Money for dope Aw (oh) Ice cube tray (Check!) Gasoline (Check!) Savings bond (Check!) Laughing gas (Check!) Butter churn (Check!) Pesticide (Check!) Autograph from Julian Cope (Check! Check!) Money for dope Whipping cream (Check!) Table salt (Check!) Butter wedge (Check!) Chafing dish (Check!) Backing track (Check!) Slot machine (Check!) Hockey mask (Check!) Isotope (Check!) Money for dope Swimming goggles Penicillin Needle-nose pliers Lighter fluid Sarsaparilla Magnet Axe Woolen blanket 1997 calendar Potato peeler Money for dope (Check!) Water skis (Check!) Preserved barn owl skeleton (Check!) Fake mustache (Check!) Bucket of lye (Check!) Money for dope Money for dope Aw Aw Money for dope (Check!) Banjolin (Check!) A dozen oysters on the half-shell (Check!) Wooden leg (Check!) Galvanized tub (Check!) Money for dope Money for dope Money for dope
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Read a Book 01:04
How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say in the book? How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say? I'll ask John How could you ask me that? How could I know? How could you ask me that? How could I know? How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say in the book? How fast is the speed of light? I don't know, did it say? I'll ask John I'll ask John I'll ask John I'll ask John
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Havalina 02:36
Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Walking in the breeze On the plains of old Sedona (Arizona) Among the trees Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina Havalina, havalina
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We'll be singin' When we're winnin' We'll be singin' I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down Oh, pissin' the night away Pissin' the night away He takes a whiskey drink He drinks a lager drink He takes a cider drink He drinks a soda drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times Don't cry for me Next door neighbor I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down Pissin' the night away Pissin' the night away He takes a soda drink He takes a coffee drink He takes a lager drink He takes a cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times Oh, Danny Boy Danny Boy Danny Boy I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down (Oh, Danny Boy) But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down (Danny Boy) I get knocked down But I get up again (Danny Boy) You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down (Don't cry for me) But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down (Next door neighbor) I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down (Oh, Danny Boy) But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down (Danny Boy) I get knocked down (Danny Boy) But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down (Don't cry for me) But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down (Next door neighbor) I get knocked down But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down I get knocked down "Never gonna forget this"
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Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam So take me back to Constantinople (yikes) No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes) Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes) Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes) That's nobody's business but the Turks' (Shall we play?) Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam Yikes Yikes Yikes Yikes Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam So take me back to Constantinople (yikes) No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes) Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes) Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes) That's nobody's business but the Turks' Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam So take me back to Constantinople (yikes) No, you can't go back to Constantinople (yikes) Been a long time gone, Constantinople (yikes) Why did Constantinople get the works? (yikes) That's nobody's business but the Turks'
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One, two, three, four Mind your business Mind your business Mind your never-shut, Quonset hut business My craft is exploding It's like I'm making cloisonné Choking on my dust With my three blind cats You have a friend in law enforcement Don't go calling law enforcement Business Mind your business Got too busy explaining Now it's just raining pain Pain in the form of a rain drop Yes, a rain drop made of pain Tell 'em the story, rain drop "I don't want to tell 'em, mister!" Tell 'em the story, rain drop "I don't want to tell 'em!" Keep your voice down Keep your voice down Keep your window-shaking, godforsaken voice down I'm sick of this beeswax I'm sick of these second-story Sleestaks Breathing on my dice Giving me back rubs When I'm deep in concentration You start getting all conversatin' Sleestak What's a Sleestak? That's your heart attack Towel rack Fallback You got no doctors All your doctors have gone home What's a Sleestak? What's a Sleestak? You have a friend in law enforcement Don't go calling law enforcement Cloisonné
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200 Sbemails 00:44
200 SBemails Exhausting just to think about How can we face 200 SBemails? The thought of all those SBemails makes me weak
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"Daddy sang bass" "Daddy sang bass" I took my boat for a car I took that car for a ride I was trying to get somewhere But now I'm following The traces of your fingernails That run along the windows On the boat of car "Daddy sang bass" Traces of your fingernails That run along the windows On the boat of car On the boat of car On the boat of car On the boat of car
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Once a boy named Mister Me bemoaned a great regret I've floundered in the misty sea, but can't abide its mystery I wound up sad, you bet So onward go and Edward Ho into the bounding main Enjoy the show look out below but mind the misty sea Or end up sad like Mister Me He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad So take the hand of Mister Me and mister, make him glad To swim the Mister Misty Sea and cease the Mister Mystery That, mister, made him sad He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad He ended up sad He ended up sad He ended up really, really, really sad
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Here comes the dirt bike Beware of the dirt bike 'Cause I hear they're coming to our town They've got plans for everyone And now I hear they're over their sophomore jinx So you had better check it out All hail the dirt bike Philosopher dirt bike Silence as we gathered round We saw the word and we're on our way Now it's brain-washing dirt bike Ground-shaking dirt bike Now it's mind-bending dirt bike In control Soul-crushing dirt bike Self-propelled dirt bike You see I never thought I'd understand Till that bike took me by the hand Now I ride Ride Ride
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Particle Man, Particle Man Doing the things a particle can What's he like? It's not important Particle Man Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows, Particle Man Triangle Man, Triangle Man Triangle Man hates Particle Man They have a fight, Triangle wins Triangle Man Universe Man, Universe Man Size of the entire universe, man Usually kind to smaller man Universe Man He's got a watch with a minute hand Millennium hand and an eon hand And when they meet it's a happy land Powerful man, Universe Man Person Man, Person Man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Person Man Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with Person Man? Degraded man, Person Man Triangle Man, Triangle Man Triangle Man hates Person Man They have a fight, Triangle wins Triangle Man

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Contained on this full-length companion album of rarities are many exceptional, previously unheard tracks. In the many months making and then touring behind Join Us, They Might Be Giants created and finished many recordings. Included here is “Tubthumping” from the band’s appearance on The Onion’s AV Club’s Undercover series, the instant classic “Marty Beller Mask,” the live version of “Cloisonné” heard on the official video, a fantastic remix of “You Probably Get That A Lot” from the Elegant Too.

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