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    They Might Be Giants’ Glean captures the first part of their epic 2015 Dial-A-Song year. From the folk-pop majesty of “Answer” to the manic violin-driven “Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2” to the bluesy bass-grind of “Underwater Woman,” Glean is uncompromising in range and unrelenting in quality; this is a must-have set of tracks.

    TRACK LIST
    1. Erase
    2. Good to Be Alive
    3. Underwater Woman
    4. Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2
    5. Answer
    6. I Can Help the Next in Line
    7. Madam , I Challenge You to a Duel
    8. End of the Rope
    9. All the Lazy Boyfriends
    10. Unpronounceable
    11. Hate The Villanelle
    12. I'm A Coward
    13. Aaa
    14. Let Me Tell You About My Operation
    15. Glean

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1.
Erase 02:49
2.
Hello mind It's good to be awake again Spend some time reflecting Hello hand We all salute you hand Five fingers strong It's good to have you back again Hello eye The complicated eye Focused so hard on inspecting Hello leg Such a shaky leg Just barely more than decoration I'm not a motivational speaker But on this I have arrived It's good to be alive Good to be alive Hello hand We all salute you hand Five fingers strong It's good to have you back again I'm not some megachurch-style preacher But my spirit is revived It's good to be alive (yeah) Good to be alive (yeah) I'm not a life coach or some teacher But I think we'll all survive It's good to be alive (yeah) Good to be alive (yeah)
3.
Underwater woman Underwater lady No one on the shore will ever know what's in her heart Fiercely alive, will to survive Able to thrive on her own Self contained, properly trained Hydroponically grown Underwater woman Breathing underwater Brushing her hair, eating a pear No one can tell when she cries Away, away, away She scans the ocean floor With ultrasonic blips Nothing but rocks and sand And the broken wrecks of ships Underwater woman Underwater lady No one on the shore will ever know what's in her heart Laughing uncontrollably, who is she talking to? Holding up a shell like it's a telephone Frantically digging through a pile of old papers Intently staring at a photograph Underwater woman Breathing underwater Brushing her hair, eating a pear No one can tell when she cries Away, away, away
4.
Where you going, buddy? Where you going, buddy? Where you going, buddy? Where you going, buddy? Won't you come with me to music jail? Where you going, darling? Where you going, darling? Where you going, darling? Where you going, darling? Won't you come with me to music jail? Let's form a band Let's take a stand Where you going, fella? Where you going, fella? Where you going, fella? Where you going, fella? Won't you come with me to music jail? Don't turn away Why don't you stay? I was not prepared To do time, to do time Frankly, I was scared About time, about time I was in a cloud Everything so loud Life's a riot No one's quiet at all In this music crowd I'm alone, I'm alone Just one call allowed No one's home, no one's home I am getting pale Who could post my bail? Done believing Dreams of leaving are gone
5.
Answer 03:23
Year after year Though every dream of a pony would end in tears The cake was lit and as you blew the candles out Your heart refilled And every year Your dream was killed It may take an ocean of whiskey and time To wash all of the letdown out of your mind And this may not be the thing you requested but I Am the answer to all your prayers All this time interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs When will you recognize that I am the answer to all your prayers? You ordered well They brought you medium rare You were promised fair And in response a clap of thunder broke the air The weather changed The sky went black And then it rained It may take an ocean of whiskey and time To wash all of the letdown out of your mind And this may not be the item you selected but I Am the answer to all your prayers All this time the surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs When will you realize that I am the answer to all your prayers? It might seem like a thankless existence But don't lose hope just yet You'll be remembered for your persistence And this is the thanks you get You wanted tall I came in under 5'4 Then you asked for dark I tend to sunburn a lot As for handsome, well Can't help you there So make of it what you will It may take an ocean of whiskey and time To wash all of the letdown out of your mind And I may not be the one you expected but I Am the answer to all your prayers All this time interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs When will you get that I am the answer to all your prayers? All this time the surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs It should be clear to you by now that I am the final answer to all your prayers
6.
I can help the next in line Have you been with us before? I can help the next in line I don't think I like your tone I am going to have to ask you now To take a walk with me Put your hands where I can see them I will need to see ID I can help the next in line Do we have a problem here? I can help the next in line If you would walk this way we'll settle this now Have you been with us in the past? (Have you been with us in the past?) I can help the next one in line (I can help the next one in line) I don't think that I like your tone (I don't think that I like your tone) I can help the next one in line (I can help)
7.
I am a man of honor And I am mortified by your litany of slurs Such a lot of words Oh, dear Madam, I challenge you to a duel My second warned you to be careful That bell can't be unrung Madam, you mistake me for a bumpkin It's clear you're yelling something Oh please, don't burst a lung You are an unfit rival By spirits taught to sing But a tune so twisted now Like all that's sweet's gone sour Oh, dear Madam, you mistake me for a fool Yes, your little dog may hold the pistols Although he seems high-strung Madam, I challenge you to a duel My second warned you to be careful That bell can't be unrung Can't be unrung Can't be unrung
8.
How thoughtless of me How dumb can you be? Hopeless, wasn't that What you called me and in fact It was even more true than you knew Where did the end of the rope go? I forget now, did I let go? After you left me hanging on your words Which hung down like a rope Where did the end of it go? I'll never know You're gone, but I'm still there Clawing at the air Now it's curtains for me And I'll spend eternity Doing joyless cartwheels in the void Where did the end of the rope go? I forget now, did I let go? Long ago you left me hanging on your words Which hung down like a rope from the sky Where did the end of it go? No one can ever know Where did the end of the rope go? I forget now, did I let go? Once upon a time you left me hanging from your words Which hung down in the ether like a rope from the sky Wherever did the end of it go? No one can ever know
9.
Begin again, begin again Wake up the lazy boyfriends Begin again, begin again We can start at the end Push your hands in your pockets, spaced out and sleepless Put yourself on the docket, get ready to go Got a brand-new day planner still snug in the wrapper And the weekly to-do list as white as the snow So who's good for nothing? After you've run through your personal time You've still got some Wite-Out Enough to erase all the previous line Did you say out loud that you think you've lost your edge? Man, you never lost your edge All the lazy boyfriends are preparing to change They're standing in the kitchen and preparing to change All the lazy boyfriends are preparing to change This American splendor spreads out before you From basements to attics, garages to sheds Who needs a vacation? Who needs a direction? Who needs motivation when you live in your head? So who's good for nothing? So hard to finish, there's nothing to force You've still got some Wite-Out And all of the girlfriends' buyer's remorse Did you say out loud that you think you've lost your edge? Man, you never lost your edge All the lazy boyfriends are preparing to change They're staring at the ceiling and preparing to change All the lazy boyfriends are preparing Begin again, begin again Wake up the lazy boyfriends Begin again, begin again We can start at the end
10.
Time stopped When you said hello When you left The clock began to breathe again Now all I do is think about The puzzle that remains Your name it is unpronounceable Distorted and illegible I never figured out what that was If I couldn't then I doubt I ever will Rewind the tape, review the blur Never the same, but still obscure Turn up the sound and hear the white noise Zoom and enhance if that were even a Real thing Which it isn't Stare at the static long enough you'll Be hypnotized be hypnotized Now I spend My days and nights Looking at A depression on the sofa And over time it flattens out But I am still depressed Your name it is unpronounceable Distorted and illegible I never figured out what that was If I couldn't then I know I never will Rewind the tape, review the blur Never the same, but still obscure Turn up the sound and hear the white noise Stare at the static and be hypnotized Found Found your sound Wound down and nearly drowned Lying on the ground Your name it is unpronounceable Distorted and illegible I never figured out what that was If I couldn't then I know I never will Rewind the tape, review the blur Never the same, but still obscure Turn up the sound and hear the white noise Stare at the static and be hypnotized
11.
Don't hate the villain, hate the villanelle With these picky rules and odd jigsaw rhymes Curses, these verses are my prison cell At school, I ran from the very first bell The teacher's ruler, those maddening chimes Don't hate the villain, hate the villanelle Joking in class, oh, the words I misspell Mumbles and stammers, but are those real crimes? Curses, these verses are my prison cell If someone could hear, for someone to tell But friends have all fled to faraway climes Don't hate the villain, hate the villanelle I solve this puzzle, but tumble through Hell These words are fractions when I needed primes Curses, these verses are my prison cell My hand disappears as I wave farewell This gentle quicksand turns into hard times Don't hate the villain, hate the villanelle Curses, these verses are my prison cell
12.
I'm A Coward 02:49
I'm a coward It's a miracle I dare breathe Overpowered by the gentlest summer breeze Even when I close my eyes I like to think that I'm hiding I need a confidant A co-conspirator To turn the tide On my losing side I'm a coward Guess I'd best make myself clear I bet mumbles Are what you'd expect to hear I need a confidant Who can see past my faults And take the time To save me from myself I need a confidant A co-conspirator To turn the tide On my losing side
13.
Aaa 01:59
What's behind the door Behind the piled up 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 removed 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
14.
Oh, let me tell you all about my operation Smile wide, scrub side, feet on the dash I'll sleep the whole damn day Slow lane, propane, empties for cash Rear-view mirror thrown away Oh, let me tell you about my operation Doctors removed your memory (Très bon!) Ground floor, screen door, yelling inside I think you know the scene Front lawn, break of dawn, clothes on the ground How could you be so mean? Oh, let me tell you about my operation Doctors removed your memory Oh, it's good news; it's just a quick procedure Find happiness through surgery Oh, let me tell you about my operation Doctors declared I'm better now Our liaison—oh, it was poison, baby! Our liaison—it was a drag Oh, let me tell you about my operation Doctors removed your memory Oh, it's good news; it's just a quick procedure Find happiness through surgery Très bon! Très bon! Très bon!
15.
Glean 01:47

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They Might Be Giants’ new studio release is Glean and it is the first disc to capture a part of the epic 2015 Dial-A-Song year. From the folk-pop majesty of “Answer” to the manic violin-driven “Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2” to the bluesy bass-grind of “Underwater Woman,” Glean is uncompromising in range and unrelenting in quality; this is a must-have set of tracks.

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released May 1, 2020

You and I will be together
When we shed our memory
I won't wear an orange sweater
When I get it off of me
When it's as it someday is
It always will have been the case
When your ever-searching finger
Finds the button marked erase
Finger find the button marked erase
Like a deep sea diver
Falling into a mermaid's embrace
Put one box on the sidewalk
Then you return with the next
And the first one's gone
Everyone gets on the bus out of town
And the lights start going out one by one
Button marked erase
When darlings must be murdered
When your heartbreak overwhelms your heart
Think of this as solving problems
That should never have occurred
Please don't call it strangulation,
That is such an ugly word
Press erase, ignore the shrill alarms
See the way the deep sea diver
Falls into the mermaid's arms
Put one box on the sidewalk
Then you return with the next
And the first one's gone
Everyone gets on the bus out of town
And the lights start going out one by one
Button marked erase
When darlings must be murdered
When your heartbreak overrides the very
Thing you can not face
The skeletons that won't stay down
The mercy kill that can't be drowned
Put
Box
Sidewalk
Then
Return
Next
First one gone
Everyone
On
Bus
Out
Lights
Out
One by one
Finger find the button marked erase
Like a deep sea diver
Falling into a mermaid's embrace
Put one box on the sidewalk
Then you return with the next
And the first one's gone
Everyone gets on the bus out of town
And the lights start going out one by one

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