They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American Music of the United States alternative rock band who began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller Dan Miller (guitarist) , and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982 1982 in music , they are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music Alternative rock . The group has found success on the modern rock Modern... [read more] - Mink Car
It's knocking offMy diamond wigKnocking me downInto the platinum groundWoke up in a beautiful dreamAlone... Alone...I got hit by a Mink CarHit by a Mink CarDriven by a GuitarAnd the silver Chauffer saysThat it's all...
- Man, It's So Loud In Here
They fixed up the corner store like it was a nightclubIt's permanently discoEveryone is dressed so oddlyI can't recognize themI can't tell the staff from the customersBaby, check this outI've got something to sayMan,...
- Another First Kiss
I'm asleep but she's talking to meShe's walking 'round wearing all of my clothesAs she runs out of things to sayAnd grabs my coat to walk away"How 'bout another first kiss?" she said"How 'bout another first kiss?" I...
- Hypnotist Of Ladies
He's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladiesHe's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladiesYou're getting sleepy, very sleepyHe's a hypnotist, hypnotist of ladiesNever had a pocket watch, never counted backwardsYou won't remember why...
- She's Actual Size
Words failBuildings tumbleThe ground opens wideLight beams down from heavenShe stands before my eyesShe's actual size, but she seems much bigger to meSquares may look distant in her rear view mirror but they're actual...
- Narrow Your Eyes
I don't want to change your mindI don't want to think about your mindThey say love is blindI don't think you're blindYou don't want to understandAnd I don't want to shake your father's handAnd walk in the sandAnd act...
- [untitled]
What do you think--what do you make out of that recording?I don't know, Gloria, I just--Some kind of singing. They sound like all kinds of people, right?Yeah.And then it says "Another child is born in India every time...
- The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Who's that playingHeyThe guitar?Is it Jim?I don't knowIs it Jim?I don't knowIn the spaceship, the silver space ship, the lion takes controlIn the spaceship, the silver space ship, the lion takes controlHeyWho's that...
- Dig My Grave
Dig my graveDig my graveEvery time I look in your eyesI see St. Peter waveDig my graveDig my graveEvery time you call my nameI hear the angels say"Dig my grave"Dig my graveDig my graveDig my graveDig my grave
- Fingertips
Everything is catchingYes, everything is catching on fire(Everything's catching on fire)Everything is catching on fire (everything's catching on fire)FingertipsFingertipsFingertipsI hear the wind blowI hear the wind...
- Turn Around
I was working all night in my officeWhen a man I had recently killedCalled me up from a phone near my buildingSo I looked out the window at himHe had the same obsequious mannerThat was the reason I had him killedSo to...
- My Evil Twin
My evil twin, bad weather friendHe always wants to start when I want to begin*It scares me so, like I scare myselfWith that book of Nostradamus up upon my shelfPlaying hangman 'til the morning lightDoing donuts on the...
- If I Wasn't Shy
If I wasn't shyIf I wasn't shyI'd burn all the uniformsI'd burn all the "Ask Me" buttonsI'd burn all the intercomsI'd burn all the time clock cardsIf I wasn't shyIf I wasn't shyI'd steal somebody's CadillacI'd steal...
- I Palindrome I
Someday mother will die and I'll get the moneyMom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly,You son of a bitch"I palindrome I (I palindrome I)I palindrome I (I palindrome I)And I am a snake head eating (snake...
- The Statue Got Me High
The statue got me highThe statue got me highThe monument of granite sent a beam into my eyeThe statue made me dieThe statue made me dieIt took my hand it killed me and it turned me to the skyThe stone it called to...
- Which Describes How You're Feeling
Which describes how you're feeling all the timeWhich describes how you're feeling all theFeeling all the timeThere's this guy in the sky and he makes you want toWant to make you sigh, like the timeWhen you felt like...
- Dinner Bell
I've been leaving on my thingsSo in the morning when the morning bird singsThere's still dinner on my dinner jacket'Til the dinner bell ring***perimental dog*Salivating dogGood dogWaiting for the dinner bell to do the...
- Mammal
Standing in between extinction in the coldand explosive radiating growthSo the warm blood flowsThrough the large four-chambered heartMaintaining the very high metabolism rate they haveMammal, mammalTheir names are...
- Hall Of Heads
Here in the hall of headsYou look through the keyholeThis is the hall of headsOne step through the doorwayRoll out that special headThis is our favorite onePlease don't try to leaveDon't leave the hall of headsHide...
- See The Constellation
I lay my head on the railroad trackStare at the sky all painted upYour train is gone, won't be coming backSee the constellation ride across the skyNo cigar, no lady on his armJust a guy made of dots and linesJust a...
- Spider
Ladies and gentlemenLadies and gentlemenSpiderHe is our heroSpiderGet rid ofSpiderStep on spiderSpiderWe love you spiderI promise not to kill youSpiderSpiderWe love you spiderSpiderGet rid ofSpiderMust stopSpiderHe is...
- We Want A Rock
Where was I? I forgotThe point that I was makingI said if I was smart that I wouldSave up for a piece of stringAnd a rock to wind the string aroundEverybody wants a rockTo wind a piece of string aroundEverybody wants...
- Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love
Pistol shotsGun shotsPistol shotsGun shotsBullets from a revolverBullets from a gunBullets through the atmosphereHere they comeJohn, I've been badAnd they're coming after meDone someone wrongAnd I fear that it was...
- Whistling In The Dark
A woman came up to me and said"I'd like to poison your mindWith wrong ideas that appeal to youThough I am not unkind"She looked at me, I looked at somethingWritten across her scalpAnd these are the words that it...
- Hot Cha
Hot Cha, where are you?Everybody's eyes are closedI can't see why I miss you soSo Hot Cha, where are you?First time Hot Cha went awayA floating island was his homeThen the phone rang off the hookAnd Hot Cha had to...
- Twisting
She set your goldfish freeAnd now she's sighingBlew out your pilot lightAnd made a wishShe doesn't have to haveHer dB's record back nowBut there's not a lot of thingsThat she'll take back(She wants) She wants to see...
- Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage!
- Road Movie To Berlin
We're in a road movie to BerlinCan't drive out the way we drove inSo sneak out this glass of bourbonAnd we'll goWe were once so close to heavenPeter came out and gave us medalsDeclaring us the nicest of the damnedTime...
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Istanbul was ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, ConstantinopleNow it's Turkish delight on a moonlit nightEvery gal in ConstantinopleLives in Istanbul, not ConstantinopleSo if...
- Birdhouse In Your Soul
I'm your only friendI'm not your only friendBut I'm a little glowing friendBut really I'm not actually your friendBut I amBlue canary in the outlet by the light switchWho watches over youMake a little birdhouse in...
- Your Racist Friend
This is where the party endsI can't stand here listening to youAnd your racist friendI know politics bore youBut I feel like a hypocrite talking to youAnd your racist friendIt was the loveliest party that I've ever...
- Dead
I returned a bag of groceriesAccidently taken off the shelfBefore the expiration dateI came back as a bag of groceriesAccidently taken off the shelfBefore the date stamped on myselfDid a large procession wave their...
- Lucky Ball & Chain
I lost my lucky ball & chainNow she's four years goneJust five feet tall and sick of meAnd all my rattling onShe threw away her baby-dollI held on to my prideBut I was young and foolish thenI feel old and foolish...
- Hearing Aid
Frosty the supervisorLives by himselfSometimes I feel sorry for himUsually I can'tI've turned off my hearing aidDon't say the electric chair's not good enoughFor king-lazy-bones like myselfMore coffee for me...
- Letterbox
I'll never know what you'll find when you open up your letter box tomorrow'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know, she's my best friend, she's a sparrowAnd I'll never never know what you never...
- Women & Men
When the ship runs out of oceanAnd the vessel runs agroundLand's where we know the boat is foundNow there's nothing unexpectedAbout the water giving out"Land's" not a word we have to shout.But there's something beside...
- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
Mr. HorribleMr. HorribleTelephone call for Mr. HorribleBut before he can talk to the ugliness menThere's some horrible business leftFor him to attend toSomething unpleasant has spilled on his brainAs he sponges it off...
- They Might Be Giants
Hang onHang on tightThey might be giants (boy)They might be giantsThey might be rainThey might be heatThey might be frying up a stalk of wheatThey might be giants (boy)They might be giantsThey might be brainThey might...
- Theme From Flood
Why is the world in love again?Why are we marching hand in hand?Why are the ocean levels rising up?It's brand new record for 1990.They Might be Giants' brand new album:Flood
- Particle Man
Particle man, particle manDoing the things a particle canWhat's he like? It's not importantParticle manIs 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,...
- AKA Driver
It's just a full day's drive awayIt's just a full day's drive awayIt's just a full day's drive awayIt's just a full day's drive awayWe can't fly like birds in the airWe could walk but we'd never get thereIt's just a...
- Sleeping In The Flowers
I got a crushCopy shop clerkBut she won't look up at meDon't want to be known as the freakWho just comes around to catch her eyeWe could be sleeping in the flowersWe could sleep all afternoonYou'd proclaim that you're...
- A Self Called Nowhere
I'm sitting on the curbBy the empty parking lotOf the store where they let me play the organI'm waiting for my rideBut I want to wait insideOf the store where they let me play the organBut I'm thinking of a wooden...
- Stomp Box
Stomp Box speak my thoughtVent these voices from the darkShout Shout Shout ShoutScream it outBlast your missiveTell the wordless messageLittle Stomp BoxTear it from my heartStomp Box, voice of fearPour the poison in...
- The End Of The Tour
There's a girl with a crown and a scepterWho's on WLSDAnd she says that the scene isn't what it's beenAnd she's thinking of going homeThat it's old and it's totally over nowAnd it's old and it's over, it's over nowAnd...
- Thermostat
When the hands that operate the motor lose control of the leverWhen the mind of its own in the wheel puts two and two togetherWhen the indicator says you're out of oil should you continue driving anyway?There's a...
- Subliminal
As I got hit by a car there was a message for meAs I went through the windshield, I noticed somethingSubliminal (subliminal)In an unnoticeable wayImportant (important)And hard to seeSubliminal (subliminal)Subliminal...
- Meet James Ensor
Meet James EnsorBelgium's famous painterDig him up and shake his handAppreciate the manBefore there were junk storesBefore there was junkHe lived with his mother and the torments of ChristThe world was transformedA...
- Why Must I Be Sad?
No More Mister Nice GuyI Love the DeadI've been thinking about itNow I understand what he saidAsk me nowI understand the words that Alice saidI kick the rocks beneath meI squint at the sunSad, sad, sad, sadWhy must I...
- Unrelated Thing
Do you smile 'cause I'm funny? said the manI wasn't joking and I meant the thing I saidNot at all, not at allSaid the woman to the manI was thinking of an unrelated thingUnconnected and freeNo relationship to...
- Extra Savoir-Faire
When I walk down the street, most guys look like elvesI don't mean to put them down but they doIt's hard to understand me from the language I useThere's no word in English for my styleWhat's a man like me supposed to...
- I Should Be Allowed To Think
I saw the best minds of my generationDestroyed by madness, starving, hystericalI should be allowed to glue my posterI should be allowed to thinkI should be allowed to glue my posterI should be allowed to thinkI should...
- Destination Moon
Don't bother to call this roomThere's nobody here who can pick upOr has stuff they need to talk aboutAnd who won't be nowChecking out and flyingBy rocket to the moonBy airplane to the rocketBy taxi to the airportBy...
- Spy
I see you from my spy plane, babyI see you walking on the groundI see you through my spy glasses, babyI can see right through the groundIf you want to be a spyThen you must really seeAnd you must really seeIf you want...
- O, Do Not Forsake Me
O, do not forsake me, my indolent friendsO, do not forsake me though you know I must spendAll my darkest hours talking like thisFor I am one thousand years oldOne thousand years oldSure, you think that's oldOne...
- Out Of Jail
Long before the screen door slammed, she was out of XeniaA stranger could have loved that town but she had to leaveI wish I'd gotten to know her before I fell in loveI could say who's to blame, say who's the man in...
- No One Knows My Plan
In my prison cell I think these wordsI was carelessI can see that nowI must be silentMust contain my secret smileI want to tell youyou my mirroryou my iron barsWhen I made a shadow on my window shadeThey called the...
- Snail Shell
Sir handOr is it ma'amI fell out of my right place againAnd youConsidered meAnd now I'm where a snail has to beI want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shellI want to thank you for putting me back in my...
- Window
Look at all the people in the windowI'm checking out the people in the windowI was uncomfortableNow I'm uncomfortableThe trouble I encountered when I thought it was, it was a windowIt was a catalogOf many women,...
- Dirt Bike
Here comes the dirt bikeBeware of the dirt bikeBecause I hear they're coming to our townThey've got plans for everyoneAnd now I hear they're over their sophomore jinx, so you had better check it outAll hail the dirt...
- Bangs
BangsAbove your eyes your hair hangsBlow my mind your royal flyness I dig your bangsBangsTo d***across your foreheadTo swing concordant angles as you incline your headOnce with a girl I fell in love sometime ago now...
- Drink
i'll take back my pinyata its wasted on youjust spinning that pool que all over the roomand give back the blindfold that someday is soonlets drink, drink this town is so greydrink,drink cos its never to lateto drink,...
- Cyclops Rock
(chorus)I tell you how to cyclops rock, but then you go and turn around and break my heart,you waste my cyclops time,and mess up my cyclops mind.I'm sick, like Chuckie was sick, my defeated heart keeps beating on,I...
- Scott Bower
Scott Bower, Scott BowerMy lifestyle determines my deathstyleScott Bower, Scott BowerMy lifeboat determines my deathboat(Scott) All hands on deck(Scott) It's my turn to deal(Scott) There's no way to reach(Scott) The...
- Kendra McCormick
Kendra McCormickNo longer lives in this dormKendra McCormickNow she's all out on her ownNow she is freeKendra is free!Kendra McCormickNo longer lives in this dormKendra McCormick
- Microphone
I keep talking to the microphoneThe microphone, the microphoneBut it's like talking to a wall of brickIt makes me sick, it makes me sickAnd tired of trying to tell the microphoneIt doesn't seem to knowThat it's...
- The Mexican Drill
We're surrounded by bonesIn a catacombProjector by my sideWe are all aliveDon't try to find us!We're the Mexican Drill"I'm against the war!" says Peter FondaEighteen feet or moreEighteen feet or moreWe're not stealing...
- My Other Phone Is A Boom Car
My other phone is a boom carMy other mic is a boom micWhy must I answer to a public that doesn't appreciate me yet?
- Sketchy Galore
And he looks down, down, down, downAnd he looks down, down, down, downAnd he looks down, down, down, downAnd he looks down, down, down, downWaitin' on SketchyStandin' for SketchyPayin' for Sketchy, Mr. Sketchy...
- Vestibule
VestibuleLocked insideIt was an accidentNow I'm locked withinSenator Arlen SpecterIs waiting outside in the carI am the germ collectorI'm getting paid for every jarDoo dooDoo dooDoo dooDooYell in ventsThe...
- Greasy Kid Stuff
I've got the hairdo of a childIt's so unruly It doesn't suit meMy hair is really growing wildIt needs some schoolin'It needs some groomin'Oh! Radio!Can't you hear? Hear my plea?We need greasy kid stuffGreasy kid stuff...
- Homunculus
Homunculus is by your sideUngrateful now and he's losing your trustYour old star map, a disco nap,And when you change you can't always change backYour headliner blues got 'em cryingIt stuck in your head and now you're...
- Put Your Hand On The Computer
Put your hand on the computerDoesn't that feel better now?Put your hand on the computerThe computer knowsPut your fingers on the keyboardBrush your hand across your false goateePut your fingers on the keyboardWheeThis...
- Metal Detector (Live)
Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationingThere's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of the unknownAnd I've got something to help you understandSomething waiting there...
- Cast Your Pod To The Wind
Twirl, twirl, twirl, spinExtend your limbs, spinSpin, ever fasterCast your pod to the windRound, round, roundFeel the breeze, it'sFree, free, relaxYour grip andCast your pod to the windDisregard the expense...
- Employee Of The Month
Got a job at the crumb factoryIt's my very first jobI'm working at the crumb factoryIt's my number one jobI'm employee of the monthNumber one crumb-making son of a gunI just need one sandwich and I'm set all day for...
- Haunted Floating Eye
I can't hang out with the haunted eyeThough I don't know whyI can't hang out with the haunted eyeThough I don't know whyI was born in a crypt a hundred years agoA spider was my momWorkin' as a shill in a traveling...
- Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire
He had a nameHe had an unlikely nameYeah, the Deranged MillionaireThe Deranged MillionaireHe lived in a secret locationBurning money all dayAnd people from miles around were miles awayHe had a nameHe had an unlikely...
- Morgan In The Morning
1...2...Morgan In The MorningTaking it to the bridgeMorgan In The MorningWith They Might Be GiantsIn the studioThere in the studioThey're in the studioWith Morgan In The MorningPlaying lots of recordsMorgan In The...
- Brain Problem Situation
Wake up Put on my makeup And pick the rake up And rake my hair And I think, maybe, but I don't knowBut I'm starting to feel like I got aBrain Problem Situation on my handsI think, maybe, but I don't knowBut I'm...
- (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future
She was a hotel detective in the future (future, future, future)She had a hundred mechanical fingers (fingers, fingers, fingers)She held an electrical eyeballShe shot the beam of a laserInto my heart, into my heartMy...
- No Plan B
The plan was the beach There was no Plan BAnd now we are on our own againThe plan was the beachThere was no Plan BAnd now we are all aloneThe plan was the beach There was no Plan BAnd now we are on our own againThe...
- I'm Your Boyfriend Now
Early one dayI got up the strengthTo call you on the phoneYou answered and said"Please leave a mess-"And I dropped the receiver thenI'll do as you ask if I can figure out where you liveAnd though the world may think...
- We Live In A Dump
Hangin' outWhile the monkeys type awayWaiting in my room all dayWhy be realistic?Don't wake me from my dreamI was individualisticThey kicked me off the teamWe live in a dumpAdmit it's a dumpOur friends are all nutsAnd...
- I Hear A New World
How can I tell them (how can I tell them)What's in store for me? (what's in store for me?)How can I tell them (how can I tell them)What's in store for me? (what's in store for me?)I hear a new world (I hear a new...
- Ana Ng
Make a hole with a gun perpendicularTo the name of this town in a desk-top globeExit wound in a foreign nationShowing the home of the one this was written forMy apartment looks upside down from thereWater spirals the...
- Mr. Me
Once a boy named Mister Me bemoaned a great regretI've floundered in the misty sea, but can't abide its mysteryI wound up sad, you betSo onward go and Edward Ho into the bounding mainEnjoy the show look out below but...
- You'll Miss Me
You'll always miss my big old bodyIn its prime and never shoddy,While bloodhounds wait down in the lobby you'll eulogize my big old bodyYou'll miss me with effigiesLighting up your house like Xmas treesAs tears roll...
- Shoehorn With Teeth
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teethPeople should get beat up for stating their beliefsHe wants a shoehorn, the kind with teethBecause he knows there's no such thingHe asks a girl if they can both sit in a chair...
- Piece Of Dirt
Piece of dirt, that is all I'm standing on todayPiece of dirt, the whole world has slipped awayI would climb the highest mountain just to jump into a fountainOr to fly, I'd fly awayA woman's voice on the radio can...
- Where Your Eyes Don't Go
Where your eyes don't go a filthy scarecrow waves its broomstick armsAnd does a parody of each unconscious thing you doWhen you turn around to look it's gone behind youOn its face it's wearing your confused...
- I've Got A Match
Get out of the carPut down the phoneTake off that stupid looking hat you wearI'm going to die if you touch me one more timeWell I guess that I'm going to die no matter whatLove people are thereThe smell of love is...
- Cowtown
I'm going down to CowtownThe cow's a friend to meLives beneath the ocean and that's where I will beBeneath the waves, the wavesAnd that's where I will beI'm gonna see the cow beneath the seaThe yellow Roosevelt Avenue...
- Cage & Aquarium
Somebody's reading your mindDamned if you know who it isthey're digging through all of your filesStealing back your best ideasYou cover your windows with leadEven keeping the pets outsideThen you hear a moment too...
- Lie Still, Little Bottle
Lie still, little bottle, and shake my shaky handBlack coffee's not enough for me, I need a better friendOne pill at the bottom is singing my favorite songI know I must investigateI hope that I can sing alongThere's...
- Stand On Your Own Head
I like people, they're the ones who can't standThey're the ones who can't standI see smoke signals coming from themThey say "We are out of furniture"Stand on your own head for a changeGive me some skin to call my...
- Santa's Beard
Once a year my friend puts on a red suitAnd hangs around with me and my wifeNow I can't help but feeling jealous each time she climbs on his kneeAnd she stands beneath the mistletoe screamingFor him to stand beneath...
- Kiss Me, Son Of God
I built a little empire out of some crazy garbageCalled the blood of the exploited working classBut they've overcome their shynessNow they're calling me Your HighnessAnd a world screams, "Kiss me, Son of God"I...
- The World's Address
I know you deceived me, couldn't sleep last nightNow my tear stains on the wall reflect an ugly sightI can see your secretsNo need to confessEveryone looks *** when you know the world's addressThe world's addressA...
- Pencil Rain
The possible dreamFinale of seemThe moment that some call eternal that some call insaneNow helmets on each head awaiting the first leadThe pageant is named the pencil rainThe infantry standsAnd holds out its handsThe...
- Purple Toupee
I remember the year I went to campI heard about some lady named Selma and some blacksSomebody put their fingers in the President's earsIt wasn't too much later they came out with Johnson's waxI remember the book...
- They'll Need A Crane
Love sees love's happinessBut happiness can't see that love is sadThat love is sadSadness is hanging thereTo show love somewhere something needs a changeThey need a changeThey'll need a crane, they'll need a craneTo...
- Snowball In Hell
Avalanche or roadblockI was a snowball in hellAvalanche or roadblockA jailer trapped in his cellMoney's all broke, and food's going hungryIf it wasn't for disappointmentI wouldn't have any appointmentsSide effect or...
- Bastard Wants To Hit Me
He says he knows meBut I don't know that guyHe's waving at meBut he looks kind of madSome crazy bastard wants to hit meHe's waving me over so he can hit meBut I don't know that guyBut I'm not going over thereSome...
- The World Before Later On
I'm trapped in a world before later on,I'm trapped in a world before later on,Where's my hovercraft?Where's my jet pack?Where's the font of acquired wisdom that eludes me now?We're trapped in a world before later...
- Broke In Two
You said something before you leftSomething I was not to forgetThenIs when i maybe should have wrote it downBut when I looked around to find a penAnd then I tried to think of what you saidWe broke in twoBusted...
- Wearing A Raincoat
Wearing a raincoat is flying around in a planeMade of a raincoatBut when you think of thatYou hurt your mindAnd you'll need a friendTo talk you downNeeding a friend to talk you downIs food that comes from a pipeBut...
- Memo To Human Resources
I'll be in the back, and I don't need the helpI'm good here in the backI'm good all by myselfI'm busy taking stock of all the things that I've forgot (5 4 3 2)And making mental notes of just exactly where I lost the...
- Stalk Of Wheat
I went for a walk on a stalk, on a stalk of wheatAnd it felt like a trillion feetI was looking for a friend at the end, at the end of the lineAnd it took me till the end of timeI was all out of luck like a duck, like...
- The Spine
I've been dragging my feet across my backand I've been rubbing my head against my neckAnd I've been walking my fingers through my mindand I've been feeling this feeling in my spineAnd I believe I'll be leaving it...
- It's Kickin' In
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Shocked awake in the middle of the dayIn a fight over shadows of the nightAnd you wonder why the talk is so boldWhen it's...
- Prevenge
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?Read my mind, yes, I'm planning prevengeAt the freak show,in the front row,mi amigo,lost in the sound.Now you know that the girls are just making it up,Now you know that the...
- Museum Of Idiots
They built this whole neighborhood out of wood, out of wood.I guess I'll still be around when they burn, burn it down.I will be standing around when they burn it down.Here in the Museum of Idiots.Honey, I'm there when...
- I Can't Hide In My Mind
I've got my house surroundedI know I'm in thereCome out with both my hands upAnd don't make me come in and get meDon't make me come in and get meI can't hide from my mindThough I try, try, tryI can't hide from my...
- Thunderbird
I know, I know, I said that I would quitAll right, I promise, no more after thisYou don't know how I've triedTo forget what it was likeI remember nowI remember nowWhy they called it ThunderbirdWhy they called it...
- Experimental Film
The color of infinityInside an empty glassI'm squinting my eyeI'm turning off and on and on and off the lightIt's for this experimental filmWhich nobody knows about and which I'm still figuring out what's going to go...
- Damn Good Times
I'm not much of a natural dancerBut I've got a friend who's a natural dancerYou could call her a jumpin' beanShe's got ants in her pants and she's gonna danceI know a girl who's a jumpin' beanShe's got keys and a...
- Spines
SpinesGonna make you cryGonna make you crawlGonna make you fall in love againSpinesGonna make you begGonna make you pleadGonna make you fall in love with spines
- Pet Name
You gave me a pet nameWhich is not to say I like itWe met at a partyNot to say I was invitedYou said love was just a lieBut I could tell that you were lyingAnd we almost figured out how we'd get alongAnd given time...
- The Bells Are Ringing
The bells are ringingThe song they're singingThe sound is bringing the people 'roundThey hear the instructionsThey follow directionsThey travel great distances to the soundThe bells are ringingThe song they're...
- Spiraling Shape
Down, down, down you goNo way to stopAs you fall, hear me callNo, no, noListen to this warning andConsider theseSimple words of adviceStop, stop, stopFogging the view, cupping face to the windowIn darkness you make...
- S-E-X-X-Y
Dressed only in clothesFrom her head to her toesThis is the wayThe talking part goesS-E-X-X-YMore than enoughAround the clock with nobody elseS-E-X-X-YThere she isStanding on the bedCookie in one hand, wig on her...
- XTC Vs. Adam Ant
XTC versus Adam AntContent versus formFighting for their place in rock and rollThere is no right or wrongJust when you think it's finishedWith XTC on topAnt music, like a phoenixFlies back up the chartsXTC versus Adam...
- Till My Head Falls Off
There were 87 Advil in the bottle now there's 30 leftI ate 47 so what happened to the other 10?Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my concentrationAs I dump the bottle out and I count the Advil up...
- Your Own Worst Enemy
It's your own worst enemyRinging the bell on the doorAnd the person inside says nobody's homeSo your own worst enemy peeks insideAnd sees you softly weeping as some music fills the roomAnd the song they playIs that...
- I Can Hear You
I Can Hear You by They Might Be Giants. Made at the Edison Laboratories.I can hear youJust barely hear youI can just barely hear youThis is a warningStep away from the carThis car is protected by ViperGuess where I...
- New York City
You called me last night on the telephoneAnd I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all aloneYou said, "It's snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather."Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back...
- Exquisite Dead Guy
Exquisite dead guyRotating in his display caseExquisite dead guySwear I saw his mouth moveExquisite dead guyOutside my high rise apartmentExquisite dead guyHanging from a skyhookHow am I supposed to let you know the...
- Metal Detector
Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationingThere's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of the unknownAnd I've got something to help you understandSomething waiting there...
- How Can I Sing Like A Girl?
Birds are calling to sing alongBut my window's painted shutAnd all that year of chorus taught meIs out of style and long forgotHow can I sing like a girlAnd not be stigmatizedBy the rest of the world?Tell me how can I...
- James K. Polk
In 1844, the Democrats were splitThe three nominees for the presidential candidateWere Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionistJames Buchanan, a moderateLouis Cass, a general and expansionistFrom...
- Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal
I could never sleep my way to the top'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right upAnd since my options had been whittled awayI struck a bargain with my radio DJI said I'd like this song to be number oneHe said "I'd...
- For Science
There has been a spacecraft sightedFlying high above the skySirens declare there's one among us from VenusVolunteers, we need volunteersSoldiers to meet themHave no fearHave no fearYou will be killed right awayI will...
- When It Rains It Snows
There's a knock at the door that I adoreThere's a face at the window, a smiling yellow faceThere's a knock at the doorAnd if I were at home they'd find me thereThere's a note on the door that I would seeAnd the...
- It's Not My Birthday
- The Biggest One
The water running down that pipeLooks like a snake to meBy "Doc's Sugar Bowl" my coffee gets coldBecause I don't want to see thatI've got no one to blame but my fat selfI've got no one to blame but my fat selfI'm the...
- Don't Let's Start (single Mix)
Don't don't don't let's startThis is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you're my precious little girlBut don't don't don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get aroundWhen...
- Lady Is A Tramp
YeahYeahTramp
- We're The Replacements
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band (we're playing in a rock'n'roll band)We're having a good time (we're)We're having a...
- The Famous Polka
The famous person wears the same size water skis as meShe's got three cars, as many years I've lived in this cityHer hair is blond and mine is brown, they both start with a BBut when the phone inside her rib cage...
- Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon
Fell in the doorAnd you fell on the floorWith your hand on the knobLooking up and abruptlyForget what you're thinkingFire alarms go off in your headYou liveIn the nightgown of the sullen moonHow the windows lean into...
- Hello Radio
HelloHelloHello
- Kiss Me, Son Of God (alternate Version)
I built a little empire out of some crazy garbageCalled the blood of the exploited working classBut they've overcome their shynessNow they're calling me Your HighnessAnd a world screams, "Kiss me, Son of God"I...
- 32 Footsteps
32 footsteps leading to the room where the paint doesn't want to dry32 footsteps running down the road where the dirt reaches the sky32 feathers in my brand-new Indian headdress32 new moons shining in 32 skiesWhat's...
- I'll Sink Manhattan
I'll sink ManhattanRight under the seaI'll find the sweetest spot to watchAs it goes awayYou were so happyWith the things that you saidLike, "He's my lower half," you laughedBut you're going to cryA river of tiny...
- (She Was A) Hotel Detective
She's got her ear to the walls and she's tappin' the callsIf you've got a secret boy, forget about it, 'cause she's aHotel Detectivemy littleHotel Detectiveyeah she's aHotel DetectiveWhy don't you check her outWell...
- The World's Address (Joshua Fried Re-mix)
I know you deceived me, couldn't sleep last nightNow my tear stains on the wall reflect an ugly sightI can see your secretsNo need to confessEveryone looks *** when you know the world's addressThe world's addressA...
- Birds Fly
Birds fly into my windshieldThoughts fall from my thoughtsThis good luck charm hanging off my armWas left here by the policeWords fall out of my pocketsAnd cats dance under my feetThis colorful spell under which I...
- Mr. Klaw
A claw is a clawAnd, and, and nobody has seen a, a talking clawNobody has seen a talking clawUnless, unless that claw is the famous, the famous Unless that claw is the famousMr. KlawMr. KlawMr. KlawMr. Klaw(Mr. Klaw)...
- In The Middle, In The Middle, In The Middle
Don't cross the street in the middle in the middle in the middle in the middle in the middle of the block.Don't cross the street in the middle in the middle in the middle in the middle in the middle of the block.Use...
- Sleepwalkers
See them over thereSee them moving down the roadTheir arms held out aheadAnd their eyes, their eyes are closedDon't make any noise, cry out loud, or stamp your feetYou'll wake the girls and boys who are walking in...
- Robot Parade
In a future time children will work together to build a giant SiborgRobot parade, robot parade, wave the flags that the robots madeRob parade, robot parade, robots obey what the children sayThere's electric cars,...
- 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 2 miles wide And all he talks about is pie.Here on...
- Where Do They Make Balloons
Marmalade's from Scotland, Rugs from PakistanMexico has jumping beans and cars are from JapanClowns are from the circus, barking comes from dogsEggs come from a chicken and log cabins come from logsBut where
? Where...
- Violin
Violin Lin LinViolin Lin LinViolin Lin LinOhhhhhhhh!Violin Lin LinViolin Lin LinViolin Lin LinAhhhhh
.HippoHippoHippoHippoHippoHippoHippoMop!MopMopMop, Mop!Mop! Mop! Mop!Mop! Mop! Mop! MOOOOOOP!Speck of Dust dust...
- Lazyhead And Sleepybones
Lazy Head and Sleepy BonesAlways disagreeThough everybody says they should be friendsThey're too tired to seeWhen Sleepy Bones says he's feeling tiredLazy Head wants to restWhen Lazy Head says it's "number one"Sleepy...
- Truth In Your Worlds
Erstwhile and estranged, I know I'm one in a long chainI came to get my mini-bike returnedSame old bad times, I know they're one in a long lineI came to get my mini-bike returnedAnd I know there's truth in your...
- All Alone
Once upon a time they sent a rocket to the moonWith scientific instruments to test conditions thereBut just before they closed the door, one scientist expelled a germThat accidentally found its way aboard and stowed...
- Mosh Momken Abadon
[Instrumental, a cover of an Egyptian pop song]
- Oranges
Oranges, oranges,Oranges and graphic design.The Chopping Block spends their days, growingOranges, and picking oranges,Then working on graphic design.The Chopping Block works all the time!We work the day shift, andWe...
- Dollar For Dollar
Dollar for dollarInvest in the past.
- Rat Patrol
Moths beat on the windowpaneTelling me I'm not the sameSounds of nothing, sounds of fearSpeak to me when no one's nearI'm on Rat PatrolI'm on Rat PatrolWell, those disappear insideFloorboards creak and footsteps...
- The Army's Tired Now
The army's tired now,Tired of swinging its giant armsThe army's tired nowTired of waiting on the couchAnd it's so sadAll its defenders have moved alongAnd it's so sadThe army's good times have all gone.
- Certain People I Could Name
The few surviving samurai survey the battlefieldCount the arms, the legs and heads and then divide by 5Drenched in blood they move across the screenDo I need to point or do you see the one I meanThe one in back, the...
- Rest A While
I got rid of my jackets and coats, I threw out all of my pantsI got sick of my stinking clothes, I had to get rid of themI'm not yet considering replacing them, I'm only glad to be rid of them andRest a while, rest a...
- I'm Sick (Of This American Life)
Screw kid I got nothing to sayQuit bugging me, go awayHigh time you realizedI didn't come here to socializeI'm sick, sick of this american lifeAnd I've learned the value of human sacrificeI like staring at two glass...
- Token Back To Brooklyn
The token back to Brooklyn fell between the gratingAnd we're just watching it sinkingThe fare went up to one hundred dollarsAnd we can never go home againThe bill collector's drinking lighter fluidAnd says he'll tell...
- Empty Bottle Blues
[Instrumental]
- Disappointing Show
[Mr. John Flansburgh]"This, uh, song. This song is called other show. Other kind of show. It's called 'Disappointing Show.'"Disappointing showI saw itDisappointing showMan those guys blowDisappointing showGet your...
- I Am A Human Head
I'm a human headAnd my best friend is also a headI don't really need my best friendNow my friend is goneAnd I'm only a head by myselfI find I don't need my whole headNow I'm just the top of a headJust the scalp and...
- Down To The Bottom Of The Sea
Down down downDown down downDown down downDown to the bottom of the seaMe and my babyWe got a secret planMe and my babyAnd I'm a sailor manDown down downDown down downDown down downDown to the bottom of the sea.
- Theme From McSweeney's
[Instrumental]
- Oranges Testimonial
[John Flansburgh:]Hey, this is John of They Might Be Giants. You might know me better as one of the guys from They Might Be Giants. You know, chemistry is like a relationship and that's why when you're looking for web...
- Words Are Like
Words are likeThe middle classA drinking glassA maskWords are likeA Spanish townA wedding gownA crownWords are likeA happy dreamA racing teamA wooden beamA seamWords are likeA rusty nailA minor scaleA snailWords are...
- Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (Hidden)
Escape from the Planet of the ApesWell we gotta escape from the Planet of the Apes'Cause all our friends are on different planetYes all my friends are on a different planet nowGotta escape from the Planet of the...
- Return From The Planet Of The Apes (hidden)
Cornellius Cornellius, I miss you apeI miss you apeI miss your toffee capeI miss your toffee cape, Cornellius, Cornellius, you were my favorite apeI've got to get back to that crazy planet that they call the planet of...
- Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (Hidden)
Conquest, it's a type of questThey called it a conquest of the Planet of the ApesConquest, they played it at requestIt was another type of questFor the Planet of the ApesConquest!Request!We're gonna have an inquestbut...
- About Me
You might be thinking that you're freeYou might be sailing 'cross the seaYou might be staring at the stars,But you'll be thinkingAbout me. Me
- Why Does The Sun Shine
The sun is a mass of incandescent gasA gigantic nuclear furnaceWhere hydrogen is built into heliumAt a temperature of millions of degreesYo ho, it's hot, the sun is notA place where we could liveBut here on Earth...
- First Kiss
The morning Alarm rings I'm asleep but she's talking to meShe's walking 'round wearing all of my clothesBut we decided long ago We'd build a time machine and goHow 'bout another, first kiss kiss kiss yeahI want...
- This Ape's For You (Hidden)
This Ape's for youHe's coming atchaThis ape's for youHe wants to love you
- Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (Hidden)
All my friends are beneath the Planet of the ApesAll my friends are All my friends are All my friends are beneath the Planet of the ApesAnd when I get there I'll find my friends thereDeep inside the groundUnderneath...
- Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (Hidden)
Crowd chants "people people people", and "ape ape ape" at the commands of the Johns.
- She's An Angel
I met someone at the dog showShe was holding my left armBut everyone was acting normal so I tried to look nonchalant.We both said, "I really love you,"The Shriners loaned us carsWe raced up and down the sidewalk...
- Planet Of The Apes (Hidden)
In a world of simians I'm waiting for my thumbsOn the Planet of the Apes this song is sungWe're waiting for our thumbsWe're waiting for our thumbsIn the world of simians we're waiting for our thumbsOne Two Three Four...
- The Spine Surfs Alone
Oh look out nowJust between the shouldersHere it comes -- the spineOh look out nowJust between your shouldersThe spine surfs aloneGood timesOh look out nowJust between your shouldersWhat will cure...
- Canada Haunts Me
Canada Haunts Me/LyricsFrom This Might Be A WikiCanada haunts meDon't pull back the sheetBecause I have dreamed of black horsesRiding 'cross the plainsCanada haunts meDon't turn out the lightOr I'll just hear the...
- Skullivan
When the Skullivan walks in the moonlit nightOh when the Skullivan walks in the moonlit nightOh when the Skullivan walks in the moonlit nightOh when the Skullivan walks in the moonlit nightOh when the Skullivan walks...
- I'm All You Can Think About
Do you recall someone you haven't thought about in a long time?That one with a tiny face is he now on your mindI was never much in your lifeBut now you can only think of meWhen you're concentrating on someone elseYou...
- Fun Assasin
You to me,Like a magnet to a flame,Like a mirror in the dark,And we're off to a bad start again.(harmony begins)Dawn begins.This is what the summer became:Only strangers walking down from the beach.Where did we bury...
- Now Is Strange
Have you seen that naughty boyWho steals each blade of grassAnd replaces it with wires and batteriesIn the corner of your eyeDo you see that scribbled word?Do you hear the wind whispering?NowNow is strangeI'd like to...
- Swing Is A Word
Who can snap my fingers?Nobody can, nobody canWhere's my cat's pajamas?In the can, the big trash canSwing is a wordSix feet downSwing is a wordSix feet downSwing is a wordSix feet downSwing is a wordSix feet...
- Absolutely Bill's Mood
I was born in a lighthouse, my mother was the seaI crawled to school each morning, when it occured to meThat life's just a mood ring we're not allowed to seeAnd this is what it said to meMy room is comfortably...
- Rhythm Section Want Ad
In a world we call our home there's lots of room to roamPlenty of time to turn mistakes into rhymeThere's a place for those who love their poetryIt's just across from the sign that says, "Pros only"So if you like a...
- Alienation's For The Rich
This song is dedicated to all you modern-day troubadors out thereAnd I think I know who you areI got to get a jobGot to get some payMy son's gotta go to art schoolHe's leaving in three daysAnd the TV's in...
- Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"
Particle man, particle manDoing the things a particle canWhat's he like? It's not importantParticle manIs 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,...
- I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
Sometimes I feel like being wispyAnd once in a while I feel like being dryBut we're doomed and we're drowned by this feeling we surroundSo I hope that I get old before I dieOhhhhhIt's a long, long rope they use to...
- Toddler Hiway
In the mornin' sun 'round seven o'clockThe parking lot fills around Toys-R-UsAnd my little girl, she will get awayRide her bike down Toddler HiwayTake your Close'n'PlayToddler Hiway
- Doris Cunningham
I think you have another song for us. Would you like to perform it?What's the name of the song?Oh, I think I know that one! Great, great.
- Hide Away Folk Family
Hide away folk familyOr else someone's gonna get ya (Someone's gonna get ya)Someone's gonna get yaHide away folk familyBetter hide awayBetter hide awayTippy-toe to the front door, Mother,'Cause there's a guy with a...
- Youth Culture Killed My Dog
Youth culture (youth culture)Youth culture (youth culture)Youth culture (youth culture)Youth culture (youth culture)Youth culture killed my dogAnd I don't think it's fair (I don't think it's fair)And his suicide can...
- Sentimental Over You
Never thought I'd fallBut now I hear the callI'm getting sentimental over youThings you say and doJust thrill me through and throughI'm getting sentimental over youOnce I wondered whyI'd sit at home and sighI'm...
- Now That I Have Everything
The mirror on the wallWon't talk to me at allNow that I have everythingThe place inside the frameJust doesn't look the sameNow that I have everythingI wasn't always so fortunateBut I knew what I had to doTo be...
- The Day
The day Marvin***e and Phil Ochs got marriedThe trees all waved their giant armsAnd happiness bled from every streetcornerAnd biplanes bombed with fluffy pillowsThe day Marvin***e and Phil Ochs got marriedThe trees...
- Mainstream
Can I have this last dance, my darling?Can I have this last dance with you?I wanna dance the whole night tonightAnd can I have this last dance, my darling?Can I have this last dance with you?These are the words that...
- Critic Intro
"Every once in a while a band comes along that changes the course of human history, and that band is They Might Be Giants."Tom Poston, the New York Times."Like so many things I can't understand, they left my teeth...
- Counterfeit Fake
Hey, hey, counterfeit fakeHistory wants you, they made a mistakeHey, hey, counterfeit fakeHistory wants you, they made a mistakeHey, hey, counterfeit fakeHistory wants you, they made a mistakeHey, hey, counterfeit...
- Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
As your body floats down Third StreetWith the burn-smell factory closing upYes it's sad to say you will romanticizeAll the things you've known beforeIt was not not not so greatIt was not not not so greatAnd as you...
- Don't Let's Start
Don't don't don't let's startThis is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you're my precious little girlBut don't don't don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get aroundWhen...
- Rabid Child
Lord, please don't take me away.Rabid child stays at home, talks on a CBTruckers pass calling out their handles to the kidChess Piece Face and The Big Duluth call her every day"Hammer down" and "rabbit ears" are the...
- Weep Day
I never went to the tropical islandThough everybody said they saw me thereAnd it wasn't me you punched a hole inAt the West German protest marchSimultaneous events don't happenWe are isolated temporallyAnd a part is...
- Boat Of Car
Daddy'll sing bass*Daddy'll sing bassDaddy'll sing bassDaddy'll sing bassI took my boat for a carI took that car for a rideI was trying to get somewhereBut now I'm following the traces of your fingernailsThat run...
- Everything Right Is Wrong Again
Everything right is wrong againJust like in the long long trailerAll the dishes got broken and the car kept drivingAnd nobody would stop to save herWake me when it's over, touch my faceTell me every word has been...
- 85 Radio Special Thank You.
- Chess Piece Face
- Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving inI'm glad they are a snowman with protective rubber skinBut every little thing's a domino that falls on different dotsAnd crashes into everything that tries to...
- I'm Def
Can we do that?Can we do that?I'm defI'm defI'm defI'm listening to the radioGot a job as a test pilotYes I got a job as a test pilotI'm defI never listen to theI never listen toI never listen to the ra-I'm defGot a...
- Kitten Intro
There's something coming. There's a new car on the horizon. It's coming very slowly. It makes a noise. It has kittens painted all over it. With a new kind of fur. Cleaner, but with a unique smell. Yet, one of these...
- Fake Out In Buenos Aires
Fake outFake inFake it to meWhat is fake?Fake T.V.Land of a thousand fake outsFake worse than deathIn Buenos AiresIn Buenos AiresFake outFake inFaker's delightFake your claimFake around the clockWinner fake allThree...
- Greek #3
Some notes on how to pronounce certain things:i, ei, y = pronounced like ee or ea, e.g., feel, read, etc.ou= pronounced like oo, e.g., foolMono dyo tragoudia eho kai trito molis vgeiDe ksero pou vrika to ptoma mia kai...
- Become A Robot
Here's hoping you don't (hoping you don't)Become a robot (clang clang)Clang, clang, whoops, too lateHere's hoping you don't (hoping you don't)Become a robot (clang clang)Clang, clang, whoops, too lateLet's stick...
- The Big Big Whoredom
Come on baby turn that frown upside downTell me why you ain't been aroundWhat is it brings you down?We work the hardest to be the smartest (we work)We work the hardest to be the smartest (we work)We work the hardest...
- Number Three
There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the thirdDon't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the wordsSpent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow graveFor the two songs in me and the third...
- Older
You're older than you've ever been.And now you're even older. And now you're even older. And now you're even older. You're older than you've ever been.And now you're even older. And now you're older still. TIME! Is...
- Dr. Evil
Evil, evil is his one and only nameEvil, in his mind there is no other game!When your name is Evil, that is good or so you think, but you're so very wrong. It's evil!But being wrong is right, so then you're good...
- Istanbull
Istanbul was ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, ConstantinopleNow it's Turkish delight on a moonlit nightEvery gal in ConstantinopleLives in Istanbul, not ConstantinopleSo if...
- Boss Of Me
Yes, no, maybe I don't knowCan you repeat the question? You're not the boss of me nowYou're not the boss of me nowYou're not the boss of me now, and you're not so bigYou're not the boss of me nowYou're not the boss of...
- They Got Lost
Julie at the station says They'll be here any minute nowBut she's running out of records and her show is ending anyhow.They can hear her saying Their name on the car radioBut the signal keeps fading out no matter...
- Doctor Worm
My name is Dr. Worm.Good morning. How are you? I'm Dr. Worm.I'm interested in things.I'm not a real doctor,But I am a real worm;I am an actual worm.I live like a worm.I like to play the drums.I think I'm getting...
- Operators Are Standing By
Operators are standing bySmoking cigarettes and drinking coffeeBounce their shoes at the end of their feetAnd wish they could go homeOperators are standing byPoking holes in the ceiling tilesMaking jokes about their...
- Reprehensible
Each night I lie awakeCompletely aloneA voice is calling, and I trembleFor it's not my ownMy ownI can't ignore itAlthough I tryThe intrusive whisper fascinates meHere's whyHere's whyThe secrets gather 'round as the...
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