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They Might Be Giants Live Lyrics
1.Ana Ng

Make a hole with a gun perpendicular
To the name of this town in a desk-top globe
Exit wound in a foreign nation
Showing the home of the one this was written for
My apartment looks upside down from there
Water spirals the wrong way out the sink
And her voice is a backwards record
It's like a whirlpool and it never ends

Ana ng and i are getting old
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic
presence
Listen ana hear my words
They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me
for you

All alone at the '64 world's fair
Eighty dolls yelling 'small girl after all'
Who was at the dupont pavilion?
Why was the bench still warm? who had been there?
Or the time when the storm tangled up the wire
To the horn on the pole at the bus depot
And in the back of the edge of hearing
These are the words the voice was repeating:

Ana ng and i are getting old
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic
presence
Listen ana hear my words
They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me
for you

When i was driving once i saw this painted on a bridge:
'i don't want the world, i just want your half'

They don't need me here, and i know you're there (don't need me)
Where the world goes by like the humid air (world goes by)
And it sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks until it goes away (it goes home)
And the truth is, we don't know anything (don't know)

Ana ng and i are getting old
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic
presence
Listen ana hear my words
They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me
for you

Ana ng and i are getting old
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic
presence
Listen ana hear my words
They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me
for you

Ana ng and i are getting old
And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic
presence
Listen ana hear my words
They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me
for you


2.Birdhouse In Your Soul

I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But i'm a little glowing friend
But really i'm not actually your friend
But i am

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I have a secret to tell
From my electrical well
It's a simple message and i'm leaving out the whistles and bells
So the room must listen to me
Filibuster vigilantly
My name is blue canary one note* spelled l-i-t-e
My story's infinite
Like the longines symphonette it doesn't rest

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But i'm a little glowing friend
But really i'm not actually your friend
But i am

There's a picture opposite me
Of my primitive ancestry
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
Though i respect that a lot
I'd be fired if that were my job
After killing jason off and countless screaming argonauts
Bluebird of friendliness
Like guardian angels its always near

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

(and while you're at it
Keep the nightlight on inside the
Birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're
at it)
Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're
at it)
Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Notes

The dial-a-song version has the following significantly altered
lyrics:

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
He watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I have a secret to tell
Out when you're all by yourself
There's a time when even you get up and leave your nothing to
dwell
I don't want to talk about that
And no one listens to that
But for the one who does, and she's the one you worry about
Don't you say anything
If you have anything to do with it

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
He watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I'd like to cover the earth
With a fresh-baked yummy dessert
People couldn't live in it, but i think it's worth the money and
hurt
'cause i couldn't tolerate
All the empty places in the world

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
He watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say i'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I don't feel thirty
Give me something to write on
I don't feel three hundred
Give me something to write on


3.Doctor Worm

they call me 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 good,
But i can handle criticism.
I'll show you what i know,
And you can tell me if you think i'm getting better on the
drums.
I'll leave the front un-locked 'cause i can't
Hear the doorbell

When i get into it i can't tell if you are
Watching me twirling the stick.
When i give the signal, my friend
Rabbi vole will play the solo

Some day somebody else besides me will
Call me by my stage name, they will
Call me 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 good,
But i can handle criticism.
I'll show you what i know,
And you can tell me if you think i'm getting better on the
drums.
I'm not a real doctor,
But they call me dr. worm.


4.Istanbul(Not Constantinople)

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
Why they changed it i can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to constantinople
No, you can't go back to constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

Istanbul (istanbul)
Istanbul (istanbul)

Even old new york was once new amsterdam
Why they changed it i can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was constantinople
Now it's istanbul, not constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

So take me back to constantinople
No, you can't go back to constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

Istanbul


5.Particle Man

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,
Millenium hand and an eon hand
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


6.S-e-x-x-y

Dressed only in clothes
From her head to her toes
This is the way
The talking part goes

S-e-x-x-y
More than enough
Around the clock with nobody else
S-e-x-x-y

There she is
Standing on the bed
Cookie in one hand, wig on her head
S-e-x-x-y

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
Unnoticed by few
Very very few
And that includes you

Look inside your mind
Look inside your eye
Secret agent spy, come to see why
S-e-x-x-y

One finger nail
Across your back
Baby's first gold tooth initials inscribed
S-e-x-x-y

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
You gotta understand
She wants to be your man
She's got another plan

Notes

The infamous warren rigg microwave remix goes as follows:

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S-e-x s-e-x s-e-x s-e-x
S-e-s-e-s-e-s-e-x-x-x-y

S-e-x-x-y
More than enough
Around the clock with nobody else
S-e-x-x-y

There she is
Standing on the bed
Cookie in one hand, wig on her head
S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
Unnoticed by few
Very very few
And that includes you

One finger nail
Across your back
Baby's first gold tooth initials inscribed
S-e-x-x-y

Look inside your mind
Look inside your eye
Secret agent spy, come to see why
S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y-y-y-y

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
You gotta understand
She wants to be your man
She's got another plan

S-e-x-x-y
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S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y
X-x-x-x-x-x

S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y
S-e-x-x-y

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
Unnoticed by few
Very very few
And that includes you

X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
You gotta understand
She wants to be your man
She's got another plan

S-e-x-x-y
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X-x-x-x-x-x
Look inside your eye
Look inside your mind
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Look inside your eye
Look inside your mind (x-x-x-x-x-x)

Look inside your eye
Look inside your mind
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Look inside your eye
Look inside your mind
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Look inside your eye
Look inside your mind
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S-e-x-x-y


7.She's Actual Size

Words fail
Buildings tumble
The ground opens wide
Light beams down from heaven
She stands before my eyes

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
Squares may look distant in her rear view mirror but they're
actual size
As she drives away

Big men
Often tremble
As they step aside
I thought i was big once
She changed my mind

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me.
I've never known anybody like her, she's actual size
Nationwide, believe

She's got
All the money
Money couldn't buy
She's got something special
That someone left behind

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
Squares may look distant in her rear view mirror but they're
actual size
Actual size to her

Her face
Hangs in portrait
On the post office wall
She's stuck in my heart now
Where my blood belongs

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
I've never known anybody like her, she's actual size
Actual size, believe

Notes
Here's the best guess so far about the lyrics to 'larger than
life.' please give input. i need help with all of the reggae
lyrics!

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me

Words fail
Buildings tumble
The ground opens wide
Light beams down from heaven
She stands before my eyes

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
Squares may look distant in her rear view mirror but they're
actual size
As she drives away

Big men
Often tremble
As they step aside
I thought i was big once
She changed my mind

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
I've never known anybody like her, she's actual size
Nationwide, believe

You think she's big, you think she's larger than life
But if you open up your eyes you'll see she's actual size
You think she's big, you think she's larger than life
But if you open up your eyes you'll see she's actual
In your mind you have her on a pedestal
You admire her from afar like she's a china doll
You need to realize
Before you ????
So go ahead, approach the girl, it up to you ????

You think she's big, you think she's larger than life
But if you open up your eyes you'll see she's actual size
You think she's big, you think she's larger than life
But if you open up your eyes you'll see she's actual

She's got
All the money
Money couldn't buy
She's got something special
That someone left behind

She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me
I've never known anybody like her, she's actual size
Actual size, believe

Words fail
Buildings tumble
Light beams down from heaven
She's actual size, but she seems much bigger to me


8.They Got Lost

Julie at the station says they'll be here any minute now
But she's running out of records and her show is ending anyhow.
They can hear her saying their name on the car radio
But the signal keeps fading out no matter which way they go.
I heard they might be somewhere in this town
They might be giants got lost driving around

John said to john, i think we make a left at the light
There should be a big crinkle, assuming this map is right
John looked over and said, hey, no its not
It's a crumpled up wrapper from the fast food that we got
I heard they might be somewhere in this town
They might be giants got lost driving around

Dan said to hal, 'i see somebody walking this way'
So they rolled down the window and said, 'hello. hey excuse me,
hey'
'could you tell us where we are and the best way out of here'
They could tell from his expression he had absolutely no idea
I heard they might be somewhere near this town
They might be giants got lost driving around
Driving around
Driving around
They're still driving around


9.Till My Head Falls Off

There were 87 advil in the bottle now there's 30 left
I ate 47 so what happened to the other 10?
Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my
concentration
As i dump the bottle out and i count the advil up again?

Don't interrupt me as i struggle to complete this thought
Have some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself

And i'm not done
And i won't be till my head falls off

Hitting every pocket on my shirt, pants and overcoat
And i'm hitting them again but i don't know where i put my notes
Clearing my throat, and gripping the lectern i smile and face my
audience
Clearing his throat and smiling with his hands on the bathroom
sink

And when i lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see stuff through the glass that i don't recognize at all

And i'm not done
And i won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off

I'm not done talking yet
I'm not done talking yet

And when i lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see a broken figure silhouetted on the wall

And i'm not done
And i won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off
I won't be done until my head falls off


10.Xtc Vs. Adam Ant

Xtc versus adam ant
Content versus form
Fighting for their place in rock and roll
There is no right or wrong

Just when you think it's finished
With xtc on top
Ant music, like a phoenix
Flies back up the charts

Xtc versus adam ant
Only one will survive
Beatle-based pop versus new romantic
History will decide

Xtc versus adam ant
I can't tell you why
Even the singer from bow wow wow
Can't make up her mind

Xtc versus adam ant
Time is marching on
Xtc versus adam ant
There is no right or wrong

There is no right or wrong

There is
No right
Or wrong