They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
An ode to the hummingbird moth, a moth that has evolved to resemble a hummingbird, which in turn behaves very akin to a bee.
Everyone is crying at the dread hypnotic flying
Of the bee of the bird of the moth
You can't walk you can't ramble 'cause you're gonna have to scramble
From the bee of the bird of the moth
Catbug is a cat but he's got bugness in his veins
Manhouse lives within himself with thoughtful human brains
Neither one is equal to the challenge of the freak we'll call the
Bee of the bird of the moth
Now the moth defeats the mouse and man, it's messing with the plan
It can't be believed
'Cause it's just a hummingbird moth who's acting like a bird that thinks it's a bee
Got a brand-new shipment of electrical equipment
It's addressed to the bottom of the sea
Send a tangerine-colored nuclear submarine
With a sticker that says STP
Windshield-wiper washer fluid spraying in the air
Head lice under hats lie in the headlights everywhere
Subatomic waves to the underwater caves
Of the bee of the bird of the moth
And the moth defeats the mouse and man, it's messing with the plan
It can't be believed
'Cause it's just a hummingbird moth who's acting like a bird that thinks it's a bee
Is it us or it that's messed up?
Everyone's deforming in the presence of the swarming
Of the bee of the bird of the moth
Protozoa, snakes and horses have enlisted in the forces
Of the bee of the bird of the moth
All are irresistibly directed by the suction of
A hypnotizing tractor beam presenting a production of
The sleep of reason corporation in association with the
Bee of the bird of the moth
Bee of the Bird of the Moth was written by John Linnell & John Flansburgh.
Bee of the Bird of the Moth was produced by Dust Brothers.
They Might Be Giants released Bee of the Bird of the Moth on Tue May 15 2007.
John Linnell:
This is a song about a hummingbird moth, which imitates another creature, which imitates yet another creature. It’s completely fucked up and can only be explained in song!