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
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The first single off They Might be Giants’s album I Like Fun, “I Left My Body” deals with the classically TMBG themes of psychedelism, disembodiment, and bizarrely twisted tedium (Think Memo to Human Resources, Spoiler Alert, Mink Car).
[Intro]
Ahhhh
Ahhahhahhahhhh
Ahhahhahhahhhh
Ahhahhahhahhhh
[Verse 1]
I left my body and I went on a journey
And I forgot where I left my body
They're gonna tow you if they think you're abandoned
You got to act like you're not abandoned
[Bridge]
I left a notebook with all of my good ideas
Keywords encoded cryptographically
I'm waiting endlessly on the receptionist at the desk
I'm searching high and low but I don't see anyone
Don't see anyone, don't see anyone there
[Verse 2]
I left my body with the old landlady
But I don't know if she read the directions
There must be something you can use on the carpet
Someone might want that electric blanket
[Bridge]
Unfinished manuscript and a tungsten ring
(Unfinished manuscript and a tungsten ring)
My plastic hip is going to be worth something
(My plastic hip is going to be worth something)
I took the folding knife and my bat repellent soap
I left my body, and right away I knew I'd made a mistake
I left without my senses and I can't see anything
Can't see anything
I'm waiting endlessly on the receptionist at the desk
I'm searching high and low but I don't see anyone
Don't see anyone, don't see anyone there
I Left My Body was written by John Flansburgh & John Linnell.
I Left My Body was produced by Patrick Dillett & They Might Be Giants.
They Might Be Giants released I Left My Body on Sun Oct 22 2017.
The new single, “I Left My Body”—have you ever had an out of body experience?
I have not. I’ve been anesthetized a few times in my life. But I don’t think I’ve had an out of body experience. But that song stems from John Linnell. When he presented the song, it really reminded of a class I took in h...