Another Devo song about the unnatural existence of contemporary man and the desires that force him to do things contrary to logic.
I used to plan and plot
And try to live correct
Lately I do a lot
Of things that don't make sense
Now I must
Do what I must
Do what I must
Do what I must
Now why do you
Think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire
When he can
Find a way not to get burned?
I must do what I must do
And I do, though I know better
I must do what I must do
Even though he's gonna get it
Below the sky above
Beyond what's good and true
Something as loud as love
Calls out, I can't refuse
Now I must
Do what I must
Do what I must
Do what I must
Now why do you
Think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire
When he can
Find a way not to get burned?
I must do what I must do
And I do, though I know better
I must do what I must do
Even though he might regret it
I must do what I must do
And I do, though I know better
I must do what I must do
Even though he's gonna get it
What I Must Do was written by Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh.
What I Must Do was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
Devo released What I Must Do on Thu Oct 21 1982.
“I Desire” is the song about John Hinkley.