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  |writer = Neil Cicierega
  |writer = Neil Cicierega
  |singer = [[Neil Cicierega]]
  |singer = [[Neil Cicierega]]
  |album = [[Hip to the Javabean]]
  |album = [[Hip to the Javabean]] , [[Almanac 2009]]
  |duration = 3:26
  |duration = 3:26
  |genre = Rock
  |genre = Rock
  |language = English
  |language = English
  |externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/between-you-and-me Needlejuice Remaster] [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/13%20-%20Between%20You%20and%20Me.mp3 Original lemon demon website download]
  |externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/ive-got-some-falling-to-do Needlejuice Remaster] [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/14%20-%20I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20to%20Do.mp3 Original lemon demon website download] [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean%20Stems/I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20to%20Do%20(Instrumental).mp3 Instrumental] [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean%20Stems/I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20to%20Do%20(Backing)%20%5b2%5d.mp3 Backing] [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Backings%20%5b2010%20-%202012%5d/I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20to%20Do%20%5b2012%20Backing%5d.mp3 2012 Backing] [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/19%20I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20To%20Do.flac Lemonic Demonade 2007]
  |tempo = 155
  |tempo = 155
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'''I’ve Got Some Falling to Do''' is the fourteenth track on [[Hip to the Javabean]]. This is the first of [[Lemon Demon]]’s songs to be played on the [[Dr. Demento]] show, after a fan referred the Doctor to [[Andrew Kepple]]’s Flash music video of the song.
'''I’ve Got Some Falling to Do''' is the fourteenth track on [[Hip to the Javabean]]. It was originally released as a single on Mp3.com in 2003.<ref>https://mumbergo.net/files/Websites/MP3.com%20Website%20Scraps/Song%20Pages/Lemon%20Demon/3465792%20(I've%20Got%20Some%20Falling%20To%20Do).html</ref>
 
It is about a man accidentally falling out of a plane to his death.
 
A Flash animated music video by [[Andrew Kepple]] was released on Albino Blacksheep in 2005.<ref>https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/falling</ref>
 
This was the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song prior to the release of [[The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]<ref>https://youtu.be/VexxzZdMhVA</ref>, and the first [[Lemon Demon]] song to be played on the [[Dr. Demento]] show, after a fan referred the Doctor to the music video.<ref>http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd05.0508.html</ref>


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
  <nowiki> In an airplane, I was flying
  In an airplane, I was flying
Just a flight attendant guy
Just a flight attendant guy
I can be clumsy, and I stumbled
I can be clumsy, and I stumbled
Out the door into the sky
Out the door into the sky
Now I am falling through the air
Now I am falling through the air
Wind and regret flow through my hair
Wind and regret flow through my hair
All I can do right now is stare down at the ocean
All I can do right now is stare down at the ocean
Suddenly, there’s a ring in my cell phone. I pick it up
It's the Angel of Death, and he says 'Wazzup?'
I say, 'What is it this time?'
And he's like, 'Well, hello, goodbye, I'll see you in hell.'
He can be like that sometimes, he's such a nut
So I snicker and say, 'I'd love to, but
Gravity's calling, I've got some falling to do.'
I'm in a state of shock, but it's something new
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true
This is boring. Yes I'm falling
But it's taking quite a while
My destination is impending
Might as well go out in style
I put my arms out to the skies
Whistle a tune and close my eyes
Trying to briefly realize perpetual motion
Suddenly, giant tentacles rise from the open sea
And with total precision they lasso me
It's a monstrous squid and he saved my life
But I am too freaked out to be nice
So I tell him the truth, that I'd rather fall
No offense but at least it's predictable
Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do
I'm probably gonna die, but it's something new
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true


Suddenly, there’s a ring in my cell phone. I pick it up
==Music Video==
It's the Angel of Death, and he says 'Wazzup?'
<youtube>OKoZt2OX0VM</youtube>
I say, 'What is it this time?'
And he's like, 'Well, hello, goodbye, I'll see you in hell.'
He can be like that sometimes, he's such a nut
So I snicker and say, 'I'd love to, but
Gravity's calling, I've got some falling to do.'


I'm in a state of shock, but it's something new
== Alternate Versions ==
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true


This is boring. Yes I'm falling
* [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/MP3.com%20Scraps/ Mp3.com version]
But it's taking quite a while
* [[I've Got Some Falling to Do (2009 version)]] for [[Almanac 2009]], also later included in [[Live (Only Not)]]
My destination is impending
Might as well go out in style
I put my arms out to the skies
Whistle a tune and close my eyes
Trying to briefly realize perpetual motion


Suddenly, giant tentacles rise from the open sea
The original [[Hip to the Javabean]] version was also included unaltered as the twelfth track of [[Almanac 2009]].
And with total precision they lasso me
It's a monstrous squid and he saved my life
But I am too freaked out to be nice
So I tell him the truth, that I'd rather fall
No offense but at least it's predictable
Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do


I'm probably gonna die, but it's something new
== Live Performances==
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true</nowiki>


==Music Video==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKrokSqflzk Awesomefest 2006 (June 17th, 2006, Lyndeborough, NH)]
<youtube>OKoZt2OX0VM</youtube>
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkVsCw-gXc Plain Street Studios (November 17th, 2006, Boston, MA)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bbnt51LyjA Imagination Summit 1 (April 21st, 2007, Westport, CT)]
* [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/ Lemonic Demonade 2007 (July 29th, 2007, Kingston, MA)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U31j708dHxI Youmacon 2007 (November 2nd, 2007, Troy, MI)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZhKB-q13xI Lemonic Demonade 2008 (August 3rd, 2008, Kingston, MA)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJDbqwaZBY Youmacon 2008 (October 31st, 2008, Dearborn, MI)]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* There was an earlier version of this song released in which there is no sped up (but slowing down, like a record being turned off) guitar before the main song begins.
*In the [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/MP3.com%20Scraps/ Mp3.com version of this song], there is no sped up (but slowing down, like a record being turned off) guitar before the main song begins.
* The guitar solo at the end of the song, when played backwards, sounds like the solo when played forwards. It is a sonic palindrome.
*The guitar solo at the end of the song, when played backwards, sounds like the solo when played forwards. It is a sonic palindrome.
* The video’s protagonist, [[Guy Falling]], is later featured in the videos for [[Fiberglass Monkey]] and [[Bad Idea]].
*The video’s protagonist, [[Guy Falling]], also appears in [[Andrew Kepple]]'s music videos for [[Fiberglass Monkey]] and [[Bad Idea]].  
* When this song is played [[live]], it is always one of the last songs. Its position on [[Hip to the Javabean]] reflects this.
*When this song is played [[Lemon Demon live|live]], it is usually one of the last songs of the set, reflecting its position on [[Hip to the Javabean]].
[[Category:Songs with backings]]
[[Category:Songs with instrumentals]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 29 March 2026

I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
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Song
Artist Lemon Demon
Written by Neil Cicierega
Appears on Hip to the Javabean , Almanac 2009
Sung by Neil Cicierega
Duration 3:26
Tempo 155
Genre Rock
Language English
Links: Needlejuice Remaster Original lemon demon website download Instrumental Backing 2012 Backing Lemonic Demonade 2007


I’ve Got Some Falling to Do is the fourteenth track on Hip to the Javabean. It was originally released as a single on Mp3.com in 2003.[1]

It is about a man accidentally falling out of a plane to his death.

A Flash animated music video by Andrew Kepple was released on Albino Blacksheep in 2005.[2]

This was the most popular Lemon Demon song prior to the release of The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny[3], and the first Lemon Demon song to be played on the Dr. Demento show, after a fan referred the Doctor to the music video.[4]

Lyrics

In an airplane, I was flying
Just a flight attendant guy
I can be clumsy, and I stumbled
Out the door into the sky
Now I am falling through the air
Wind and regret flow through my hair
All I can do right now is stare down at the ocean

Suddenly, there’s a ring in my cell phone. I pick it up
It's the Angel of Death, and he says 'Wazzup?'
I say, 'What is it this time?'
And he's like, 'Well, hello, goodbye, I'll see you in hell.'
He can be like that sometimes, he's such a nut
So I snicker and say, 'I'd love to, but

Gravity's calling, I've got some falling to do.'
I'm in a state of shock, but it's something new
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true

This is boring. Yes I'm falling
But it's taking quite a while
My destination is impending
Might as well go out in style
I put my arms out to the skies
Whistle a tune and close my eyes
Trying to briefly realize perpetual motion

Suddenly, giant tentacles rise from the open sea
And with total precision they lasso me
It's a monstrous squid and he saved my life
But I am too freaked out to be nice
So I tell him the truth, that I'd rather fall
No offense but at least it's predictable

Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do
I'm probably gonna die, but it's something new
I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true

Music Video

Alternate Versions

The original Hip to the Javabean version was also included unaltered as the twelfth track of Almanac 2009.

Live Performances

Trivia

  • In the Mp3.com version of this song, there is no sped up (but slowing down, like a record being turned off) guitar before the main song begins.
  • The guitar solo at the end of the song, when played backwards, sounds like the solo when played forwards. It is a sonic palindrome.
  • The video’s protagonist, Guy Falling, also appears in Andrew Kepple's music videos for Fiberglass Monkey and Bad Idea.
  • When this song is played live, it is usually one of the last songs of the set, reflecting its position on Hip to the Javabean.