I’ve Got Some Falling to Do

I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
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.

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.

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

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

Alternate Versions

• Mp3.com version
• I've Got Some Falling to Do (2009 version) for Almanac 2009, also later included in Live (Only Not)

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

Live Performances

• Plain Street Studios (November, 2005, Boston, MA)
• Awesomefest 2006 (June 17th, 2006, Lyndeborough, NH)
• Plain Street Studios (November 17th, 2006, Boston, MA)
• Imagination Summit 1 (April 21st, 2007, Westport, CT)
• Lemonic Demonade 2007 (July 29th, 2007, Kingston, MA)
• Youmacon 2007 (November 2nd, 2007, Troy, MI)
• Lemonic Demonade 2008 (August 3rd, 2008, Kingston, MA)
• Youmacon 2008 (October 31st, 2008, Dearborn, MI)
• A live practice for Youmacon 2010 was released as part of the 2024 rarities dump. The practice session is dated October 15th, 2010
• Given the existence of the practice recording, it can be inferred that the song was performed live at Youmacon 2010 (October 30th, 2010, Detroit, MI) despite the lack video or audio evidence of this version

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.