I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
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| 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
- 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
- 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)
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.