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	\|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

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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>

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

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

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

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

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

	==Music Video==		==Music Video==
	<youtube>OKoZt2OX0VM</youtube>		<youtube>OKoZt2OX0VM</youtube>

			== Alternate Versions ==

			* [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/MP3.com%20Scraps/ 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==

			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKrokSqflzk Awesomefest 2006 (June 17th, 2006, Lyndeborough, NH)]
			* [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 backings]]
	[[Category:Songs with instrumentals]]		[[Category:Songs with instrumentals]]

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	*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 [[live]], it is always one of the last songs. Its position on [[Hip to the Javabean]] reflects this.
	[[Category:Songs with backings]]		[[Category:Songs with backings]]
			[[Category:Songs with instrumentals]]

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	~~\|live = [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 2006]~~
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	* The video’s protagonist, [[Guy Falling]], is later featured in the videos for [[Fiberglass Monkey]] and [[Bad Idea]].		* The video’s protagonist, [[Guy Falling]], is later featured in the 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 [[live]], it is always one of the last songs. Its position on [[Hip to the Javabean]] reflects this.
			[[Category:Songs with backings]]

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	==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		Suddenly, there’s a ring in my cell phone. I pick it up
	It's the Angel of Death, and he says 'Wazzup?'		It's the Angel of Death, and he says 'Wazzup?'
	I say, 'What is it this time?'		I say, 'What is it this time?'
	And he's like, 'Well, hello, goodbye, I'll see you in hell.'		And he's like, 'Well, hello, goodbye, I'll see you in hell.'
	He can be like that sometimes, he's such a nut		He can be like that sometimes, he's such a nut
	So I snicker and say, 'I'd love to, but		So I snicker and say, 'I'd love to, but
	Gravity's calling, I've got some falling to do.'
			Gravity's calling, I've got some falling to do.'
	I'm in a state of shock, but it's something new		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		I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true

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

	Suddenly, giant tentacles rise from the open sea		Suddenly, giant tentacles rise from the open sea
	And with total precision they lasso me		And with total precision they lasso me
	It's a monstrous squid and he saved my life		It's a monstrous squid and he saved my life
	But I am too freaked out to be nice		But I am too freaked out to be nice
	So I tell him the truth, that I'd rather fall		So I tell him the truth, that I'd rather fall
	No offense but at least it's predictable		No offense but at least it's predictable
	Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do
			Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do
	I'm probably gonna die, but it's something new		I'm probably gonna die, but it's something new
	I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true~~</nowiki>~~		I guess it all depends on your point of view. It's true

	==Music Video==		==Music Video==