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
Sung by	Neil Cicierega
Duration	3:26
Tempo	155
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	Needlejuice Remaster Original lemon demon website download

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.

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

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.
• 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.
• When this song is played live, it is always one of the last songs. Its position on Hip to the Javabean reflects this.