Lyrics:The Guitar - No One Knows My Plan (08-19-2000 Brooklyn Show)
| The Guitar - No One Knows My Plan (08-19-2000 Brooklyn Show) |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Year: 2003 |
Hey Who's that playing Hey The guitar? Is it Jim? No Is it Dan? No In the spaceship, the silver spaceship the lion takes control In the spaceship, the silver spaceship the lion takes control Here we go! Hey The guitar Hush my darling, be still my darling The lion's on the phone Hush my darling, be still my darling The lion's on the phone ????? Hush my darling, be still my darling Hey Hush my darling, be still my darling Hey JF: Turn it up The guitar I can't hear the electric bass and all I want to have is the bass People get it together and put your hands together Mr. Danny Weinkauf on the bass Get your hands together Danny Weinkauf has long-term hearing damage he can barely hear you play barely hear you clappin' Put your hands togther Put your hands togther! Just the bass and the people who don't believe in astrology You don't believe! Taurus No Aquarius No Pisces No You don't believe But wait I think people want to hear some wah-wah guitar They won't be satisfied until they hear some wah-wah guitar Stepping up to the wah-wah The cry-baby wah-wah Is They Might Be Giants' personal cry-baby Mr. Dan Miller Put your hands together Just the people and the wah-wah 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 In the spaceship, the silver spaceship the lion waves goodbye In the spaceship, the silver spaceship the lion waves goodbye Hey Who's that playing I can't hear The guitar JF: Ladies and gentlemen, Dan Hickey on the drums We like to introduce The brass orchestra to you now On the tenor sax, Mr. Dave Brennan Come on out here, Dave Tenor sax Mr. Dave Brennan Ladies and gentlemen On the alto sax Ms. Karolina Strassmayer Karolina On the tenor sax Mr. Dave, Mr. Dave Mr. Dave Rickenberg Ladies and people, the Loveman Ladies and people, the Loveman From stage right Via Hollywood Star of late-night pornography Mr. Mark Pender! Jesus Christ! Now people You might not be aware but Mr. Mark Pender looks good from all angles The Loveman Mark Pender on the trumpet JL: But wait! JF: On the trombone Mr. Alan Ferber, ladies and gentlemen! Bring him out here! Alan Ferber! 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 In my prison cell I think these words I was careless I can see that now I must be silent Must contain my secret smile I want to tell you You my mirror You my iron bars When I made a shadow on my window shade They called the police and testified But they're like the people tied up in the cave In the allegory of the people in the cave by the Greek guy No one understands No one knows my plan Why the dancing, shouting Why the shrieks of pain The lovely music Why the smell of burning autumn leaves No one understands No one knows my plan Why the dancing, shouting Why the shrieks of pain The lovely music Why the smell of burning autumn leaves In my prison cell I bide my time Always thinking Always busy cooking up an angle Working on the tiny blueprint of the angle Cooking up the burning autumn leaves No one understands No one knows my plan I must be silent, must contain my secret smile I want to tell you You my mirror You my iron bars No one understands No one knows my plan |
Introduced musicians, in order of introduction are Danny Weinkauf, Dan Miller, Dan Hickey, Dave Brennan, Karolina Strassmayer, Dave Rickenberg, Mark Pender, and Alan Ferber.
