I've Got Some Falling to Do

I've Got Some Falling to Do

Artist:

Lemon Demon

Album:

Hip to the Javabean

Length:

3:26

Download:

MP3

Instrumental:

MP3

Backing:

MP3

Live:

Awesomefest Imagination Summit: Video, MP3 Lemonic Demonade 2007

Video:

Yes

Chords:

Available

BPM:

155

Songs on Hip to the Javabean

1. What’s in the Toaster?
2. Sunbeam Light Show Flower Seed
3. Musical Chairs
4. Atomic Copper Claw
5. Your Evil Shadow Has a Cup of Tea
6. Telekinesis
7. Matches and Nails
8. Relativity
9. Fancy Pants Manifesto
10. Go to Hollywood
11. I Know Your Name
12. Consumer Whore
13. Between You and Me
14. I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
15. Sick Puppy

Bonus tracks

1. Almond
2. Bad Idea
3. Behold the FUTURE
4. Not Applicable
5. Roman Robot Statues
6. Run, Harry, Run!
7. Take a Picture
8. There’s a Robot in My Head

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.

Video

I've Got Some Falling to Do video information:
At least his clothes match the backdrop.	Link: TMST website Creator: Andrew Kepple Cast: Guy Falling, a squid	Released: ??? Also available on: Albino Blacksheep

Early versions

• There was an earlier version of this song released. Austin Wolfclaw and a few others have this version, in which there is no sped up (but slowing down, like a record being turned off) guitar before the main song begins.

Related media

• NES/Famicom mix by Mr. Ksoft. Made with the NES’s limitations in mind (hence the slight inaccuracies), so theoretically it could be played on a real system.
• I’ve Got Some Falling to Do (Metal) by MikeZas.

Trivia

• 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.