We're getting mental with it
We're all MacGuyver on it
It's not provisional and hardly temporary
It's the unbroken synapse that's acting out and talking scary
They'd better listen up and fast 'cause we're mental on it
Grab your keys, grab your hat, grab your coat
Tell your mom you won't be home, 'cause now we're going mental on it
Now we're mental with it
We're all MacGuyver on it
Things are different and kind of confrontational
Man, if you can't see, I guess you must be going blind
There's nothing left but the smoke that's coming off their minds
They can't run, they can't hide, we will never be denied
Let's start the party quick by going mental on it
We're getting mental with it
We're all MacGuyver on it
It's not provisional and never temporary
It's the unbroken synapse that's acting out and talking scary
We're all MacGuyver on it
Quoth the Johns:
This short piece is about problem solving in the contemporary world. Incorporating the colorful street slang of their native Brooklyn, They Might be Giants rapid-fire vocal delivery combined with the pounding beat of the Band of Dans creates a spectacular effect.
John Flansburgh
[source: TMBG Unlimited, May 2001]