Till My Head Falls Off

There were 87 Advil in the bottle now there's 30 left
I ate 47 so what happened to the other 10?
Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my concentration
As I dump the bottle out and I count the Advil up again?
 
Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thought
Have some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself
 
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
 
Hitting every pocket on my shirt, pants and overcoat
And I'm hitting them again but I don't know where I put my notes
Clearing my throat, and gripping the lectern I smile and face my audience
Clearing his throat and smiling with his hands on the bathroom sink
 
And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see stuff through the glass that I don't recognize at all
 
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off
 
I'm not done talking yet
I'm not done talking yet
 
And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see a broken figure silhouetted on the wall
 
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off
I won't be done until my head falls off


Quoth the Johns:

Performed at the breakneck tempo of "classic new wave," this song is the harangue of an embattled old-timer who refuses to yield the floor. ... Check out the rock power of bassist Graham Maby in the breakdown section.

—John Linnell and John Flansburgh
[source: "A Guided Tour of Factory Showroom," TMBG Info Club Newsletter, Holiday 1996 edition]



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