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Tom Foolery

Posted Sunday, June 9, 2002 at 10:17 PM

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Lately I've heard about the things that you have said,
And I've wondered quite a bit just what you might have read.
Out from the inside where the future's much too bright
I heard you crying loud, but that don't make it right.

Hold on 'cause the end is coming soon, it won't be long.
The time has come, and the life you know has got you on the run.

So if you ever feel the least bit insecure,
I'll bring it down to you and set it at your door.
'Cause when you're sleeping, you'll be sorry that you did.
I've got no feelings but I've got my head _______

Hold on 'cause the end is coming soon, it won't be long.
The time has come, and the life you know has got you on the run.

Hold on 'cause the end is coming soon, it won't be long.
The time has come, and the life you know has got you on the run.

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Input for these lyrics was given by brynnalicious, Allen, lucidanne, stalker on skates, jamiecarroll, and Ceeze in the 'circus lyrics' topic.

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Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 7:04 PM

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CAN ANYONE PLEASE FILL IN THIS BLANK? its driving me batty. it sounds sooo much like "hot tub lid", but that can't be it.

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Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 7:07 PM

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I think it's "got my head to live", like at least he's got his head so he can live, or something to that effect

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 12:27 PM

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I've got no feelings but I've got my head _______

"I've got no feelings, but I've got my head. Don't fear."

To me, this is what it sounds like on the album.

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 1:53 PM

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i don't know, it's still sounds an awful lot like "hand job (something) " to me...

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 3:41 PM

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i don't know, it's still sounds an awful lot like "hand job (something) " to me...

yea, like "i've got my hand job left"

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 3:44 PM

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Actually, now that I listen closely to the album it sounds like "...I've got my head. Don't panic."

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Keith

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 4:32 PM

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"I've got no feelings, but I've got my head. Don't fear."

Sorry RD. You're still wrong.

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I TOTALLY AGREE!

Keith, you are destined to rock. Never forget this.
-SLACK

JustAnotherDrive

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 7:43 PM

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He probably forgot how the song went and just yelled something.

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So I'm Hooking up with David Dewese David Dewese, double D Hooking up with DD DD, don't make me say please again oh no again oh no

mindylieu

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 8:44 PM

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"hand job (something) " to me...

BLEHHHHHHHHHHH!

(Edited by mindylieu at 9:45 pm on Sep. 15, 2004)

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simone

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 8:55 PM

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"hand job (something) " to me...

BLEHHHHHHHHHHH!

what's the blehhhhhhhh for? you love handjobs.

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let it cleanse my mind
i feel free now.

mindylieu

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 8:59 PM

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oh my.

i meant "blehh" is the "______."

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simone

Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 9:00 PM

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oh my.

i meant "blehh" is the "______."

oh. gotcha.

sorry

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 10:22 PM

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He probably forgot how the song went and just yelled something.

More like he never had anything written for that part and he makes it up each time. I thought we had confirmed this... i'm too lazy to look up the thread.

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 11:23 PM

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unposted

stupid Richarddawson!

(Edited by Keith at 3:24 am on Sep. 16, 2004)

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Keith, you are destined to rock. Never forget this.
-SLACK

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 11:25 PM

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He probably forgot how the song went and just yelled something.

More like he never had anything written for that part and he makes it up each time. I thought we had confirmed this... i'm too lazy to look up the thread.

Yes, but I feel that in the beginning, there was some sort of lyric there. Maybe it deteriorated over time, but there had to have been a lyric there when he "completed" the song.

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Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 11:45 PM

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But even if they were there in the begining, that doesn't help us so much now, listening to the cd a million times just to try to figure out what he said. I love this song, though. Glad to finally have a good quality version of it.

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Keith

Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 3:25 AM

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there had to have been a lyric there when he "completed" the song.

There have been plenty of songs where Pelham just mumbled until he eventually came up with lyrics. I just think, in this case, he never did.

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Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 10:02 AM

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there had to have been a lyric there when he "completed" the song.

There have been plenty of songs where Pelham just mumbled until he eventually came up with lyrics. I just think, in this case, he never did.

Yep.

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Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 11:39 AM

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there had to have been a lyric there when he "completed" the song.

There have been plenty of songs where Pelham just mumbled until he eventually came up with lyrics. I just think, in this case, he never did.

Yep.

I concur.

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always trying to get me alone
an easy way to lose it all
always there when all else fails
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JustAnotherDrive

Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:48 PM

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I told you.

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Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 2:22 PM

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i treat it like a "choose your own adventure." it changes every time i sing along (yes i sing along) but i usually say "i've got my head up, BITCH" simply because it's fun to scream bitch as loud as you can, while looking angrily at the driver next to you at the redlight.

then you can peel out and make an ass of yourself.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:56 AM

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"I've got my hand in a fist"

I guarantee that's what it is.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 2:31 PM

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to many syllables

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 2:56 PM

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to many syllables

That's why he mumbles it!

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:07 PM

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I just got off the phone with Meeks... he confirms that it has to many syllables as well.

Has this joke gotten old yet? I still enjoy it.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:33 PM

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Has this joke gotten old yet? I still enjoy it.

If it's at my expense, I'm sure several people are still getting belly laughs from it.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:43 PM

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We're laughing with you Carl, not at you... well I guess I can't speak for Keith.... or RD... or BrianW.... or well... umm, forget I said anything.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 8:21 PM

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It runs together...

I've got my han'a FIST!

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 9:21 PM

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i've got my hand in-a fist!

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BrianW

Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:03 PM

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It's handjob folks. Get over it.

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:06 PM

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No, that's too long. The "Get over it" would be way too bunched up.

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BrianW

Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 11:21 PM

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I wasn't quoting the line there.

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Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 12:05 AM

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I was joking, Brian. Smile (

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Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 6:37 AM

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Posted Saturday, September 25, 2004 at 12:59 PM

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even in the recorded version, he backs away from the mic (or they mixed in a room mic) so you can't understand what he's saying.

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Posted Friday, April 1, 2005 at 7:58 PM

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I remembered reading this a while back and didn't know if it had ever been deciphered other than "hand job". After having heard the album a million times I can safely say the words are:
I've got no feelings, but I've got my hands up.

It makes sense in the song like he's on some crazy ass ride or something, hoooooold on. Either way I thought I'd post it, even if someone already knew this.

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Posted Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 1:39 PM

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It sounds like he's singing 3 syllables to me. Maybe he just grunts the last one...

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Posted Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 2:26 PM

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Out of all options discussed, I find "Hand job, bleh" to be the superior lyric.

If you had no feelings, what would you rather have instead, your hands up (I can't see how this would be any consolation) or a handjob (which I've heard can be very soothing indeed).

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Posted Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 11:32 PM

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Watching Matt tonight, I perceived him to be singing a word that started with an "L" at that particular part in the song. Perhaps even a "la" sound.

But we know how Matt is with last words in a line.

I agree with Token on the superior lyric.

(Edited by lalalayousangtome at 11:33 pm on Jun. 12, 2005)

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Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 6:43 AM

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I talkd to Matt last night and asked him what he was saying...he gave quite an interesting answer. (drum Roll)

-it was just Random jibberish!

Each time he sings it he just shouts something random!

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i just remembered matt telling me that rollum thought it was a hand job.

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Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 10:22 AM

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I will always sing "hand job clear" or "hand job bleh."

I do like stalker on skates' idea from way way back..."hot tub lid."

Pretty sure that was hers.

(Edited by DigsySlattery at 9:24 am on Jun. 29, 2005)

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Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 11:38 AM

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i just remembered matt telling me that rollum thought it was a hand job.

meeks called

he said can it, dude

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Posted Friday, July 1, 2005 at 12:31 AM

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I've always listened to it (on the record) as "I've got no feelings, but I've got my head on straight." Upon reading this thread, I do hear a "j"-sound in the second syllable, but I don't mind...it might not be right, but at least it makes some kid of sense.

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i just remembered matt telling me that rollum thought it was a hand job.

meeks called

he said can it, dude

the meek called? and what more...

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