Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: My Man
Album: Mink Car
[Verse 1]
My man, muscles from hand to
foot, completely coated in uninterrupted skin
My man signals command the
leg to follow orders coming down from headquarters
Why then am I in bed? I guess
My man s falling out with my head
[Chorus]
May I direct your attention to the following simile
You re like the coasts of an ocean
buried beneath is the submarine cable
connecting the opposite shore that s surrounding
[Verse 2]
My man, how can he stand
Your hands could encircle clear around the ankle
My man won t walk again
In conflict with instructions given by the brain
Why can t the message be sent?
I guess my man s fallen out with my head.
[Chorus]
When something happens to drag the floor of the ocean
For instance an anchor or mooring
the cable can be disrupted and even severed.
Which halts transmission across it
[Solo]
There is no way to repair the break
[Verse 3]
My man, muscles from hand to foot
completely coded in uninterrupted skin
My man signals command the
leg to follow orders coming down from headquarters
My man how can he stand
My man, muscles from hand to foot
completely coated in uninterrupted skin
My man won t walk again