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Overprescribed
Under the mister
We had survived to
Turn on the History Channel
And ask our esteemed panel
Why are we alive?
And here's how they replied
You're what happens when two substances collide
And by all accounts you really should have died
Stretched out on a tarmac
Six miles south of North Platte
He can't stand to look back
Sixteen tons of hazmat
It's what goes undelivered
Undelivered
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
Of the what, of the head to the left
So exercise yourselves to your bereft
'Cause it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left of the, of the, to the
Splayed out on a bath mat
Six miles north of South Platte
He just wants his life back
What's in that paper nap sack
It's what goes undelivered
Undelivered
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
A nervous tic motion of the head
Head to the left
It's a nervous tic motion of the, of the, to the
Left
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the, of the, of the head of the head to the
Over imbibedUnder the mister
Barely alive we cover the blisters in flannel
Though the words we speak are banal
Now one of them's a lie
Now one of them's a lie
You're what happens when two substances collide
And by all accounts you really should have died
Under the mister
We had survived to
Turn on the History Channel
And ask our esteemed panel
Why are we alive?
And here's how they replied
You're what happens when two substances collide
And by all accounts you really should have died
Stretched out on a tarmac
Six miles south of North Platte
He can't stand to look back
Sixteen tons of hazmat
It's what goes undelivered
Undelivered
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
Of the what, of the head to the left
So exercise yourselves to your bereft
'Cause it's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left of the, of the, to the
Splayed out on a bath mat
Six miles north of South Platte
He just wants his life back
What's in that paper nap sack
It's what goes undelivered
Undelivered
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
A nervous tic motion of the head
Head to the left
It's a nervous tic motion of the, of the, to the
Left
It's a nervous tic motion of the head to the, of the, of the head of the head to the
Over imbibedUnder the mister
Barely alive we cover the blisters in flannel
Though the words we speak are banal
Now one of them's a lie
Now one of them's a lie
You're what happens when two substances collide
And by all accounts you really should have died
| peyotecoyote (London, Ontario) | Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 15:35 okelle wrote: I enjoy this quirky stuff a lot more than David Gilmour's self-indulgent schmaltz. Yay Bird and yay Sufjan Stevens. indubitably! |
| peyotecoyote (London, Ontario) | Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 15:33 i'm here now |
| ciolca (Bucharest) | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 16:24 That is a perfect example of an occasion when you have nothing to say but you insist on saying... |
| kcar | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 07:09 oldsaxon wrote: It was played ONCE in the last month....tune in more often! Could we stretch that out to once a year? Or three? Music like this makes the PSD button absolutely vital. |
| davedog (Twin Cities, MN) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 12:19 tony620d wrote: I HAVE A NERVOUS TICK ITS WHENEVER RP PLAYS THE SAME DEPRESSING NAUTIOUS CRAP THAT I GET FVCKING TERRETS! You are getting this? Good luck with that! |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 12:18 meloman wrote: And I thought there couldn't be anyone in this genre worse than Sufjan. Silly album cover art, overlong and cutesy song title, infantile voices... Make them go away, please! yeah, maybe, not sure....I AM sure he has a cool amp....check this baby out http://www.specimenproducts.com/single-ended-octoblock-tube-amplifier/ |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 12:17 Good heavens this sounds like a very confused song. Not typical Andrew Bird. Mute button... take me away!!! |
| aelfheld | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 12:14 redeyespy wrote: This one seems to be on every time I tune in. Odd coincidence? Wanton overplay? Some absence may make the heart grow fonder.  Remind me not to stand near you if your luck is that bad. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 12:14 pusswah wrote: kinda there It was played ONCE in the last month....tune in more often! |
| pusswah | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 03:26 redeyespy wrote: This one seems to be on every time I tune in. Odd coincidence? Wanton overplay? Some absence may make the heart grow fonder. kinda there |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 03:19 It was actually Pandora that surfaced this song for me when I had never heard of Andrew Bird. I love it. |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Jan 09, 2012 - 13:24 This guy really likes the whistling in his songs! |
| aeknust | Posted: Dec 21, 2007 - 14:10 manbirdexperiment wrote: I can't articulate how sick I am of hearing tracks from this CD.
I actually used to like it. That's funny... I bought this album a couple of years ago, and i wasn't sure about it at first... but the more i listen to it, the better it gets. I think it's brilliant |
| luminousjune (a windy location) | Posted: Aug 09, 2006 - 08:16 tony620d wrote: then go away and find another station, my dear sir. no one has you chained to this website. I think there are more good tracks off this cd, and if someone would be lovely and upload them that would be wonderful. this is a good album. |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: Jul 20, 2006 - 15:45 This one seems to be on every time I tune in. Odd coincidence? Wanton overplay? Some absence may make the heart grow fonder. |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jul 09, 2006 - 03:35 And I thought there couldn't be anyone in this genre worse than Sufjan. Silly album cover art, overlong and cutesy song title, infantile voices... Make them go away, please! |
| Manbird (Santa Rosa, CA) | Posted: Jul 08, 2006 - 07:57 I can't articulate how sick I am of hearing tracks from this CD. I actually used to like it. |
| g-rod (Church of the Acceptance of Mortality) | Posted: Jul 03, 2006 - 18:43 Geecheeboy wrote: "Back, and to the left; back, and to the left..."
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| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 09:20 tony620d wrote:  Actually, I like this song....yeah she's a little weird too! |
| dewaddict (Ohio) | Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 09:20 I thought it was Rufus Wainwright at first...but then it broke into this Beatles/Radiohead/Flaming Lips riff. Kind of odd, but keeps you listening just to see where it'll go. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 09:18 "Back, and to the left; back, and to the left..." |
| rah | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 - 16:19 i wish, if people must scream on the boards, that they at least SPELL correctly... |
| jgeyer | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 - 16:18 tony620d wrote: What's that tony? I believe you made a joke, but I didn't quite get it. Maybe you need to type it louder? |
| DianaL (London, England) | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:21 markE wrote: A lot like Rufus Wainwright.
I was just thinking the same thing!! Oh what a world and that kind of music springs to mind... |
| okelle | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:16 I enjoy this quirky stuff a lot more than David Gilmour's self-indulgent schmaltz. Yay Bird and yay Sufjan Stevens. |
| earthbased (Milwaukee, WI USA) | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:11 Sounds a little like the singer from Jump Little Children. |
| tony620d (an office) | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:10 |
| stinkycheese (Boston!) | Posted: Jun 21, 2006 - 08:09 Odyzzeuz wrote: Sufjan Stevens followed by Andrew Bird. The minions of Satan are really having a field day. *blows brains out*
I like this song a lot, but that comment's hilarious. |
| g-rod (Church of the Acceptance of Mortality) | Posted: Jun 14, 2006 - 06:10 amcallis wrote: He said "North Platte" - is that North Platte, Nebraska? North Platte is a small city located in Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska on I-80 where the South Platte River and the North Platte River join to form the Platte River. The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 310 mi. (499 km) long in the western United States. One of the most significant river systems in the watershed of the Missouri, it drains a large portion of the central Great Plains in Nebraska and the eastern Rocky Mountains in Colorado and Wyoming. Although it is not navigable, the river was highly significant in the westerward expansion of the United States, providing the route for several major westward trails, including the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail. In the 18th century, it was also known among French fur trappers who explored it as the Nebraska River. (WIKIPEDIA!)
"6 miles South of North Platte" Would that be...in Platte?  |
| softjeans (Upper Ojai, CA) | Posted: Jun 12, 2006 - 19:27 I too find the lyrics hard to understand and a bit pretentious. I'm sorry to say that, because Bird's obviously very talented. I'd like to see him live, so I hope he comes out to California sometime. I suspect his sheer musicality might get him past his apparent desire to be obscure and biting...at the same time. aekl wrote: You should see the illustrations on the inside, for each song. Interesting stuff, don't know exactly what to make of it (much like Bird's lyrics, for me). |
| tesserakt (Vancouver & Brussels) | Posted: Jun 09, 2006 - 02:14 This whole album is fantastic. Andrew Bird is such a creative musician - just look at that album cover! |
| markE (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 18:10 A lot like Rufus Wainwright. |
| kilroyjoe3 (New York City) | Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 18:09 Elenore Rigby meets Sergeo Leone  |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 18:08 "Quirky" is right. Interesting stuff, lots of elements at work here. |
| GChevy410 (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 18:07 This song just moved to a 10 because of the woman I was thinking of yesterday and once again thank you Bill |
| sociobabble | Posted: Jun 03, 2006 - 22:18 This whiney guy is driving me nuts. I'd rather tend to 41 tired 3 year olds. |
| tony620d (an office) | Posted: Jun 02, 2006 - 08:34 give this one a rest - its overplayed and annoying! |
| dwilliams459 (Charlotte) | Posted: Jun 02, 2006 - 08:33 squidish wrote: It's kinda epic, like Bohemian Rhapsody
I agreee. A 7. |
| squidish (under the sea) | Posted: May 30, 2006 - 15:52 It's kinda epic, like Bohemian Rhapsody |
| physicsgenius (90% of everything is crap) | Posted: May 26, 2006 - 07:30 algrif wrote: I didn't like this at all at first. But it's growing on me now
Same here, except for it's getting worse. |
| tony620d (an office) | Posted: May 26, 2006 - 07:29 i agree guys... PURE CRAP! |
| designerGirl (Western Hemisphere) | Posted: May 26, 2006 - 07:28 too much airtime. Less is more. |
| rgr0707 (South Beach) | Posted: May 26, 2006 - 07:28 This song is as crappy as its name... |
| Olympus_mons (2nd star to the right) | Posted: May 26, 2006 - 07:27 Saw this guy in the natti opening for Guster, one man band, not a bad show but he is a weird guy |
| mrrmt (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: May 25, 2006 - 13:17 timc wrote: Two songs from this album today?
I guess it's a good thing that I like it. me too, but i like the snack song more. |
| GChevy410 (Seattle, WA) | Posted: May 25, 2006 - 12:02 algrif wrote: I didn't like this at all at first. But it's growing on me now
same excpet I liked it at first, but now I really like it - gets an 8 from me whoa whao whoa whoa whaoooo. |
| hippiechick | Posted: May 25, 2006 - 12:02 timc wrote: Two songs from this album today?
I guess it's a good thing that I like it. Same thing I was thinking. But I'm kinda tired of this one. |
| timc (Waterloo, ON (2512 miles/4043 km from Paradise, CA)) | Posted: May 25, 2006 - 11:59 Two songs from this album today?
I guess it's a good thing that I like it. |
| RichardPrins | Posted: May 18, 2006 - 18:16  |
| algrif (Slightly west of Zero) | Posted: May 16, 2006 - 01:45 I didn't like this at all at first. But it's growing on me now |