In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I dreamt that I was dreaming
I was wired to a clock
Tickled by the minute hand
Tick tock tick tick tock
I dream I'm on a train
And it is making music
I don't remember getting on
Clickity click clickity click
I dreamt that I was very tall
I was bigger than King Kong
I heard the bells
The bells are ringing
A ding-dong a ding-dong
I dream that I am sitting in the devil's company
He gave a solemn promise
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
I dreamt that I was chasing the monster out of me
I caught him in the corner
Ha ha hee hee hee hee
I dream I'm in a tunnel between here and now
Scooby doobie where would you be?
Bow-wow wow wow
I dream I'm at a crossroads
No place left to go
I look in each direction
Eenie meenie miny mo
I dream that I am spying
It's you I'm looking at
There's a knocking at the window
Rat-tat tat tat rat-tat tat
I dream I am an ostrich
Head deep in the sand
There's a rhythm that's playing
Fantastic elastic band
I dreamt that the bogeyman went down on Mr. Spock
Sugar was a flowing
Sock it to 'em sock
I dreamt I saw a moo cow jump across the moon
Just a flight of fantasy
Zoom zoom zoom
I dreamt I met a spaceman
He took me to his ship
You know he cut my hair off
Snip snip snip
I dreamt that I was sleeping
Asleep for heaven's sake
The dream that I was dreaming
It caused me to awake
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
I dreamt I was way up
I was standing on the top
With the feeling I was falling
Bop beep bop
I dreamt that I was jumping in a circus through a hoop
Someone shut the lights off
Shoo-be-doop
I dreamt that I was fast
I was never shutting up
I was going in a hurry
I was giddy-up giddy-up
I dream I'm in the park
I'm standing in the nudey
I'm getting what I wanted
Tootie fruity tootie fruity
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
I dreamt I was dreaming
I was wired to a clock
Tickled by the minute hand
Tick tock tick tick tock
I dream I'm on a train
And it is making music
Don't remember getting on
Clickity click clickity click
I dreamt that I was very tall
Bigger than King Kong
I heard the bells are ringing
A ring-dong a ding-dong
I dream I am an ostrich
Deep in the sand
There's a rhythm that's playing
Elastic band, elastic band
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me, fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
I was wired to a clock
Tickled by the minute hand
Tick tock tick tick tock
I dream I'm on a train
And it is making music
I don't remember getting on
Clickity click clickity click
I dreamt that I was very tall
I was bigger than King Kong
I heard the bells
The bells are ringing
A ding-dong a ding-dong
I dream that I am sitting in the devil's company
He gave a solemn promise
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
I dreamt that I was chasing the monster out of me
I caught him in the corner
Ha ha hee hee hee hee
I dream I'm in a tunnel between here and now
Scooby doobie where would you be?
Bow-wow wow wow
I dream I'm at a crossroads
No place left to go
I look in each direction
Eenie meenie miny mo
I dream that I am spying
It's you I'm looking at
There's a knocking at the window
Rat-tat tat tat rat-tat tat
I dream I am an ostrich
Head deep in the sand
There's a rhythm that's playing
Fantastic elastic band
I dreamt that the bogeyman went down on Mr. Spock
Sugar was a flowing
Sock it to 'em sock
I dreamt I saw a moo cow jump across the moon
Just a flight of fantasy
Zoom zoom zoom
I dreamt I met a spaceman
He took me to his ship
You know he cut my hair off
Snip snip snip
I dreamt that I was sleeping
Asleep for heaven's sake
The dream that I was dreaming
It caused me to awake
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
I dreamt I was way up
I was standing on the top
With the feeling I was falling
Bop beep bop
I dreamt that I was jumping in a circus through a hoop
Someone shut the lights off
Shoo-be-doop
I dreamt that I was fast
I was never shutting up
I was going in a hurry
I was giddy-up giddy-up
I dream I'm in the park
I'm standing in the nudey
I'm getting what I wanted
Tootie fruity tootie fruity
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
I dreamt I was dreaming
I was wired to a clock
Tickled by the minute hand
Tick tock tick tick tock
I dream I'm on a train
And it is making music
Don't remember getting on
Clickity click clickity click
I dreamt that I was very tall
Bigger than King Kong
I heard the bells are ringing
A ring-dong a ding-dong
I dream I am an ostrich
Deep in the sand
There's a rhythm that's playing
Elastic band, elastic band
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me, fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
Fe-fi-fo fun for me
Fun for me
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Fun for Me Lyrics as written by Roisin Murphy Mark Errington Brydon
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