The Flaming Lips

This Here Giraffe

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I saw this bird fly off his head
Without him ever looking up
This here giraffe was never caught complaining
He wouldn't take skin off your back
And you hear yourself thinking
And you hear yourself thinking
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
I saw this man stick out his neck
With his binoculars intact
You couldn't tell the right side of his brain
And just lost all interest in his left
And you feel yourself shrinking
And you feel yourself shrinking
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed
This here giraffe laughed

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spacemanspiff On Sep 10, 2002

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by ike368

21y ago

something about the giraffe doesnt care too much about things that dont REALLY matter. a human would probably get pretty freaked out about a bird landing on his or her head, but the giraffe lets it do what it wants; he realizes it's not really a big deal.

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by SpaceManSpiff

24y ago

This is a very weird song... I'm not sure that it has any meaning at all... I like it though

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by DominEl

18y ago

It's about a giraffe that laughs.

... Hehe.

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