Can you name the lyrics to 'Particle Man' by They Might Be Giants? by MrChewypoo

Can you name the lyrics to 'Particle Man' by They Might Be Giants?

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Flood. The album of a generation. And this was their anthem. Okay, a generation of geeks, but still...
TMBG and 'Particle Man' were introduced to me by my 3rd year philosophy professor in the early nineties. He dedicated not one, but two classes to the meanings of their songs, focusing on this one. What does it mean to you? What could it mean? Or were they simply high on crack? Discuss amongst yourselves: paper due in the morning.
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They Might Be Giants - 'Particle Man' Lyrics Quiz

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	ambition:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 04:31 GMT		2 points
	5 globes on principle, but it has been quite some time since I listened to Flood. I would have done better with Birdhouse in your Soul and Istanbul, Not Constantinople (and maybe Whistling in the Dark). Of course all that means is I'll have to listen to Flood now.

	VEC:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 06:44 GMT		3 points
	"Millennium" is spelled incorrectly.

	druhutch:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 06:57 GMT		4 points
	Wow, I've heard this song at least a dozen times in my life and I never realized how hysterically ludicrous the lyrics were.

	gstntb26:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 12:33 GMT		2 points
	Awesome. I haven't heard this in probably 10-15 years, but it slowly came back to me bit by bit. Definitely need to dig this cassette tape out...if I even have a machine to play it on anymore!

	MrChewypoo:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 12:43 GMT		4 points
	@VEC: fixed, thanks. I did a paper on one of their songs called 'Dead' about reincarnating as a bag of groceries. The song has one of the most beautiful and moving lyrics of all time, imho: Now it's over, I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want, Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do. Stunning, really. Silly, but stunning.

	ianmez:	Aug 20th, 2011 at 04:48 GMT		1 point
	I came back as a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf before the date stamped on myself...

	Havok3595:	Aug 20th, 2011 at 04:51 GMT		1 point
	Did a large process wave their torches as my head fell in the basket, and was anybody dancing on the casket? Anyway, great quiz, felt awful that I forgot about triangle winning, but otherwise got almost everything. Also, little known Flood fact: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) is a cover.

	lekkermeisje:	Aug 20th, 2011 at 07:56 GMT		2 points
	Best. Song. Ever. And I own every TMBG album. :-) Only close competition is Kiss Me, Son of God. My friend and I, when we were 14-15 in about 1991, spent an afternoon sitting on a pier coming up with new verses to this. I remember, Particle Man, Particle Man, Likes the new Pepsi can...

	kizofieva:	Aug 21st, 2011 at 04:17 GMT		1 point
	Floodies.

	randman21:	Apr 30th, 2012 at 16:04 GMT		1 point
	THIS WHOLE TIME, I thought it was "is he a duck or is he a speck". haha. That's the only one I missed.

	jplants:	Sep 11th, 2012 at 00:16 GMT		1 point
	"Powerful man, Universe man". You should accept "Excellent" Man as a sub or bonus. On the severe tire damage version of the song its "excellent" man not "powerful" man. My brother stole my Flood album, so I have not heard that version in years.