Every song from this 2003 album is great, I think, and the lyrics are especially clever. The first song below manages to rhyme Jesus, pleases and sneezes.
Lyrics
In the quiet life of a frogman
The snowman doesn’t have any knees
Underneath the world that he left behind
He’s afraid he’s going to catch the disease
And he never has anyone over
These creatures are unknown to his wife
Never was the last time he changed his mind
He’s just dreaming of a life in the movies
Here we go, Geronimo
They love it, G-E-R-O-N-I-M-O
On the days he thinks that he’s Jesus
He allows himself to do as he pleases
Wags his middle finger at the things that go wrong
Lays a blessing on himself when he sneezes
Lyrics
On the Planet of Apes
In the United States
On the Milky Way’s edge
Everyone concentrates
On the littlest things
Photographing the scenes
Of some desperate acts
By other human beings
Waiting for their last breath
Searching for the saints marching scared to death
When we use each other
We take no precaution
Think each other clever
Then just carry on
Now everything is twist-off
Either/or it’s child-proof
Every time you fall in love
Think of jumping off the roof
In case you’re not here tomorrow
Have you any money I can borrow
All the seeds are singing, man
You’re pushing too hard in the middle
Of the backyard battle plan
When I was all for standing still
Lyrics
The lake was formed
They built houses, stood there still
They stood so close to the sun
I’ve powerless will
Now the lake is on fire
And everyone’s praying for rain
Matchbox
I’ve got a head full of rocks
And I need a doctor
Do it, don’t do it again
I’m going down to the river
With my pockets so full of weight
Down to the river
If it isn’t already too late
The sky is on fire
And everyone’s saying my name
I had no life before you, baby
What did I do, baby?
I had no life before you
All I have to say is… Windowlicker!
Another song off this record. It was possible to listen to this record from start to finish, couldn’t say the same thing about anything else before that he put out.