A Self Called Nowhere

by They Might Be Giants

From the album: John Henry

Track 14 of 20 on John Henry (1994).

Duration: 3:22

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Lyrics for A Self Called Nowhere

I'm sitting on the curb Of the empty parking lot Of the store where they let me play the organ I'm waiting for my ride But I want to wait inside Of the store where they let me play the organ But I'm thinking of a wooden chair In a room at the top of a stair And I'm looking down the stairwell At the vanishing dot On the map of the spot Let me take you there The dotted line Surrounding the mind Of a self called nowhere It's a thing named "it" In a bottomless pit You can't see it there The sunken head That lies in the bed Of a self called nowhere Standing in my yard Where they tore down the garage To make room for the torn down garage I'm looking for my car But I must have sold my car When I needed to buy an electric organ But I'm thinking of a wooden chair In a room at the top of a stair And I'm looking down the stairwell At the vanishing dot On the map of the spot Let me take you there The dotted line Surrounding the mind Of a self called nowhere It's a thing named "it" In a bottomless pit You can't see it there The sunken head That lies in the bed Of a self called nowhere Nowhere The vanishing dot On the map of the spot Let me take you there The dotted line Surrounding the mind Of a self called nowhere It's a thing named "it" In a bottomless pit You can't see it there The sunken head That lies in the bed Of a self called

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  6. I Should Be Allowed to Think
  7. Extra Savoir Faire
  8. Why Must I Be Sad?
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  10. O Do Not Forsake Me
  11. No One Knows My Plan
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  13. Destination Moon
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  15. Meet James Ensor
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  17. Window
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  19. Stomp Box
  20. The End of the Tour