Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Wayne's quote from Staring At Sound:
"The epiphany of the everyday, normal guy seeing the extraordinary in the mundane. We were going by the seat of our pants in that song. I remember playing it for Steven and saying, 'Hey, this is like Aerosmith,' still feeling like we were a heavy rock band, but with these Syd Barrett or Pet Sounds elements."
"Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World" originated from the instrumental "Girl With Hair Like An Explosion."
"The epiphany of the everyday, normal guy seeing the extraordinary in the mundane. We were going by the seat of our pants in that song. I remember playing it for Steven and saying, 'Hey, this is like Aerosmith,' still feeling like we were a heavy rock band, but with these Syd Barrett or Pet Sounds elements."
Magnified up close in a pickle jar
Is the last hope the world has
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Thinkin' that his head surely would explode
His thoughts go deeper than ever
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Something never dreamed in all the science books
The biggest light switch gets turned on
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah
And he's on the way to a real first
In all the universe
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
He saves the day and the world knows
The sonic boom explodes
Hesitant to tell the real reason
The Nobel Peace Prize is given
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
It's hard to celebrate with a headache
Oh Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
He's on the way to the real first
In all the universe
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let's go!
He saves the day and the world knows
So watch his head explode
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Here we go!
The boy wonder
Who saves the planet
But destroys his ever-enlarging brain in the process
Goodbye everybody
Have a happy life
It looks like brighter days are ahead
For the whole planet
There he goes
Is the last hope the world has
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
His thoughts go deeper than ever
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
The biggest light switch gets turned on
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah
In all the universe
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
He saves the day and the world knows
The sonic boom explodes
The Nobel Peace Prize is given
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
It's hard to celebrate with a headache
Oh Yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
In all the universe
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let's go!
So watch his head explode
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Who saves the planet
But destroys his ever-enlarging brain in the process
Goodbye everybody
Have a happy life
It looks like brighter days are ahead
For the whole planet
There he goes
Discography Appearances
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Promos
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Flaming Lips Compilations
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Live
"Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World" was only played a few times at the beginning of 1996. In performance Wayne would include the announcer's lyrics at the end of the song.
| 03/25/1996 | Cologne Germany | Luxor | Download Available | |
| 01/21/1996 | London England | Astoria Theatre |