They Might Be Giants - Prepare (official video)

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Video directed by Paul Sahre
Prepare
prepare for a second from now
comb your hair and compose yourself
prepare for a second from now
adjust your chair and clear your throat
a second from the present is nigh
are all your affairs in order now?
a second is a very short time
a moment to anticipate the things to come
the next second won't be anything like the current one
and we won’t know how it’s gonna be till a second is done
no one can see into the future
we're just going to have to wait
there may be strange new customs and new ideas
so try to keep an open mind
prepare for a second from now
as if that would make any difference at all
ready or not it is coming
and there’s no way to stop the clock
the next second’s gonna make the present seem like long ago
and make you forget everything that you currently know
counting down / to zero from one
hold your breath / here it comes
now that the second has passed
let’s all reflect on the times we’ve had
look back on a second ago
given everything that we now know
remember a second ago
recall if you can how it used to be
remember a second ago
it’s hard to believe we were so naive
I can barely remember anything about a second ago
we will soon be a second in the future that is all I know
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[@JunkyardBashSteve]

Thank god for the onscreen text Every 15 seconds I forgot what the hell I was listening to and then BOOM, They were kind enough to remind me. Like the title of the book at the top of every page.

[@ineedabetterpfp2485]

The next 15 seconds will make you forget everything you currently know

[@ShanePatSmith]

First the song Older, now this- you think Linnell spends a lot of his time staring at his clock in agony?

[@blakeshaw5526]

This reminds me of Got Getting Up So Down with how it talks about getting ready.

[@L0REN0R2Z0RR0]

And the clock still says 'four of two' :D

[@elijahlupe]

I'm 4 years late but the image of Linnell spending a lot of his time staring at his clock in agony is hilarious and incredible. Especially after the revelations revealed on I Like Fun

[@TotallyNotMike]

Do you not?

[@savannah6213]

@@elijahlupe i can only picture him sitting in a chair and staring at a clock across the room with a distraught expression--

[@dylannoah123]

i really love his voice here. there’s some kind of emotion in it, i can’t place it, but it isn’t present in other linnell songs. definitely adds a lot to the song.

[@joneelillard892]

Uneasy anticipation?

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

Majestic anxiety?

[@jeshala]

Awareness of the void?

[@benonaru]

thats true, like in end of the rope but with more desperation

[@mlmcinlastname6395]

You think Flansburgh ever messes with Linnell's clocks?

[@sammystank7174]

Classic TMBG. A song that rocks hard and you can't not sing along, but also makes you contemplate your existence. This is so good....

[@BojoPigeon]

Another TMBG song challenging us to contemplate the way we exist within time. Like "Older" and "Now Is Strange." Not many other bands write a lot of songs on that topic. Another great week, gentlemen.

[@WatchfulEyeArt]

the single most stressful song ever written and I love it

[@Chikin1ninjas]

Ugh, how does Linnell always write such great songs all the time. He's so dang talented.

[@ZandoFox]

+Chikin1ninjas songs ABOUT time, too.

[@TheThetaGraft]

I kept staring at the clock, but it still said four of two

[@hindigente]

It's hard to believe how naïve I was before listening to this.

[@alexgauss8452]

Currently practicing for a quiz in my aural skills class where I have to perform a rhythm. Boy oh boy was this a good listen for right now.

[@qclod]

Fantastic now, still fantastic a second from now.

[@savannah6213]

the one thing that *won't* change a second from now is the fact that this is true.

[@benaaronmusic]

Time.... is still marching on!

[@MagicTurtle643]

Dang. Yet another amazing song in a slightly unventured territory. Rat Patrol, Stomp Box, Now Is Strange and Cut the Strings were similar, but not quite like this. SO good!

[@jobiy1999]

The blinking light on the clock is driving me crazy. If only it was in time to the music!

[@Vileplume87]

I think that's the point lol

[@coloneltractor3517]

People at 23:59:59 on New Year's Eve

[@savannah6213]

this feels like my anxiety combined with my adhd and how i forget that time is even a thing until it comes and dropkicks me in the gut, essentially-

[@fashionablespirit5210]

A TIMELESS classic

[@BebxOfficial]

HA! HA! It's still funny a couple of thousands of seconds from then.

[@benonaru]

I like your profile picture very intensely

[@PetriBass]

That was a whirlwind of a second... If only I could remember it... Maybe next second...

[@outernothingness1177]

My God has Linnell been on a creative surge lately. Get this out on a proper CD release NOW! (Or at least in a second from now.)

[@jameswoodward5400]

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[@MagicTurtle643]

HOW IS THIS NOT ON PHONE POWER??? You cut possibly the best song from DAS that wasn't on Glean. Oh well, it's not like I don't have the song :P

[@daveidmarx8296]

How else would they get you to purchase My Murdered Remains - now available at theymightbegiants.com! ;-)

[@Modernlifesurvivalist]

Nice production. Love that double lead guitar. Rock on, Johns. Very well-realized, fellows.

[@PogieJoe]

This is the kind of TMBG I love.

[@dhltn8624]

181 seconds passes in this song alone.

[@theRealPlaidRabbit]

What am I listening to again? I keep forget-- oh, there it is. Thanks!

[@RWappin]

This is one of my favorites

[@alfalfa_art]

So many of their songs capture my mental illnesses so well...

[@LightSearch]

This guys are so magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life...

[@wadespencer3623]

This song is 180 seconds long. Think a second's a big deal? That's 180 of them. Terrifying.

[@ravensrandomness3078]

My birthday is 2/09. I like this song.

[@chefworldwide]

i went from meet the elements to this

[@joneelillard892]

This has only become more relevant in the past four years, with how crazy America's political situation has been since then

[@NazdregUgUrdgrub]

I'm really digging this one

[@shockpine]

Nice Song

[@margarethevontater]

How are they so prolific???

[@heyheyeric.lookatme.5019]

the clock on my phone and the clock in the vid were matched up exactly, like to the minute??? it's 2;00am?? wtf??

[@Lwyte17]

love your name dude

[@heyheyeric.lookatme.5019]

Lwyte17 thanks bruh

[@bunnybug5893]

Hey that's a pretty neat profile pic as well.

[@LouisetheLithead]

Linnell so existential it makes you shudder

[@fladgyglitz]

Love this one.

[@koalabaz]

Another great song. Thanks lads. Dublin beckons your return.

[@lecoffeebandit]

Best one since Glean was released

[@hantakorys]

this is what my anxiety sounds like

[@reynoldyarra8097]

About time

[@agnomymous]

How would I know I'm listening to Dial A Song if I called the number though?

[@scrowfunk8109]

Can't find this song on Spotify and that makes me sad

[@artlover3246]

What a creative year this has been for the band... or am I being naive?

[@SisterToSleepx]

Oof, hits way too close to home these days!

[@clarkeholmes1890]

00:40 the nukes second form?

[@joneelillard892]

the next second won't

[@NuclearBubbleWrap]

Was TMBG always a neopsychedelic band? Damn, Linnell.

[@invisiblehippo97]

+NuclearBubbleWrap Gee, going from alternative to psychedelic? What does that remind me of? Of course you would be the one to point it out; you should know all about it.

[@NuclearBubbleWrap]

+Derrick McMillon Haaaaaaa

[@SteveBarton13]

Where does the time go?

[@ChrisSwantek]

And now I'm getting older... except awesomer.

[@diadally]

2020 vibes

[@daworldhavenumberblockstvv2401]

PREPARE FOR A HOUR.

[@daworldhavenumberblockstvv2401]

AND A DAY.

[@Vileplume87]

​@@daworldhavenumberblockstvv2401AND A YEAR

[@TheDeerstalkerHat]

That moment when you're about to step onstage.

[@cassylk22]

is this the bohemian rhapsody of tmbg?

[@funkmetalblues]

i like

[@ninjarafal]

SEEK YAHWEH, TIME IS RUNNING OUT

[@reynoldyarra8097]

2:10?

[@reynoldyarra8097]

Taking

[@ToastLogicJr]

2-02

[@TheChirpingPhoenix]

"Sponsored by Timex"

[@chrisnemec5644]

Well, the song is very good. I really enjoyed it. The video, however, reminds me too much of the original version of U2's video for "one." I.e., it a bit too static and not much happens. I end up with the feeling that I've wasted my time watching the video.