The death of Gary Coleman is Absolutely Bill’s Mood

My birthday comes right after memorial day. It’s strange that his death comes right before it. But death always comes at a strange time. Gary Coleman’s life was too short, but his childhood was just the reverse.
Ok, now some lyrics. When I think about this song, the “monkey” in these lyrics refers to me. If I get around to it, I’ll publish a story that I wrote an outline for about a person who, on his death bed, makes a deal with the devil that allows him to travel back in time, in order to try and change his fate. He fails to change anything, and finds himself back in the present. The last words he utters are a joke set-up. He asks his tearful nephew, “Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?” (Its because he’s dead).

I swear the story is funny. If I wrote it the whole thing, I bet they’d give me a medal for awesomest story ever about time travel featuring a joke about a dead monkey. Oh yeah? There is so such a medal, and I want it! Ok, now… Lyrics:

I was born in a lighthouse, my mother was the sea
I crawled to school each morning, when it occured to me
That life’s just a mood ring we’re not allowed to see
And this is what it said to me

My room is comfortably small
With rubber lining the walls
And there’s someone always calling my name
He calls when I’m alone
And he calls when I’m not home
And he calls when I’m stuck out in the rain
I’m insane
I’m insane
I’m insane
I’m insane

Now listen all you swingers, don’t you try to tag along
I know monkey see, but monkey’s dead, for you it would be wrong
Put a dime in my jukebox, you’ll only hear this song
And it won’t be fun for long

(chorus X2)

Thank you

— TMBG “Absolutely Bill’s Mood”