The ceiling Songtext
von Psyche Corporation

Caution, hazard
Warning, do not proceed
Caution, hazard
Warning, do not proceed
Do not proceed
Caution, hazard
Warning, do not

This is the truest story you will ever hear
So drink up your tea and listen to me
Once upon a time, not so long ago
A building went insane

The rafters, the ceiling
They had the queerest feeling
Bewildered, the hallway
Said, "I′m really not myself today"

Watch out, recognize the master of this high rise
You better take notes, the kitchen is this well
Break out the A.U. teams, the doors above
Just need to get the phone that's connected to a deviant bell


Johnny Anderson decided he would play
All alone in the old elevator
Johnny Anderson decided he would push
All the buttons in the old art elevator, uh-oh

Well, you can call it spent or you can call it plain
Bad luck, the sad building had had enough
As the very walls began to lose their grip
Little Johnny started screaming
He started screaming
He started screaming

Soon the hotel staff rang up the firehouse
"Hello, we have a situation and we need you now"
All the water pipes have started laughing non-stop
The building′s gone insane

The rafters, the ceiling
They had the queerest feeling
Bewildered, the hallway
Said, "I'm really not myself today"

The building is going insane
(Hajirima) It's, it′s going insane
(What′s up next?) The building is going insane
(Such a shame) The building is going insane


With a smallest squeal, the fire engine arrived
Mrs. Anderson asked if her son was alive
One by one, they crawled into the shaft
They started screaming
They started screaming
They started screaming

The rafters, the ceiling
They had the queerest feeling
Bewildered, the hallway
Said, "I'm really not myself today"
The rafters, the ceiling
They had the queerest feeling
Bewildered, the hallway
Said, "I′m really not myself today"

I have to say I'm really not myself today
I have to say I′m really not myself today
The rafters, the ceiling
They had the queerest feeling
Bewildered, the hallway
Said, "I'm really not myself today"

For the rest of his life, John Anderson demonstrated a
Pathological fear of elevators. As an adult, he could not
Be employed in offices located higher than the fifth floor
He died at the age of 82 in a bizarre stairway accident