History WMG / TheyMightBeGiants

And it's an EldritchLocation.

[[WMG: "Particle Man" is a retelling of the Elric family tragedies from Anime/FullmetalAlchemist.]]

* Universe Man is Ganon.

This would fit in with their tradition of giving their songs an UnreliableNarrator - note that, though the narrator claims to have a spy plane and "a special job", pretty much the only spying he does in the song is looking at his love interest through a spy glass. He's come up with this spy fantasy to justify his sneaky behavior and/or cope with the fact that his crush is one-sided (he can claim to himself that he doesn't approach her because a relationship would distract from his important job and possibly put her in danger, not because she wouldn't react well to being followed). The band do call it an "ode to espionage" in the ''Why Does The Sun Shine'' EP liner notes, but that could be misdirection.

This would fit in with their tradition of giving their songs an UnreliableNarrator - note that, though the narrator claims to have a spy plane and "a special job", pretty much the only spying he does in the song is looking at his love interest in through a spy glass. He's come up with this spy fantasy to justify his sneaky behavior and/or cope with the fact that his crush is one-sided (he can claim to himself that he doesn't approach her because a relationship would distract from his important job and possibly put her in danger, not because she wouldn't react well to being followed). The band do call it an "ode to espionage" in the ''Why Does The Sun Shine'' EP liner notes, but that could be misdirection.

This would for in with their tradition of giving their songs an UnreliableNarrator - note that, though the narrator claims to have a spy plane and "a special job", pretty much the only spying he does in the song is looking at his love interest in through a spy glass. He's come up with this spy fantasy to justify his sneaky behavior and/or cope with the fact that his crush is one-sided (he can claim to himself that he doesn't approach her because a relationship would distract from his important job and possibly put her in danger, not because she wouldn't react well to being followed). The band do call it an "ode to espionage" in the ''Why Does The Sun Shine'' EP liner notes, but that could be misdirection.

This would for in with their tradition of giving their songs an UnreliableNarrator - note that, though the narrator claims to have a spy plane and "a special job", pretty much the only spying he does in the song is looking at his love interest in through a spy glass. He's come up with this spy fantasy to justify his sneaky behavior and/or cope with the fact that his crush is one-sided (he can claim to himself that he doesn't approach her because a relationship would distract from his important job and possibly putvher in danger, not because she wouldn't react well to being followed. The band do call it an "ode to espionage" in the ''Why Does The Sun Shine'' EP liner notes, but that could be misdirection.

The lyrics sound very specifically referential to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/oc7rc/have_you_ever_felt_a_deep_personal_connection_to/c3g4ot3/ this story]].

[[WMG: Cake's song "Comfort Eagle" is the prequel to "Dirtbike" and The bird of the bee of the moth is one of the deities the cult worships, alongside cthulhu,]]

The only aspect which demands a Wild Guess: how were TMBG so prescient regarding his future ascendancy?

[[WMG: "Jackie the Stripper" is about the character from [[BlackWidow "Mrs.Bluebeard"]] after she gets hit with a [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty karma houdini warranty]]]]