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The Flaming Lips — Ego Tripping At the Gates of Hell
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
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Released: 2002
Length: 4:10
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I was waiting on a moment
But the moment never came
All the billion other moments
We're just slipping all away
I must have been tripping
Just ego tripping

I was wanting you to love me
But your love it never came
All the other love around me
Was just wasting all away
I must have been tripping
Just ego tripping

I was waiting on a moment
But the moment never came
But the moment never came
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 Proclivities wrote:

If one listens intently enough, one can probably hear that all the time - with or without any music.  At least that's what Prof. Irwin Corey once told me.



What are you two on about?
Posted 5 months ago by mkane67    [ Reply ]
Posted 10 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
When am I not ego tripping?
Posted 10 months ago by DrMacDaddy    [ Reply ]
i'm not sure what it is, but i like this band more and more as i age.

they're been around a long time, but i never really paid too much attention to them. yet, everytime i hear a flaming lips song, i am drawn to it. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Haven't listened to this album in full yet--- maybe I should change that soon-- but every time I hear a new song from this album I fall in love
Posted 2 years ago by Audiacity    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:


Yes; the Prof. delivered a hilarious acceptance speech too - apparently some in the audience thought he was Pynchon since no one knew what he looked like.
thanks for the link - I'd heard about it and laughed reading this. grinned thinking about the ham sandwiches Laurie Anderson mentioned, too

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Could never get into these guys - always found myself comparing them to the superior Super Furry Animals - a tad unfair I suppose.

I did like Wayne Coyne's appearance on the Chemical Brothers track - Golden Path though.
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
 tonyinnj wrote:


Thomas Pynchon sent the Prof to do his acceptance speech for the National
Book Award...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.


Yes; the Prof. delivered a hilarious acceptance speech too - apparently some in the audience thought he was Pynchon since no one knew what he looked like.
Posted 3 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

If one listens intently enough, one can probably hear that all the time - with or without any music.  At least that's what Prof. Irwin Corey once told me.


Thomas Pynchon sent the Prof to do his acceptance speech for the National
Book Award...

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Posted 3 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
Had to look, thought it was a Moby track... heard of Flaming Lips years ago.... didnt "take" back then... now... thanks B&R 💓
Posted 4 years ago by Jeeper    [ Reply ]
Hardest working band in the business.
Posted 5 years ago by Shaggy27    [ Reply ]
So happy that RP keeps this song in rotation 
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
7 to 8.  What was I thinking?
Posted 6 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Bill, I love ALL the photos you display on ALL the songs, not just this one, keep up the great work!!
Posted 6 years ago by dbinder101    [ Reply ]
 AliGator wrote:
I just love this song so much. 

 
Me too.  Bit of a tear jerker, I should say.  Cathartic and all that.
Posted 6 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
I remember hearing this for the first time out at the burning man in 2002.. it fit.. it fit well..
Posted 6 years ago by parttime    [ Reply ]
thank you {#Clap}{#Clap}
Posted 6 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:
Very appropriate song now that Trump has won the elections. 

 

Dear Diary: It's already so much worse than you imagined.


cartoon drawing of Trump as elephant with trunk/mouth coming out of his butt, by Leonardo Rodriguez 
cartoon by Leonardo Rodriguez, Illustration Artist

https://www.leonardorodriguez.net/p/caricatures.html
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Orphan wrote:
yuck, and I'll say that over and over again yuck yuck yuck

 
Open your mind, man! {#Meditate}
Posted 7 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
Very appropriate song now that Trump has won the elections. 
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
I broke my back and neck and a bunch of ribs on a mountain bike ride last year. Totally fine now. In the interim, I discovered the anxiolytic/euphoric wonders of oxycodone, together with the sonic tapestry of Flaming Lips. A wonderful union. My script is terminated though. Still love this song!
Posted 8 years ago by C57BL6    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep}
Posted 8 years ago by Lemonhead    [ Reply ]
yuck, and I'll say that over and over again yuck yuck yuck
Posted 8 years ago by Orphan    [ Reply ]
I love it when PSD takes me to good places, like this song!  
Posted 8 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
For a moment or two, I thought I heard some weasels or other small furry creatures cuddling or sexing in the background. 

 
If one listens intently enough, one can probably hear that all the time - with or without any music.  At least that's what Prof. Irwin Corey once told me.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
Sounds like a top 40 Bread (or David Gates) song from the 70's....ho hum.

 

Oh come on, nothing's that bad.........
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
From the title, I'd've expected it to be a ballad about Barack Obama, or maybe Donald Trump, giving a speech to Planned Parenthood.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Sounds almost like a retro soft techno song from 1991-1994, like some sort of fusion of Londonbeat, Erasure, and Simply Red.  Surprised it's from 2003.
Posted 9 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Too-too bad that Mr. Coyne broke up his marriage and doesn't make music like this anymore!!! {#No}
Posted 9 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a top 40 Bread (or David Gates) song from the 70's....ho hum.
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
One of the few Flaming Lips songs I don't find grating.
Posted 9 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
I just love this song so much. 
Posted 9 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Perfect after a long... long day{#Daisy}{#Bounce}{#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
Just saw FL in Tampa. Light Show - 10++++++, Musical Performance - ehhhhh - 5.5 (maybe)  I've got great pictures but not good impressions. 
Posted 10 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:

YEP..........

 
As terrifying as this may seem, I agree with OF on this one.   {#Eyes}  Government is a necessary evil.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
I like the title of this song.  I think it applies to every politician ever elected.
 

 
YEP..........
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
This following the Talking Heads', 'Seen and Not Seen'....couldn't help but notice the beat to TH's 'Listening Wind' here. Clever? I think so!
Posted 11 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
Like.  A lot.  Revisit this recording quite often...
Posted 11 years ago by bubink    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The acme of Ho-Hum. This would serve as an audio definition for tedium in any dictionary. Fluffy, repetitive, dreamlike, spaced - it's like a cloud but without the definition or interest. More effective than a bottle of super-strength Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze, it could be used as a general anaesthetic for open heart surgery {#Sleep}

 
So what you're saying is with this song you feel like you're waiting on a moment that never comes? {#Shifty}
Posted 11 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 laozilover wrote:
Bill says there is some suspicion that these folks are doing drugs!  Jeez, bill what are YOU smoking?

 

well, he moved from santa cruz to paradice.......
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Nice song, and very good cover!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I like the title of this song.  I think it applies to every politician ever elected.
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
I love it when PSD rewards me!
Posted 11 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
Not much of a Flaming Lips fan other than The W.A.N.D.{#Sleep} 
Posted 11 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Bill says there is some suspicion that these folks are doing drugs!  Jeez, bill what are YOU smoking?
Posted 11 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Wayne Coyne. RAWR. 
Posted 11 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
For a moment or two, I thought I heard some weasels or other small furry creatures cuddling or sexing in the background. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
their show WAS a spiritual experience
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
{#High-five}

 2cats wrote:


"... she said that it was a near-religious experience."
 


Posted 12 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Great atmosphere !
Posted 12 years ago by krec    [ Reply ]
Whoa!  World please slow down... it's already been 10 years since this was released.  
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Yep. This is good!
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Thanks. I could use some of Wayne's world view today. Think I'll throw the whole disk on when I get home.
Posted 12 years ago by mike_chouinard    [ Reply ]
I made a post on this song back in 2007.  WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!
Posted 12 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
did I hear electronically sampled cats?  Maybe my week has been too long already...

Love the tune..it may go to a 9 next listen.
Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
Sounds better this time to me than previous listens; I am digging it immensely, Captain...
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
What a freakin' cool album!!!! 
Posted 12 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:

I agree. Don't care for the weird drumming
 
Listen to the whole album, then decide. It's a contextual piece.

Posted 12 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The acme of Ho-Hum. This would serve as an audio definition for tedium in any dictionary. Fluffy, repetitive, dreamlike, spaced - it's like a cloud but without the definition or interest. More effective than a bottle of super-strength Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze, it could be used as a general anaesthetic for open heart surgery {#Sleep}
 
I agree. Don't care for the weird drumming
Posted 12 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 james_of_tucson wrote:

I couldn't explain why I like them either, but I have fond memories of the fifty or so times they played (literally) in my back yard between 83 and 87!  Intelligent and weird.  They would always be getting gigs in Dallas and Austin, and would play Denton on the way to and from whatever they were doing.  Good times.

 

I haven't seen them live, but my daughter has, and she said that it was a near-religious experience.
Posted 12 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
Nice Production.....9
Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
wonderful
Posted 13 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The acme of Ho-Hum. This would serve as an audio definition for tedium in any dictionary. Fluffy, repetitive, dreamlike, spaced - it's like a cloud but without the definition or interest. More effective than a bottle of super-strength Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze, it could be used as a general anaesthetic for open heart surgery {#Sleep}
 
It does make more sense in the context of the whole album.
Posted 13 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
The acme of Ho-Hum. This would serve as an audio definition for tedium in any dictionary. Fluffy, repetitive, dreamlike, spaced - it's like a cloud but without the definition or interest. More effective than a bottle of super-strength Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze, it could be used as a general anaesthetic for open heart surgery {#Sleep}
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
Love the song title.
It's up there with "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Crosseyed & Painless".
Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
YA THINK?!?! Which is all the more reason to dig them. I don't think I could EVER explain exactly WHY I like them. Maybe that's the essence of their appeal... c.
 
I couldn't explain why I like them either, but I have fond memories of the fifty or so times they played (literally) in my back yard between 83 and 87!  Intelligent and weird.  They would always be getting gigs in Dallas and Austin, and would play Denton on the way to and from whatever they were doing.  Good times.

Posted 13 years ago by james_of_tucson    [ Reply ]
Artists I know personally get 9's, no exceptions!  {#Drunk}
Posted 13 years ago by james_of_tucson    [ Reply ]
 katiediddler wrote:

It was worth sitting through Vienna for the segue.


Were you on the Railjet train, speeding through Austria, while listening to RP?  Great tune.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

It was worth sitting through Vienna for the segue.



Posted 13 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
The album title mysteriously appeals to me.

No clue why.
Posted 13 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Flaming Lips
Posted 14 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]

Discovered the Flaming Lips only recently thanks to RP, absolutely great!!

9


Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
Flaming Lips is on tour now. Well worth seeing!
Posted 14 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
Now this is good stuff... LOVE this album!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Love this CD. Haven't thought that there stuff since has come close.
Posted 14 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
Beautiful sounds, beautiful melody, hooky riff that I'll be grooving down the hall to all morning
Posted 14 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
{#Cool} Smooth.....
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Yeah, I know this is an old comment, but I second it.  Watched that with my  (now) wife while more then a little high on new years eve a few years back.  Fantastic!

Deadwing wrote:
I HIGHLY recommend their new Live concert DVD "UFOs at the Zoo" It is so much fun => No other musicians in the world could possibly have more fun than Wayne, Mike, Steve, and Klyph
 


Posted 14 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
My family and I were at their NYE Freak-out in OK city.  Awesome performance and a great time.  They also performed DSOTM after Midnight.  We will be back next year.  It is must see TV? uh must hear concert!

Posted 14 years ago by folklore    [ Reply ]
Good but so many better songs on this album.
Posted 14 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
The Self-Admiration with Blow-Up Mix version on the Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell EP is amazing.  Check it out!
Posted 16 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
this album will forever remind me of the time i saw a fox and her baby cubs in the graveyard, while driving through and listening to this song with one of my favorite friends. a very uniquely strange memory...
Posted 16 years ago by songbirdfemme    [ Reply ]
Such a cool little song about how people tend to focus on one thing that they think is most important to them   and then they accidentally miss a thousand nice little things that happen.

As embarassing as it is to admit- I think I am a "glass is half full" person   {#Cheers}

Unless we are talking Cuervo   LOL

Then you are going down...

Posted 16 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
 Chinju wrote:
Why no spaces in the title?
 
This is how it appears on the album liner.

Posted 16 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
I miss the Flaming Lips ... and this album.
Posted 16 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
 jodygold wrote:



I got it and didn't immediately get it. It's so different from "The Soft Bulletin" and "Yoshimi" it took a couple of listens to open up to it. Now, I would consider it on par with their best albums.


 

Yeah, their albums just keep getting stronger.  I love that they all have thematic unity; it's sort of a nod to the prog rock era, where long songs and interdependent themes existed to create a strong album.  Different than the iTunes way, it's for sure.  The good part is the Lips' music carries over well on single format, but benefits from the context (including graphic art) of the rest of the albums.




Posted 16 years ago by flyin_bri    [ Reply ]
The freaks come out at night The freaks come out at night
Posted 16 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
Super Cool Album... One of my favs!!
Posted 16 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Hey, that's a Flaming Homer! prickelpit96 wrote:
One Flaming Moe's please.
Posted 16 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
The Lips are definitely a little deeper and weirder and harder to understand than your average Clear Channel band.
YA THINK?!?! Which is all the more reason to dig them. I don't think I could EVER explain exactly WHY I like them. Maybe that's the essence of their appeal... c.
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
These guys are so whimsical and bittersweet. I adore them Plus any band that writes a song with this title can't be all bad. Everytime I hear a Flaming Lips song this infectious smile appears on my face and I remember to lighten up a bit I HIGHLY recommend their new Live concert DVD "UFOs at the Zoo" It is so much fun =] No other musicians in the world could possibly have more fun than Wayne, Mike, Steve, and Klyph
Posted 17 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
redtex wrote:
It's not difficult.
Indeed!
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
This is absolutely beautiful. What a well-crafted song.
Posted 17 years ago by music_man    [ Reply ]
My sister in law get to go see the Lips in Portland. L U C K Y!!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
bigtwistee wrote:
Makes ya go hmm... Here's a theory... Perhaps the title was 'squashed' to make it fit in the space at the top of the playlist page?
here is a little guy to help state the obvious.
Posted 17 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
One Flaming Moe's please.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
How can anyone not absolutely love this?
Impossible for me. 8
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
Darkmatter wrote:
the Flaming Lips! Always brings a smile to my face, no matter what.
A-frickin-men!
Posted 17 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Best Song Title Ever.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
How can anyone not absolutely love this?
It's not difficult.
Posted 17 years ago by redtex    [ Reply ]
How can anyone not absolutely love this?
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
One of my favourite albums of all time. And the video for Do You Realize makes me so happy. The glowing orbs of light, the giant bunny, the marching band! It's just too much!
Posted 17 years ago by sadierabbit    [ Reply ]
Chinju wrote:
Indeed, there is a separate song in the RP database, by "Flaming Lips" rather than "The Flaming Lips", and with spaces in its title ("Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"), off an album of the same name, and... Well, you can see what I'm getting at. What's the deal?
Makes ya go hmm... Here's a theory... Perhaps the title was 'squashed' to make it fit in the space at the top of the playlist page?
Posted 17 years ago by bigtwistee    [ Reply ]
Chinju wrote:
Why no spaces in the title?
I have no idea - the spaces are there on the CD itself.
Posted 17 years ago by ladybinnath    [ Reply ]
the Flaming Lips! Always brings a smile to my face, no matter what.
Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
killah cd! great band live, too.
Posted 17 years ago by Kregg    [ Reply ]
Oooo Lips Lips Lips. Check out "The Fearless Freaks" -- a great band documentary.
Posted 17 years ago by spindrift    [ Reply ]
Chinju wrote:
Why no spaces in the title?
Indeed, there is a separate song in the RP database, by "Flaming Lips" rather than "The Flaming Lips", and with spaces in its title ("Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"), off an album of the same name, and... Well, you can see what I'm getting at. What's the deal?
Posted 18 years ago by Chinju    [ Reply ]
Why no spaces in the title?
Posted 18 years ago by Chinju    [ Reply ]
Just dreamy...
Posted 18 years ago by palphd    [ Reply ]
halfgazo wrote:
Yeah I gotta buy this CD. I even liked their set on Austin City Limits.
(click here)
Posted 18 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
psycholynx wrote:
Anyone listen to, buy or upload the new one? "At War with the Mystics"
I got it and didn't immediately get it. It's so different from "The Soft Bulletin" and "Yoshimi" it took a couple of listens to open up to it. Now, I would consider it on par with their best albums.
Posted 18 years ago by jodygold    [ Reply ]
Sweet.
Posted 18 years ago by Gryn    [ Reply ]
psycholynx wrote:
Anyone listen to, buy or upload the new one? "At War with the Mystics" I got it and didn't like it, then I listened to it again and again and again and now it's pretty damn good. Go figure..
The Lips are definitely a little deeper and weirder and harder to understand than your average Clear Channel band. Always experimenting and taking chances, and therefore failing sometimes.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Anyone listen to, buy or upload the new one? "At War with the Mystics" I got it and didn't like it, then I listened to it again and again and again and now it's pretty damn good. Go figure..
Posted 18 years ago by psycholynx    [ Reply ]
Simple, groovy, pleasant to listen to.
Posted 18 years ago by Kittyflipping    [ Reply ]
Yeah I gotta buy this CD. I even liked their set on Austin City Limits.
Posted 18 years ago by halfgazo    [ Reply ]
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Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]