It's the End of the 'Verse As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) [A Firefly Song]

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Eben Brooks performing "It's the End of the 'Verse As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)", a Firefly filk of R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World...". Performed and recorded on February 21st, 2009 at Lestat's Coffeehouse in San Diego, CA. Backup vocals by Allison Lonsdale.

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Firefly and Serenity created by Joss Whedon.

IT'S THE END OF THE 'VERSE AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FINE)
lyrics copyright © 2009 by Eben Brooks

That's odd, it starts with a Train Job
Jayne's a slob, and Oh, My God!
All the girls are smokin' hot! (I'll be in my bunk)

I am a floating leaf, listen to the wind swirl
'Verse serves its own needs regardless of your own needs
Fly us, Mister Wash, please. Jayne, go sit down
River's been delivered in a coffin-sized airtight
Why do we conspire? The Alliance is engaged
In a government desire to control your life
Miranda's where we're going in a fever
With the Reavers breathing down...our...necks!
Creeping by on minimal power. Keep fingers crossed
Look at all those ships! Gor! Ram!
Uh, oh! Here we go! Population's littering the city streets
Move your feet, deadbeat
'Verse serves its own needs, Reavers hear your heart beat
Parody the Rapture and the Armageddon out! of! here!
We're vitriolic, hyperbolic, fifteen percent alcoholic
Heroes! Damn! Big!

It's the end of the 'verse as we know it
(God, oh God, we're going to die!)*
And I feel fine!

Simon Tam, he's a surgeon, got a lot o' book-learnin'
Don't know how to talk to girls, listens to the wind swirl
Here's a guy in uniform, a Book-burning black man
In every manner reprobate, working for the police state
In a battle in a valley, beat down, beat down
Watching bombs crush crush. Uh, oh! This means
No staff golden calf, a renegade space craft
Turning our misfortune into private enterprise
Offer me a bounty, offer me protection
I despise your lies!

(Chorus)

The other night we tripped across cargo that we couldn't toss
Zoe had to take a loss; WHAT! THE! HELL! JOSS?
Running from mobsters, River kills the monsters
Kiss the girl, oh, damn! Special Hell! BOOM!
We're idiotic histrionic big damn heroes!
Right? Right!

(Chorus)

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*Allison sang this line as "Oh, God, we're all going to die" instead of how it's written.

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[drewbear321]

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[ebenbrooks]

@drewbear321 Thank you very much! :)

[ThePatridiot]

why did you deactivate the rating system? :-O

[ebenbrooks]

@ThePatridiot Only the comment rating system. Because of trolls. You can still rate the video with a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down".

[notablegoat]

That was the best gorram shiniest thing I've ever seen!

[ebenbrooks]

@notablegoat Thank you very much! :)

[SumoSnipe]

Oh god we're all going to die.

[ebenbrooks]

@therover63 Thank you! :) Glad you like it.

[therover63]

Nice one, right on !!! Thanx 4 sharing :)

[Xaaon]

Indeed, the Canton Mudders were indeed.