Seven Basic Plots Lyrics


Seven basic plots!

This story

has been told

many times before

We're waiting

to hear it

all over again

We fucking said it all

First one's overcoming the monster

It could be an addiction

Could be gambling problem

And sometimes it's a bear

Rebirth into another time and space

Forced to see our own face

And maybe we'll even compromise

Until we reach what we desire

Are you writing all of this down?

Good

Let's hear your story right now

Are you writing all of this down?

Good

I'll repeat that we have

Fucking said it all

Next there's rags to riches

Or is it riches to rags?

It's like The Prince and the Pauper

Brewster's Millions

The stakes aren't very high

This is a quest

I'm requesting some companions

This is a quest

Resisting temptation

Rebirth to an unknown place

Where there is no saving grace

Protagonist will be forced to compromise

For fear his story will die

It's been revealed that a twist is now in play

The plot is a red herring

The studios don't care about the art

When the bottom line is all about those

Seven basic plots

Next one's voyage and return

It's like The Quest

Except you go somewhere and come back

You cannot change

What's been hard fought and won

Rebirth into another time and space

Forced to see our own face

And maybe we'll even compromise

Until we reach what we desire

Are you writing all of this down?

Good

Let me hear your story right now

Are you writing all of this down?

Good

Why don't you tell me a story?

This is a quest

I'm requesting some independence

This is a quest

The point is completely absurd

It's the comedy

Is it a tragedy?

Let's hear Dante

Submitted

For your approval

It's the story of a man

Or is it a woman?

I guess the gender doesn't matter

Fact is they're broken

And they gotta repair themselves

With some kind of substance

But it turns out it's a poison!

It's a comedy

Or a tragedy

Where's Dante?

THE ABSURDITY

Submitted

For your approval

It's the story of a man

Who turned into a fish

And then he fucked another fish

And then saved America

From the Japanese

In World War Two

He's a hero fish fucker!

Back in the 90's it was all about

Bodily function humor

And then a mannequin

kicks a guy in the balls

Then everybody laughs

It's a bunch of nonsense

Oh it's a tragedy

That it's a comedy

With your money

You voted with your wallet!

This is a tragedy

Not a comedy

It killed Dante

THE AUDACITY

Rebirth to an unknown place

Where there is no saving grace

Protagonist will be forced to compromise

For fear his story will die

It's been revealed that a twist is now in play

The plot is a red herring

The studios don't care about the art

As long as it's big in China