Fine

Fine
Song
Artist	Lemon Demon
Released	April 13, 2005
Written by	Neil Cicierega
Appears on	Dinosaurchestra , Almanac 2009
Sung by	Neil Cicierega
Duration	4:25
Tempo	135
Genre	Rock , New Wave
Language	English
Links:	MP3 Bandcamp Needlejuice Remaster YouTube Spotify Backing 2010 Backing Instrumental Remastered Instrumental

Fine is the third track on Dinosaurchestra. It was one of the first two songs released for the album, being announced on LiveJournal on April 13th, 2005 alongside Samuel and Rosella.

According to Neil in the Dinosaurchestra text commentary, the song's lyrics are meant to be "half cheery optimism, half ironic denial."

Lyrics

One, two, three, four.
Today has a way
Of scarring your eyes
With negative light,
But it’s a disguise.
I put on my shades
And see through the lies.
The convenient truth is

Light is on the way,
We’ll be having a fun time.
It’s such a lovely day,
We should pocket the sunshine,
And never give it back
Even if there’s a heat wave
Or terrorist attack.
It will just be a close shave, I know.

I know
That every bomb
Has a silver lining, I know.
I know
It won’t be long until

Everything works out nice in the end.
The sun will marry the moon.
It’ll be fine.
Why don’t we sit back mellow again
And have a nice afternoon?
It’ll be fine.

I go for a walk,
The sidewalk is cracked.
I’m not superstitious,
But I made a pact
With old Mother Earth.
She’d get off my back
If I get off hers.

Light is on the way,
We’ll be having a fun time,
It’s such a lovely day,
We should pocket the sunshine,
And never give it back
Even if there’s a heat wave.
We’re stalling on the track.
It will just be a close shave, I know.

I know
That in a snap,
All the birds will sing, I know.
I know
I’m full of crap, but still.

Everything works out nice in the end.
The sun will marry the moon.
It’ll be fine.
Why don’t we sit back mellow again
And have a nice afternoon?
It’ll be fine.

Fine.
Fine.
Fine. (Everything is gonna be…)
Fine.
Fine.
Fine. (Everything is gonna be…)
Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine… (Everything is gonna be…)
Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine… (Everything is gonna be…)
Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine…

Everything works out nice in the end.
The sun will marry the moon.
It’ll be fine.
Why don’t we sit back mellow again
And have a nice afternoon?
It’ll be fine.

Everything works out nice in the end. (I know)
The sun will marry the moon. (That every bomb)
Works out nice in the end. (Has a silver lining, I know.)
Why don’t we sit back mellow again (I know)
And have a nice afternoon? (It won’t be long until…)
Sit back mellow again.

Everything works out nice in the end.
The sun will marry the moon.
It’ll be fine.
Why don’t we sit back mellow again
And have a nice afternoon?
It’ll be fine, fine, fine, fine…

Alternate Versions

• Fine (2009 version) for Almanac 2009, also included on Live (Only Not).
• Fine (Instrumental) was included as the 23rd bonus track on the Needlejuice remaster of Dinosaurchestra.
• Fine (Practice), an early practice version of the song featuring Neil singing over the backing of the song.
• Fine (Old), an older mix of the song missing the accordion and layered backing vocals in the final chorus.

The original Dinosaurchestra version of the song was also included unaltered as the 13th track of Almanac 2009.

Live Performances

• Awesomefest 2006 (June 17th, 2006, Lyndeborough, NH)
• Lemonic Demonade 2006 (July 30th, 2006, Kingston, MA)
• Plain Street Studios (November 17th, 2006, Rockland, MA)
• Imagination Summit 1 (April 21st, 2007, Westport, CT)
• Lemonic Demonade 2007 (July 29th, 2007, Kingston, MA)
• Youmacon 2007 (November 2nd, 2007, Troy, MI)
• Knights of Columbus (April 18th, 2008, Kingston, MA)
• Lemonic Demonade 2008 (August 3rd, 2008, Kingston, MA)
• Youmacon 2008 (October 31st, 2008, Dearborn, MI)
• Youmacon 2009 (October 31st, 2009, Dearborn, MI)
• A recording of a practice session for Youmacon 2010 was released as part of the 2024 rarities dump called Practice 10-15-2010.mp3, which includes a practice of Fine.
• Youmacon 2010 (October 30th, 2010, Detroit, MI)
• Alora and Dave's wedding (May 28th, 2023), performed live as "They Might Be Kitsbergs"

Trivia

• This is the most popular Lemon Demon song on TikTok, having been featured in over 117,000 videos on the platform, with total video views of over 120 million.