The Saga of You, Confused Destroyer of Planets

The Saga of You, Confused Destroyer of Planets is the second track on Live From The Haunted Candle Shop.

The Saga of You, Confused Destroyer of Planets
Song
Artist	Lemon Demon
Written by	Neil Cicierega
Appears on	Live From The Haunted Candle Shop
Sung by	Neil Cicierega
Duration	3:41
Tempo	126
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	MP3 mp3.com Version Backing

History

This song was originally released on mp3.com on April 18, 2003. It was released as the first single for the upcoming Lemon Demon album, Live from the Haunted Candle Shop just days after Neil's previous album released.

mp3.com Description

'The Saga of You, Confused Destroyer of Planets' is the full title. The chords are edible.

Story Behind the Song:

Little known fact: Before I wrote this song, it didn't exist.

Lyrics

1, 2, 3, 5...

You went out, you turned west
You went numb, you felt possessed
You fell down, you blacked out
You woke up to stare and shout
You saw there a dark void
The whole world had been destroyed
The planet was gone, uh huh, the planet was gone
Entire planet was gone, the stupid planet was gone
It’s all right

     So don’t fret, just forget
     No one will see, God forbid
     It’s all gone, so move on
     Nobody knows what you did

You moved on, you got old
You got used to the dark and the cold
You withered away into a pile of dust
Completely withered away into a pile of dust
But then you traveled on the solar wind
To find another galaxy to live in, you were forgiven
And once again you settled down
And once again you had another blackout, too late to back out
But it’s all right

     So don’t fret, just forget
     No one will see, God forbid
     (No one will ever know)
     It’s all gone, so move on
     Nobody knows what you did

     Nobody knows what you did
     Whom it concerns is now in a better place
     Nobody knows what you did
     Even the person who did it doesn’t know

     Nobody knows what you did
     Whom it concerns is now in a better place
     Nobody knows what you did
     Even the person who did it doesn’t know

     Nobody knows what you did
     Whom it concerns is now in a better place
     Nobody knows what you did
     Even the person who did it doesn’t know

It’s not a crime to demolish all the rules
It’s not a crime when the laws are brought down
It’s just a paradox, it isn’t wrong
It’s just a paradox
(But it’s all right!)

[scatting]
(It's all right!)

     So don’t fret, just forget
     No one will see, God forbid
     It’s all gone, so move on
     Nobody knows what you did

     So don’t fret, just forget
     No one will see, God forbid
     (No one will ever know)
     It’s all gone, so move on
     Nobody knows what you did

(stenalp fo reyortsed desufnoc, uoy fo agas eht) 

Trivia

• This song, among a few others, had unique cover art on mp3.com.
  

  mp3.com Artwork
• This song was one of two songs played at Neil's first ever live show, the others being Holy Bison Beaks! and Don't Be Like the Sun.
• The previously mentioned live show was performed with a backing track which was made available via the 2024 rarities dump.