Tribute
Tenacious D Lyrics

Long time ago, me and my brother Kyle here
The singer and his brother Kyle were walking on a lonely road.

We was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road
The singer and his brother Kyle were traveling by hitchhiking down a long and lonely road.

All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon
Suddenly a shiny demon appeared in front of them.

In the middle of the road
The shiny demon appeared in the middle of the road.

And he said
The demon spoke.

Play the best song in the world, or I'll eat your souls
The demon demanded them to play the best song in the world or else he will eat their souls.

Well me and Kyle, we looked at each other
Both the singer and Kyle looked at each other.

And we each said, "okay"
Both agreed to play the song.

And we played the first thing that came to our heads
They played the first thing that came up in their minds.

Just so happened to be
It was just a coincidence that the song they played was

The best song in the world, it was the best song in the world
The song they played was the best song in the world.

Look into my eyes and it's easy to see
The artist is asking the audience to look into his eyes to see

One and one make two, two and one make three
That the basic concepts of maths.

It was destiny
They were destined to play the best song in the world.

Once every hundred-thousand years or so
Playing the best song in the world was expected to happen only once in a very long time.

When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow
It was expected to happen during the rare celestial event.

And the grass doth grow
It was expected to happen during the right season.

Needless to say, the beast was stunned
The demon was surprised.

Whip-crack went his whippy tail
The demon moved his tail with a whip-crack sound.

And the beast was done
The demon was defeated.

He asked us: "be you angels?"
The demon asked if they were angels.

And we said, "nay, we are but men"
The artist and Kyle denied being angels but mere humans.

Rock
The style of music they played was rock.

Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah
The artist vocalizes with an "Ah" sound.

Oh, whoa, ah-whoa-oh!
The singer vocalizes with an "Oh" and "whoa" sound.

This is not the greatest song in the world, no
The song they are singing at the moment is not the greatest song in the world.

This is just a tribute
They are only paying homage to the greatest song in the world.

Couldn't remember the greatest song in the world, no, no
They cannot remember the greatest song in the world.

This is a tribute, oh, to the greatest song in the world
They are honoring the greatest song in the world through this song.

All right! It was the greatest song in the world
The greatest song in the world was played by them, but they can't remember it.

All right! It was the best motherfuckin' song, the greatest song in the world
The greatest song in the world was the best song that they ever played.

And the peculiar thing is this my friends
The artist is about to share something interesting.

The song we sang on that fateful night it didn't actually sound
The song they played on that fateful night did not actually sound

Anything like this song
Anything like the song they are singing at the moment.

This is just a tribute! You gotta believe it!
The song they are singing is just a tribute to the greatest song in the world.

And I wish you were there! Just a matter of opinion
The artist wished the audience was present when they played the greatest song in the world. It's a matter of opinion whether they will believe the story.

Ah, fuck! Good god, gotta love it
The singer just expressed a vulgar exclamation. This tribute is amazing.

So surprised to find you can't stop it
The singer is amazed that they cannot stop paying tribute to the greatest song in the world.

A fiery ring of fire
The singer is describing something that can be metaphorically fiery and destructive.

Rich motherfucker, aw
The artist is expressing feelings of resentment towards a rich person.

Alright
The singer is expressing his positive feelings over the tribute through an affirmation.