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Better get back up here. This is a song about a guy you might remember from high school, or you might be this guy from high school. I don't know..

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(How about a little harmonica?)

I've got my twelve sided die and I'm ready to roll with a wizard and my goblin crew.
My friends are comin' over to my mom's basement bringin' funyuns and a mountain dew.

{I got a big broad sword made out of cardboard and that stereo's a-pumpin zeppelin.

It's that time of the night we turn on the black light let the dungeons and the dragons begin.}

It's D and D!

Fighting with the legends of yore.

It's D and D!

Never kissed lady before. {Nope!} Whoo!

Now the Lord of the Rings, the dark crystal and things.

We use these as a reference tool.

And when we put on our cloaks and tell warlock jokes we're the coolest kids at the school...

{No we're not.}

I know.

Now Teich's a real bastard but a fair dungeon master.

He's got hit points and charisma to lend.

{And I rehearse in my room, or what I call the dragon's tomb, when I'm not out with my girlfriend.}

It's D and D... wait...

Sorry, You got a girlfriend?

{Yeah. Yeah, I got a...no.}

It's D and D!

Warriors that terrify.

It's D and D!

Virgins 'till the day we...

1,2,3,4!

Die!

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Thanks.

{Stephen Lynch, ladies and gentlemen.}





That's Mark Teich.

Overall Meaning

The song "D and D" by Stephen Lynch is a humorous ode to Dungeons and Dragons and the people who love to play it. The song starts by introducing a guy who loves playing D and D with his friends in his mom's basement. He has a 12-sided die and a wizard and goblin crew, and his friends bring funnyuns and Mountain Dew. They turn on the black light and let the dungeons and dragons begin.


As the song progresses, we learn that they use Lord of the Rings, The Dark Crystal, and other references as tools during their games. The dungeon master, Teich, is portrayed as a real bastard (but a fair one), and the singer sings about his love for rehearsing in his room (the dragon's tomb) when he's not with his girlfriend.


The chorus repeats throughout the song, and it proclaims that they are fighting with the legends of yore and that they've never kissed a lady before (and they're virgins until they die).


Overall, the song is a humorous take on the world of Dungeons and Dragons and the people who love to play it. It highlights the camaraderie that can develop between players and the joy that can come from creating a shared imaginary world.


Line by Line Meaning

Better get back up here. This is a song about a guy you might remember from high school, or you might be this guy from high school. I don't know..
The artist lets listeners know that he's about to narrate a story that might make some listeners nostalgic about high school.


I've got my twelve sided die and I'm ready to roll with a wizard and my goblin crew.
The storyteller is in character as someone who is about to play Dungeons and Dragons. He has picked a few characters to play with- a wizard and a group of goblins.


My friends are comin' over to my mom's basement bringin' funyuns and a mountain dew.
The storyteller's friends join him to play the game, armed with snack supplies.


I got a big broad sword made out of cardboard and that stereo's a-pumpin zeppelin.
As they start to play, the storyteller gets into the spirit of things by using a creatively crafted sword and turning up some Led Zeppelin music.


It's that time of the night we turn on the black light let the dungeons and the dragons begin.
The group is getting ready to fully immerse themselves in the game by setting the appropriate ambiance- now the game can start.


It's D and D! Fighting with the legends of yore. It's D and D! Never kissed lady before. {Nope!} Whoo!
The players have now started the game and the storyteller portrays them as fighters reliving the legends of a previous age - but they are also virgins.


Now the Lord of the Rings, the dark crystal and things. We use these as a reference tool.
The players use fantasy books and movies, like Lord of the Rings and The Dark Crystal, as reference tools for their game.


And when we put on our cloaks and tell warlock jokes we're the coolest kids at the school...
The game and the atmosphere surrounding the playing of the game takes them to a level of coolness that is hard to measure- they believe they are elite.


{No we're not.}
However, the brief moment of coolness they had is quite fleeting as the artist recognizes the fact that they are not in fact that cool.


Now Teich's a real bastard but a fair dungeon master. He's got hit points and charisma to lend.
The artist comments on how the group's Dungeon Master might not be the easiest person to deal with, but he is excellent at his job of managing the game-play.


{And I rehearse in my room, or what I call the dragon's tomb, when I'm not out with my girlfriend.}
The singer takes a moment to tell his audience about how he practices the game, sometimes in his room or in this case, his 'dragon's tomb'. This only happens when he is not with his girlfriend.


It's D and D... wait... Sorry, You got a girlfriend? {Yeah. Yeah, I got a...no.} It's D and D!
In an amusing turn of events, the artist considers the fact that he has a girlfriend, but quickly corrects himself to inform his friends that he, in fact, does not have a girlfriend. For a moment there, he thought he had leveled up his rank. They go back to playing the game, and it's still Dungeons and Dragons.


Warriors that terrify. It's D and D! Virgins 'till the day we... 1,2,3,4! Die!
The song draws to a humorous conclusion, as the players reach the end of the game and their warriors, while they may be virgins, are nothing to be trifled with.


Thanks. {Stephen Lynch, ladies and gentlemen.} That's Mark Teich.
The singer, in character as one of the players, thanks the audience for listening to the story. He then signs off, revealing his own and the Dungeon Master's name.




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