It's Still Sci-Fi to Me

Words: Chris Malme
Music: "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel

What's the matter with the way that I'm talkin'
"Don't you know that it's out of style"
When I'm sittin' in the con bar, chatting
Why do people smirk and smile?
Some folk I meet, when I try to belong, say
"You can't be in fandom if you say it the wrong way"
Everybody tells me that it's SF
Funny, but it's still Sci-Fi to me


What's the matter with the book I'm reading?
"Don'tcha know it's far too short?
Grab a novel with a thousand pages,
Makes you value what you've bought
Try an author who's a real trend-setter
Why write one novel when three will do better"
Series, trilogy, soon-to-be-on-TV
It's still Sci-Fi to me.

     It doesn't matter how you try to be cool
     'Cos you always feel so incomplete
     There's a new gang in town and you can't live it down
     You're just feeling like you can't compete
     Welcome to the new elite

What's the matter with the fans I'm seeing?
"Don't you know that they're out of touch?"
Sit and talk about our favourite novels
"If you do then you think too much.
Don't you know about the new fandom, buddy?
You don't read no books, you just pose in the lobby."
With the Next Craze, New Wave, Outta Phase Laser Rays
It's still Sci-Fi to me

Everybody tells me that it's SF
Funny, but it's still Sci-Fi to me
Lyrics copyright © 2002, 2005 Filklore Music

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