A bit of a departure from my norm... second of two songfics I wrote when I was off the computer last month. Actually, it’s more of a music video-type thing than an actual story. You get it. Right?
disclaimer - I own none of Daria, Lawndale, or the clips I’m using. MTV takes charge over them. The song was recorded by Barenaked Ladies, and written by either Steven Page or Ed Robertson (possibly both) but I’m too lazy to check for certain. Don’t sue me - I’m 14, and it wouldn’t be worth your while. Or mine.
[Strike up the band! Daria clips are in parentheses, lyrics are normal text.]
I’m so cool, too bad I’m a loser
(Road Worrier clip - Trent and Daria sitting by the side of the road)
I’m so smart, too bad I can’t get anything figured out
(IIFY clip - somewhere early on in Quinn’s tutoring)
I’m so brave, too bad I’m a baby
(Speedtrapped clip - max panicking when Jane suggests that the cop drags him out of the Tank and roughs him up a bit)
I’m so fly, that’s probably why it feel just like I’m falling for the first time
(last volleyball clip in the opening sequence)
I’m so green, it’s really amazing
(Partner’s Complaint clip - Kevin and Brittany fighting over who’s smarter)
I’m so clean, too bad I can’t get all this dirt off of me
(It Happened One Nut clip - those gerbils/hamsters/whatever it is they are milling about Daria’s feet)
I’m so sane, it’s driving me crazy
(Mart of Darkness clip - Tom tolerating - albeit barely - Trent and Jesse’s idiotics)
It’s so strange, I can’t believe it feels just like I’m falling for the first time
(The Lawndale File clip - Daria and Jane’s little “scream-take” when they see who delivered their pizza)
Anyone perfect must be lying
(Monster clip - Quinn going into pore hysterics, for lack of a better term)
Anything easy has its cost
(The F Word clip - “cheer cheer cheer, yell yell yell...”)
Anyone plain can be lovely
(DDMD clip - I think you know which one I’m talking about. ^_^)
Anyone loved can be lost
(another DDMD clip - Jane and Tom on the swings)
What if I lost my direction?
(Psycho Therapy clip - Jake drinking [milk, luckily] and driving)
What if I lost sense of time?
(another Psycho Therapy clip - “oh, Caesar, ya big idiot, DO something!”)
What if I nursed this infection?
(Gifted clip - Jodie telling Daria that she doesn’t *really* want to be Miss overachiever America)
Maybe the worst is behind
(Mart of Darkness clip - Andrea smiling after directing Daria and Jane to the shoelaces)
It feels just like I’m falling for the first time
(Through a Lens Darkly clip - “hey Daria’s boots, could you tell me where Daria is?”)
Feels just like I’m falling for the first time
(Fire! clip - that last shot of Daria in the car)
I’m so chill, no wonder it’s freezing
(Antisocial Climbers clip - Ms. Barch snatching the sleeping bag)
I’m so still, I just can’t keep my fingers out of anything
(Too Cute clip - Upchuck getting too curious about those fake boobs Daria got from Dr. Shar)
I’m so thrilled to finally be failing
(The F Word clip - kevin and Brittany at Pizza King)
I’m so done, turn me over ‘cause it feels just like I’m falling for the first time
(A Tree Grows in Lawndale clip - “You’re not supposed the run across the street!”)
Anything plain can be lovely
(Jake of Hearts clip - Jake hugging that garden gnome)
Anything loved can be lost
(Of Human Bonding clip - Jake and Daria thinking about each other on the plane)
Maybe I’ve lost my direction
(Quinn the Brain clip - the French fries poem)
What if our love is the cost?
(I Loathe a Parade clip - Tom looking back at Daria)
Anyone perfect must be lying
(IIFY clip - Sandi looking at her PSTAT score, then saying it’s higher than Quinn’s)
Anything easy has its cost
(The F Word clip - “fitting in was easy... *too* easy.”)
Anyone plain can be lovely
(Lane Miserables clip - Trent and Daria having the Huckleberry Finn vs. Huckleberry Hound discussion)
Anyone loved can be lost
(IIFY clip - Jane telling Daria to “let it freaking go”)
What if I lost my direction?
(Pinch Sitter clip - Tad and Tricia watching Sick Sad World)
What if I lost sense of time?
(The Lawndale File clip - everybody in the bushes with flashights on)
What if I nursed this infection?
(Cafe Disaffecto clip - Daria reading her Melody Powers story)
Maybe the worst is behind
(IIFY clip - Daria and Jane listeneing to “Freakin’ Friends”)