Original Song: "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel (Lyrics) (Midi)
Inspiration: I heard this song, and said, "Hmmmm..." The lyrics are dense and the rhythm is complicated; it took me about two hours to do this one. When I wrote this, the last episode aired was "Under Lock and Key". December 28, 2002.

Charles Xavier has a dream, so he starts the X-Men team
He wants to have a world with rampant happiness

Eric Lehnsherr, he's Magneto, thinks his power's really neato
So he forms the Brotherhood, mutants are the best

Then the whole school gets mind-wiped, to avoid unwanted hype
Wagner joins the Institute and gets a hologram

Kitty falls through her bed, Lance messes with her head
School collapses, Kitty rescues parents from a jam

We don't own the X-Men
They are copyrighted
So the owner's cited
We don't own the X-Men
Though we write the story
Can't take all the glory

Kurt thinks flying's lots of fun, Rogue absorbs everyone
Raven pulls a dirty trick, Rogue joins the 'Hood

Fred's fat, he likes Jean, she blows him off, so mean
Rival boys have powers too, this isn't looking good

Forge is in the Middleverse, uses slang but can't curse
XME is for the kids, too bad Wolverine

Evan's movie, summer camp, Rogue's a traitor, Kurt goes *bamf*
Canada, metal spheres, evolving the X-gene

We don't own the X-Men
They are copyrighted
So the owner's cited
We don't own the X-Men
Though we write the story
Can't take all the glory

Kelly comes to Bayville High, Rahne's Scottish, she says 'aye'
There's new mutants everywhere, big fight on the field

Jean goes crazy, Rogue helps out, Scott's in love there's no doubt
Some kid comes hacking at the party, Risty is revealed

Science teacher is a beast, monster inside is released
Big storm out at sea, the brothers nearly drown

Storm kidnapped, jet stolen, the X-van is really rollin'
Angel sightings in New York, Sirens take the town

We don't own the X-Men
They are copyrighted
So the owner's cited
We don't own the X-Men
Though we write the story
Can't take all the glory

Fuzzy man is on a mission, to grow young is Mag's ambition
Jean's confused and steals some rings, first door opens up

Amanda likes the fuzzy dude, those monsters have an attitude
Bigfoot's captured in the woods, found again by wolf-pup

Wanda's in the looney bin, hates Pietro, he's her twin
Acolytes, robot fights, mutants on the news tonight

We don't own the X-Men
They are copyrighted
So the owner's cited
We don't own the X-Men
Though we write the story
Can't take all the glory

Busting out their captured friends, Scott's patience is at an end
Juggernaut escapes again, Professor's in his place

Everyone returns to class, by the public they're harassed
Kurt ignores his mutant pals, Kitty's on his case

Driving lessons, Scott can't see, Morlocks at the factory
Evan joins them underground, Kurt and Toad roll all around

Rogue is never quite alone, Mags destroys the Spider Stone
New episodes are on the way, I can't wait 'til Saturday

We don't own the X-Men
They are copyrighted
So the owner's cited
We don't own the X-Men
Though we write the story
Can't take all the glory

We don't own the X-Men
When this song's complete
Old shows will still repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat...

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