The Fringemunks come of age in their third album, which recaps all episodes of Fringe Season 3 with song parodies. The storylines take place alternately between the Blueverse and Redverse, as producer David Wu helms the project’s ship yet again. Features the lauded opening track, “Olivia” (parody of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”), the Grease parody trilogy (songs 3.07-3.09), and the poignant “Subject 13” (for which the parodied song – “Mean” by Taylor Swift – was requested by country singer-songwriter Karley Scott Collins, who portrayed Young Olivia in that episode).
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
Recorded 2010-2025 / Fully Released in 2025
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Lyrics
3.01: OLIVIA – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
Music Composed by Freddie Mercury
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Olivia Dunham
This story’s genuine
This isn’t fantasy
Caught by mistake in
This alternate reality
I escaped from the ward
Jumped from the cliff into the sea
I’m from the other side
I know I’m not crazy
And so I made my way to Manhatan
Got into a taxi cab
The driver’s name was Henry
I pointed a gun and I made him drive
Mama, I’m not who you think I am
My real home’s in Jacksonville
Yet you call me “Sweetheart” still
Mama, this is all so wrong
I am not your daughter
And I’m not confused
Mama, oooo
On the other side, you died
When I was just 14 years old – it’s true
And I know in my heart
That this is not my safe house
They told you that I broke down
So you came home right away
But I know I cannot stay
Goodbye, alter-mother
I’ve got to go
I gotta leave this world behind
And return to mine
Mama, oooo
(This isn’t my home)
All my plans have gone awry
I’m mad ’cause this was gonna be my way home
Back in the taxi
Kept my gun pointed at Henry
I saw a photo of
Henry’s wife and daughter
He says he is getting
His life back together indeed
I assured him
I assured him
I assured him
I assured him he is not in trouble now
As long as he does what I say
Then I asked Henry to hand me his Show Me
I instructed him to buy some clothes for me
Trouble will find him if he tells anyone
He noticed a tattoo on the back of my neck
But Henry, no!
The tattoo must be new, must be new
But Henry!
The tattoo must be new, must be new
But Henry!
The tattoo must be new, must be new
Tattoo must be new, must be new
Tattoo must be new
Ok, I’m not really sure how it got
There, there, there, there, there
No no no no no no no
The other ‘Livia, she must have one
She must have one just like mine
They must be trying to make me believe I’m her
I’m her
I’m her
The opera house was amber-quarantined
At a Shexxon, I went to the restroom to weep
Locked Lincoln in the restroom
Shot the propane tank valve – ka-boom!
That knocked Charlie down
I told Henry, please drive outta here
Oooo yeah, oooo yeah
I guess this is my safe house
I picked yellow paint indeed
My memory’s returning
My memory’s returning to me
Charlie came to get me
3.02: THE BOX – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Peter Bishop
In Milton, Mass.
A family was gagged and bound
Their heads bled, and they were killed
By an ultrasonic sound
At the lab, Broyles said we should study
The blueprints of the doomsday machine
Walter tried to avoid the topic altogether, it seems
Hey! What? I took Olivia
To O’Leary’s Bar, where she said Broyles was right
Hey! What? And then Olivia
Said she liked the song, “Crazy,” then we danced
Hey! What? I told Olivia
Though her red-haired double’s cute, I prefer blondes
Her phone rang
At the Milton crime scene
Two dead thieves were found by a hole
Broyles suggested a third thief survived
And left with what he stole
We went to Massive Dynamic
To hear the will of William Bell
Bell left Walter an envelope
But what’s in it, Walter won’t tell
Hey! What? Broyles said Olivia
Wasn’t answering her phone when he called
Hey! What? I drove to Olivia
Who was at one of the dead thieves’ apartments
Hey! What? There was another one
Who was living in the apartment as well
We could tell
Walter tried to explain
His kidnapping of me
I suppose I could make him feel better
But I’m not yet ready
At Olivia’s place, she suggested
Temporary distraction
While we were kissing, we were called
To the Kent Street subway station
Liv shot her gun twice to make me deaf
Temporarily so I could grab that box
A midget exploded! Turns out that stolen box
Is one of the components of the doomsday machine
Hey! What? Thanks to Olivia!
She saved me from being hit by a subway train
Hey! What? Turns out Bell left Walter
Sole shareholdership of Massive Dynamic
In his will
In his will
In his will
3.03: THE PLATEAU – The Fringemunks
Parody of “That Thing You Do!” by The Wonders
Music Composed by Adam Schlesinger
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Olivia Dunham
You, predicting what people do
Breaking down their futures from a million pieces
Due to smart drugs given to you
But you don’t need to be cruel
But I know that you have been causing heartache
With your ballpoint pens
You cause chain-reaction fatalities
On certain people who
Would play a role in regressing your high IQ
I cornered you on a footbridge
But suddenly, you jumped onto a panel van
That was passing by below
Then I saw your sister in Oyster Bay
She told me ’bout the reasons why she sent you
Through the drug study in the first place
So we chased you into an alleyway
But it didn’t go as you planned
I caught you after forgetting to put on my oxygen mask
Charlie shot your leg, yeah
(Charlie shot your leg, yeah)
And then Milo, you did fall
(Milo, you did fall)
And then Charlie bluntly told me
That I should never break that oxygen protocol
Waaaahhh!!!
It’s weird – the Secretary’s son appeared
In a vision, he says that I’m the other Olivia
From the other side
So I try and try to forget that thought
But it’s just so hard to do
And Frank will be away indefinitely
Tending to a smallpox breakout in North Texas, and he
Asked me to tell Broyles ’bout my visions
And I said I would
3.04: DO SHAPESHIFTERS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
Music Composed by Geoff Downes, Trevor Hall and Bruce Woolley
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Fauxlivia
Had dinner at a restaurant with Peter B.
Saw other couples, and we guessed their backstories
We left ’cause Peter knew that Walter would worry
Oh-a oh
The shapeshifter who posed as Senator Van Horn
He bought some lemonade from girls while running chores
A truck hit his car, impacting his left front door
Oh-a oh
They rushed him to the hospital
Oh-a oh
Soon gunshots rang out
Newton shot the shapeshifter in the eye
Newton shot the shapeshifter in the eye
Silver blood oozed down his face
Oh-a-a-a oh
Walter checked the corpse to see what he could find
He thought perhaps a power source was in the eye
Tom Newton said my cover’s safe as of this time
Oh-a-oh
But then he warned me
Oh-a-oh
Peter could be onto me
Newton said that I’m not fully committed to this task
And that’s the reason I’ll fail
The shapeshifter’s left hand flinched a bit
They took the body to Massive Dynamic
Oh-a-a-a oh
Oh-a-a-a oh
Walter was making a treasure map of
Neural pathways using visual stimuli
In Senator Van Horn’s room, Peter found
The shapeshifter’s files on Fringe Division
Walter said they could find out who
The shapeshifter worked with
Just by asking him
They had Patricia Van Horn talk to the shapeshifter’s corpse.
I tried to prevent Patricia from this. I told them that she was
under duress, but she was insistent on helping them out.
She spoke to the corpse amid tears and snot. There was a
spike in neural activity in the lower base of the spine. The
corpse awoke and yelled out a loop of data ’bout anniversary
plans – yeah! They unplugged him, then I received a text
message that said, “Get Out. ETA 15 minutes.” While getting
food, Walter realized that a stegosaurus has a brain in its ass!
He went back up to the 23rd floor, followed by a shapeshifter
posing as Officer Ray Duffy, who killed a security dude, then
he snagged the memory device from the corpse’s lower back.
Walter stabbed Duffy, who slapped Walter back and threw
Walter, hitting Walter’s head – ah, nit! In Yonkers, Newton
killed Duffy when he refused to leave the Duffy Family for good.
Peter and I car-chased Newton, who crashed. I took Van Horn’s
disk from Newton, but I lied to Peter and said the disk can’t be
found. I gave Newton a tablet, then he died.
(Peter says that I have changed)
(Peter says that I have changed)
(Peter, I don’t want to talk)
(Peter, I don’t want to talk)
(Peter, I don’t want to talk)
(Peter, I don’t want to talk)
And then I screwed Peter!
3.05: AMBER 31422 – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Amber” by 311 & “I Try” by Macy Gray
Music Composed by Nick Hexum, Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jinsoo Lim and David Wilder
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Matthew Rose
((Whoa, amber is the method of quarantine))
((Whoa, stuck on one thought for eternity))
My twin bro, Joshua, is crazy
Obsessed with robbing banks
When will he stop?
I became encased in amber after one robbery
A few years went by before Josh freed me
Josh was posing as me this whole time
But now that we have switched back again
I lie and say that Josh, my twin bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
This agent knows what’s going on here
I lie that my bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Don’t want any testing on me
I don’t want to leave my family
Josh uses a device to access vaults
Believe it or not
It makes him walk through walls
Due to the molecular degradation
They had to quarantine
The space below the bank
Can’t let Fringe Division find out ’bout me
Can’t let them take me away, so
I lie and say that Josh, my twin bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
This agent knows what’s going on here
I lie that my bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Don’t want any testing on me
I don’t want to leave my family
Josh sacrificed himself
Triggered the quarantine
And encased himself in amber
So no one would know I survived the quarantine
And when I’m asked ’bout that time again
I lie and say that Josh, my twin bro ((everybody!))
Was the one who was trapped in amber ((sing!))
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
This agent knows what’s going on here
I lie that my bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Don’t want any testing on me
I don’t want to leave my family
I lie that my bro
Was the one who was trapped in amber
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
This agent knows what’s going on here
((Whoa, Olivia crossed over temporarily))
((Whoa, she crossed back and denied seeing anything))
3.06: 6955 KHZ – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Peter Bishop
Ooooohhhhh
Ooooohhhhh
Agent girl
Since we crossed back from the alternate world
Her new outlook on life has brought about change
But all her differences are kind of strange
I crossed back here for my agent girl
She’d been living in her black-grey world
Which could be due to the Cortexiphan
But now she’s sleeping with an ex-con man
That’s what I am
And when she wakes up
I bring her breakfast in bed
Her eyes light up
When I show her U2 tickets
Walter called – he’s mad at me
‘Bout my work on the machine
Went to a crime scene with my agent girl
15 East Coast short-wave radio users
In an online chatroom suffered from
Collective retrograde amnesia
We saw Nina
Becky had recorded the broadcast on reel-to-reel
But Walter told me:
“(It would) cause us to forget why we wanted
To listen in the first place… Einstein!”
Number station:
With some analog demodulation
We can separate the spoken numbers from
The soundwave that causes the amnesia
Olivia saw a floating cube
At a radio station, and we’d conclude
It was the source of the amnesia-causing sound
Using powder, a fingerprint they found
In Alford Town
Those who did this
Must have been in security mode
They must have known these people
Were close to cracking the code
Walter took my soundboard
Unplugged the cord
But we can’t afford to be complacent
We need to know how the machine functions
It turns out Becky talked to Ed Markham
Some time ago about the number stations
So we saw him
He gave us a book called The First People
‘Bout ancient people killed by cataclysm
They discovered the vacuum,
The source of all creation and destruction
Numbers on the chart inside correspond to the
numbers on the number stations. Olivia killed a
shapeshifter, but his memory chip broke. Astrid
figured out the numbers are a code for locations
on the globe, like Jersey City. Olivia asked me
which universe I’d save – I said there’s gotta be
another way. Then we excavated a large cylinder,
and another coordinate was in Milton, Mass., where
the box was found. Hey! What? 37 more locations!
Walter then said we should recover all the parts,
assemble the machine, and find out how it works.
3.07: THE ABDUCTED – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Grease” by Frankie Valli
Music Composed by Barry Gibb
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Alternate Phillip Broyles
8-year-old Max Clayton of New Yonkers
Was taken from his room by the Candy Man
4 years ago, the man kidnapped my son
Who suffered degradation
And lost his eyesight, he did
Chris is my kid
Alter-Olivia to my office came by
Wants to see Chris, but I
Dismissed her right there and then
My wife Diane said she trusts Olivia
Said Chris is strong enough
To talk about this again
Chris is my kid
Chris is my kid
Abducted by Wyatt Toomy
A.k.a. The Candy Man
Alter-Olivia’s work saved Chris’s life
And I’ll never forget what she did here
I let Alter-Olivia talk to Chris
They hung out at a beach
Chris poured his heart out to her
He said the Candy Man had threatened him
That if Chris said anything
The man would hurt my family
Chris is my kid
Chris is my kid
Abducted by Wyatt Toomy
A.k.a. The Candy Man
Alter-Olivia’s work saved Chris’s life
And I’ll never forget what she did here
We saw Reverend Marcus
He’s a “miracle worker” (trouble…)
He “cures” many people
In his congregation
One of these people was the Candy Man
Who steals youth from children
Alter-Liv visited him
She saw a doll
Then Wyatt slammed the door
She went back in and found Max
Then when Wyatt reappeared
Was killed by Liv
Alter-Liv fled to a boat run by Henry
Then realized Marcus was a crook!
She rushed to my house
Where Marcus grabbed my Chris
Then I shot and I killed Reverend Marcus
Alter-Liv told Max she was F.B.I.
But that org is gone – 10+ years gone by
Alter-Liv knows she’s from the other side
She went back to the boat of the taxi guy
Alter-Liv made it to Liberty Isle
Crossed to the other side temporarily (temporarily)
Bishop and his men, they sedated her
But I’ll never forget what she did here
Chris is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
Is my kid
3.08: ENTRADA – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Summer Nights” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Music Composed by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Phillip Broyles & Alternate Phillip Broyles
[Broyles]
Our Olivia’s trapped on the other side
[Alter-Broyles]
Our Olivia’s working on the other side
[Broyles]
She crossed back over temporarily
[Alter-Broyles]
We need to swap her back ASAP
[Both]
Crazy days – weird forces at play
I hope for peace between both sides
[Broyles]
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh!
A girl called Peter
From a pay phone in Manhattan
[Alter-Broyles]
Bishop discussed extraction point strategy with Brandon
[Broyles]
Fauxlivia failed Peter’s test with the Greek
[Alter-Broyles]
The alt-Olivia’s brain will be cut out for testing
[Broyles]
After sedating Peter, Fauxliv ran out
[Alter-Broyles]
Identical mass is needed to make a swap
[Both]
Crazy days – is there another way?
I hope for peace between both sides
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh!
[Alter-Broyles]
I visited the cell of alt-Olivia
[Broyles]
Walter complained about Fauxlivia’s vagenda
Fauxlivia’s pastries to the Bronx, we did trace …
[Alter-Broyles]
Alt-Liv promised to find another way
[Broyles]
… an antique shop … Selectric 2-5-1
[Alter-Broyles]
I asked my wife, “Who am I to play God?”
[Both]
It’s gone too far – but can we avoid war?
I hope for peace between both sides
((Entrada))
[Broyles]
The ink ribbon showed Fauxlivia went to Penn Station
[Alter-Broyles]
Before he cut out Olivia’s brain, I sedated Brandon
Stabbed Alt-Liv with a shot of adrenaline
[Broyles]
At Penn Station, we killed Fauxlivia’s shapeshifter friend
[Alter-Broyles]
Alt-Liv convinced me to take her to Boston
[Broyles]
Fauxliv told Peter she has feelings for him
[Both]
Who am I to risk so many lives?
I hope for peace between both sides
((Entrada))
[Broyles]
We placed Fauxlivia in the back of a transport van
[Alter-Broyles]
I helped Alter-Olivia get inside of the tank
An MP shot me
That’s how my life ends
[Broyles]
Liv crossed back here, to the tank in the Harvard lab
[Alter-Broyles]
They chopped the limbs off my corpse
And swapped me for our Olivia
[Broyles]
I can’t help but stare
At my alter-corpse now
[Both]
Civil dreams
Ripped at the seams
But I still hope for peace between both sides
((Episode 3.08: Entrada))
3.09: MARIONETTE – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Hopelessly Devoted to You” by Olivia Newton-John
Music Composed by John Farrar
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Olivia Dunham
It’s only been a week since I crossed back
After eight weeks on the other side
Made a promise to a friend
That’s why I’m back to work so soon
The doc we went to see was in surgery
So we sat around to wait for her
Then you laid the news on me
And though I appreciate the truth
I can’t believe my double fooled you
But I pretended I didn’t mind
And I really tried to hide
That I’m out of my head
I can’t believe my double fooled you
Can’t believe my double fooled you
I can’t believe my double fooled you
The case involved a man who attempted
To reanimate a dead teen girl
He looked into her eyes
But he realized it wasn’t her
You say my double was less intense than me
And she was a bit quicker with a smile
You should’ve known it wasn’t me!
Was that too much to ask of you?
I can’t believe my double fooled you
But now, I’m furious at you
Despite your 190 IQ
You screwed her on my bed
I can’t believe my double fooled you
Can’t believe my double fooled you
Can’t believe my double screwed you
3.10: FIREFLY – The Fringemunks
Parody of Theme from “Firefly” by Sonny Rhodes & “Hovercraft Mother” by Violet Sedan Chair
Music Composed by Joss Whedon and Roscoe Joyce
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: September
Things I know, things I don’t
Various futures are happening simultaneously
And I don’t know which of them will come to be
Brought Bobby Joyce from ’85
To see his dad, Roscoe, in this future time
Roscoe once led the band, Violet Sedan Chair
But now he’s in Parklane Senior Care
((Seven Suns [rising] / Slow Vibration / Hovercraft Mother /
She’s Doing Fine / Long List of Lovers / Keep Climbing /
500 Years / Last Man in Space / Seven Suns [setting] /
Re Fa Mi Si Sol La / Green Mana))
Bobby told Roscoe that he was supposed
To help Walter Bishop, but didn’t say how
Then I took Bobby home to ’85
The year he died
__________________________________________________
Walter was up real late injecting himself
He was trying hard to make himself smarter
Peter objected to this, but Walter proceeded
Then went to pay for pizza he ordered
Olivia received a package from Peter in the mornin’
A book called If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!
I said to Peter Bishop that it must be very
Difficult to be father (hard to be a father)
Shot him with my stun gun
Right after I calmly told him
That it must be very hard to be a father
At Parklane Senior Care,
The Fringe team, they questioned Roscoe Joyce
‘Bout his encounter with his son
Walter was a big fan of Violet Sedan Chair
He puts Roscoe with Einstein and Tesla
A photo showed Roscoe had indeed encountered Bobby
A second photo showed Bobby was talking with me
I said to Peter Bishop that it must be very
Difficult to be father (hard to be a father)
Yeah, I shot him with my stun gun
Right after I calmly told him
That it must be very hard to be a father
Roscoe can’t remember what Bobby had told him
Walter said that each time we Observers are here
Has something to do with Peter
Peter and Liv discussed the Buddha book
And how he really meant it for her
And not Fauxlivia
I stopped a robbery
And let Victoria DiMiro
Get a blast of inhaler
So she wouldn’t die from asthma
I told December I set everything in motion
But he says Walter “won’t do it”
Roscoe recounted while playing piano
His encounter with Bobby
(And why he broke up VSC)
I told Walter about how Peter caught a firefly
Causing a chain reaction that led to the death of Bobby
I said: “Give (Peter) the keys and save the girl”
Peter gagged on milk – no worries, he survived!
Now I know that Walter would be willing to sacrifice his son again
3.11: RECIPROCITY – The Fringemunks
Parody of “I Gotta Know” by Elvis Presley
Music Composed by Paul Evans & Matt Williams
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Walter Bishop
At a secret airbase
We saw the machine
It woke up from the dead
And your nose started to bleed
Oh I know what this could this be, yeah
(Shoo-be-da-da, Da-da)
It’s reciprocity yeah
(Reciprocity, yeah)
When you leave the house, where do you go?
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
Dr. Falcon gave you
Some radiation time
But with all due respect
He’s out of his Falcon mind
Oh he said it’s not the fried foods
(You should eat it less, though)
He said your health is fine too
(You told the doctor, “Thank you”)
When you leave the house, where do you go?
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
Oh I want to help you
I need to get smarter now
I’ll even take this chimp serum
If it will rectify my foolish brain somehow
Falcon left for home
At a time so premature
Turns out the Falcon corpse
Really was a shapeshifter
Peter, something’s changed inside you
(Shoo-be-da-da, Doo-Doo)
The machine has weaponized you
(Reciprocity, ooo)
When you leave the house, where do you go?
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
Olivia said she read through
Fauxlivia’s diary
She read the mushy stuff about you
But she recognized the cipher O-L-I-V-E
I called Massive Dynamic
But you were never there
And in your room I found
Your shapeshifter research affair
Oh I drove to Alpert’s place yeah
(A shapeshifter and you were there)
You chopped his fingers off, yeah
(Then you shot him in the head)
Tell me Peter how far this will go?
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know
3.12: CONCENTRATE AND ASKAGAIN – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley
Music Composed by Mark James
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Simon Phillips
At my home in Vermont
Walter pissed near the pond
Then saw me pointing a gun at him
And I spoke out loud
The words in his thought cloud
But somehow, I can’t read Olivia
I can’t be out in public
I can read their minds
(I can read their minds)
And I can’t woo a barista
When I can read her mind
So they’re here at my place
They need help with a case
Involving rag dolls, bones and blue powder
Olivia wants me to
Go to Boston, it’s true
But all those people’s thoughts combined will be louder
(Will be louder)
I can’t be out in public
I can read their minds
(I can read their minds)
But I must go to Boston
Or more people will die
And so I must do my part
I read Downey’s mind and barfed
We went to the Museum of Fine Arts
In hopes of stopping the use of the bioweapon
Oooo, oooo
Yeah, yeah
They told Olivia to shoot
The spinal cord through the mouth
So the suspect can’t detonate the weapon
Liv wore lipstick and heels
With her long black dress
And the tall security guard thinks that she’s hot
I was feeling sick
But I found one suspect
Olivia raced upstairs and shot him
Olivia took me home
She told me I should not
Let my ability stop me from living my life
I had read Peter’s mind
Gave Liv an envelope
And I said “This is what it’s like to be me”
Inside the envelope
Was a note I wrote
And it said: “He still has feelings for her”
3.13: IMMORTALITY – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Ticket to Ride” by The Beatles
Music Composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Frank Stanton
I think I’m gonna be sad
I found out today, yeah
The sonogram shows that Liv
Has a kid on the way
Liv was knocked up by some other
Knocked up by some other guy
Knocked up by some other guy who I don’t know!
At first, I thought she was infected
By a damn parasite, yeah
We rushed her to the hospital
So we could make it in time
Liv was knocked up by some other
Knocked up by some other guy
Knocked up by some other guy who I don’t know
I worked the case as CDC expert
Skelter beetles ate through people’s insides
Modified by Dr. Armand Silva
In hopes of making a flu vaccine from parasites
Dr. Silva pulled a queen beetle from
His bloody neck side, yeah
Requested that they spell his name right
Just before he died, yeah
Ah, Liv was knocked up by some other
Knocked up by some other guy
Knocked up by some other guy who I don’t know
In secret, I told Lincoln that I would
Propose to ‘Livia over the weekend
I ended up asking her before then
She said yes, but now I know she’s a [censored]
I wish I could have foreseen
This crap goin’ down, yeah
How could I know she was prone
To [censored] around?
Ah, Liv was knocked up by some other
Knocked up by some other guy
Knocked up by some other guy – and Liv is a [censored]!
Olivia’s a [censored]!
Olivia’s a [censored]!
Olivia’s a [censored]!
Olivia’s a [censored]!
Olivia’s a [censored]!
3.14: 6B – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Feelings” by Morris Albert
Music Composed by Loulou Gaste
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Walter Bishop
Pancakes
My blueberry pancakes
Invited Liv to breakfast
So she and Peter could talk
Brooklyn
Six people fell to their deaths
Through a vanishing balcony
Of the Rosencrantz building
Ten times, flipped a coin
Turned up heads each time
The laws of physics
Are disrupted here
6B
Apartment 6B
Old widow, Alice Merchant
Saw her alter-husband there
((Oh, yeah))
((Fringemunks, baby!))
((That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout))
Seismograph
Someone get my damn seismograph
The hole could lead to a vortex
Why are you all sitting ’round?
Glimmer
Olivia saw a glimmer
In the sixth-floor window
So she and Peter went up there
Amber
We had to bring the amber
As a last resort to
Prevent a damn vortex
Amber
We didn’t have to use it
Old widow Alice
Didn’t have any kids
Derek
Her alter-husband
He said he had kids
So Alice let go of him
6B
Wo wo wo
6B
Wo wo wo
6B
No vortex after all
((Olivia brought a drink))
((Led Peter up to his bedroom))
((And they got it on!))
((Next, it’s time for another flashback episode…))
3.15: SUBJECT 13 – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Mean” by Taylor Swift
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Young Olivia Dunham
You, with your words as a guide
As we stand around you, with our arms spread out
You realized I was chatting with Nick Lane
And you told me to concentrate
You wanted us to close our eyes, relax and clear our minds
And imagine this world slipping away
Then your wife called to tell you
She’s here in Jacksonville
Dr. Walter, please don’t send me home
I would rather stay at the daycare center
Help me – my stepfather is mean
Scares me, yells at me, chases me and he hits me
Help me – my stepfather is mean
Why’s he gotta be so mean?
You conducting tests on me
While your new Betamax camera was taping
You have pointed out my limitations
As if I don’t already see them
I tried that weird block puzzle
You were impatient, and I shoved it away
I’m not working on this anymore!
Somebody turned the lights out
Seconds later, they came back on
I saw bloody Nick and screamed
Then I made a huge fireball
Dr. Walter, please don’t send me home
I would rather stay at the daycare center
Help me – my stepfather is mean
Scares me, yells at me, chases me and he hits me
Help me – my stepfather is mean
Why’s he gotta be so mean?
Then I fled to a field of white tulips
Thought no one would search for me there
But a boy named Peter found me
He said he wasn’t scared
He convinced me to tell you that my stepfather is mean
He and I held hands as I made snowflakes fall
We walked back, after all
I ran into your room
To tell you I crossed over
For a few seconds
When my stepdad hit me
Hit me
Hit me
Hit me
Yeah, I gave you my book with all my drawings
That show how my stepfather is mean, yeah
Suddenly, you vanished right in front of me
Then you reappeared behind me
(You asked what’s wrong with me)
Then you gave my stepfather a stern warning
(Why’s he gotta be so mean?)
That if he continues to be mean
(Why’s he gotta be so mean?)
You said that you would inform special services
(I am Subject 13)
And my stepdad would face significant difficulties
Why’s he gotta be so mean?
3.16: OS – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations & “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees
Music Composed by Mike d’Abo, Tony Macaulay and John Stewart
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Walter Bishop
The corpse is floating up (floating up)
But in a while, it will be crashing down (crashing down)
Due to the chemicals in the blood (in the blood)
Osmium mixed with lutetium (lutetium)
The mixture is from Dr. Krick (Dr. Krick)
Who tested it out on his patients
To perfect it for Michael, his son
To make him walk (make him walk)
Even though his legs are bum
I was hangin’ with Kevin
At Massive Dynamic
In the room with CCTV
We got high as I shared
‘Bout my Yoko affair
And cupcakes with bacon-berry
Hey, hey, hey!
Says I’m the best boss he’s ever had
Hey, hey, hey!
We couldn’t help it – we had to laugh
Hey, hey, hey!
Then I noticed Bell’s office, where no one goes in
Oooo, Oooo
The corpse is floating up (floating up)
But in a while, it will be crashing down (crashing down)
We know the chemicals in the blood (in the blood)
Osmium mixed with lutetium (lutetium)
The mixture is from Dr. Krick (Dr. Krick)
Who tested it out on his patients
To perfect it for Michael, his son
To make him fly (make him fly)
Even though his legs are bum
I entered Nina’s office
With a cartful of boxes
Containing Belly’s research files
They could have an answer
I can’t help but remember
How good Belly and I were together
Hey, hey, hey!
Peter and Liv, a good couple they make
Hey, hey, hey!
Peter’s happy and there’s much at stake
Hey, hey, hey!
Got to recapture the way that I used to think
Oooo, Oooo
The corpse is floating up (floating up)
But in a while, it will be crashing down (crashing down)
Astrid and I cannot pick him up (pick him up)
Osmium mixed with lutetium (lutetium)
The mixture is from Dr. Krick (Dr. Krick)
Who tested it out on his patients
To perfect it for Michael, his son
Nature’s laws are shot (laws are shot)
Who’s to blame?
I am the one
__________________________________________________
Oh, I extracted osmium
From the blood of a dead victim
Astrid took the excess blood, and she disposed
And I think I saw in Belly’s files
Research on floaters, guts and bile
In search of the perfect bowel movement, I suppose
Everybody poops
Dear Astrid, even you make feces
You say I’m charming with a sarcastic tone
At the science museum
Peter jumped from a second-story bannister
Peter made floating Vince crash through a glass case
Then we went to the cell where Krick was detained
In disgust, his son rolled away
Then I discussed the lessons of Icarus
Everybody poops
Dear Astrid, even you make feces
You say I’m charming with a sarcastic tone
Everybody poops
Dear Astrid, even you make feces
You say I’m charming with a sarcastic tone
Peter disclosed to Liv
That he’s been secretive
He’s been killing shapeshifters
And researching the weapon
He wants the encryption code
Miles away, I rang Nina’s bell
Then Belly took over Liv’s body
And said he has the decoder key
It’s in his Massive Dynamic office…
Liv-slash-Bell turned around and said:
“Hello, Peter. It’s nice to see you again.”
(Yeah!)
Everybody poops (everybody!)
Dear Astrid, even you make feces
(Astrid, even you! You make feces, baby!)
You say I’m charming (wooo!)
With a sarcastic tone
3.17: STOWAWAY – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Walter Bishop
William Bell
(Ahhhhhhh)
Took over Olivia’s body
Yet he told us there’s nothing to fear
Olivia’s tea
(Ahhhhhhh)
Was where Belly placed soul magnets
I rang Nina’s bell, now Belly’s here
New case
A lady fell with a man
Crashed down to a cab
She stood up
And walked away
Sweet Dana Gray
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
She’d kill herself now if she could
(If she could! If she could! If she could!)
Soul stowaway
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
She tried to be
But never could die with them
18 months ago
(Ahhhhhhh)
She was killed with her family
She awoke in the morgue and walked away
Her DNA
(Ahhhhhhh)
Showed strong electromagnetism
Lightning had struck her twice, and there’s spatial decay
Lee
Lincoln Lee
Helped with this case
Dana brought a bomb
Aboard the 6:25 train
Sweet Dana Gray
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
She’d kill herself now if she could
(If she could! If she could! If she could!)
Soul stowaway
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
She tried to be
But never could die with them
Sweet Dana Gray
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
The train halted and she fled
(She fled! She fled! She fled!)
She sobbed in a nearby field
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
Where the bomb went ka-boom
And she was dead
Smart Lincoln Lee
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
He and Peter make a good team
(Good team! Good team! Good team!)
Bell gave Peter tea
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
They discussed synchronicity
Belly pointed out
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
Every event has some meaning
(Meaning! Meaning! Meaning!)
Liv emerged for a few seconds
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
After they heard a church bell ring
But Belly can’t leave Liv
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
It was more complicated than he first thought
(First thought! First thought! First thought!)
Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun!
(Dun-Dun-Dun!)
Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun-Dunham!
3.18: BLOODLINE – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel
Music Composed by Paul Simon
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: N/A
Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-episode
3-3-3-3-3-3-3.18
Bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bloodline
And here’s to you, Miss Olivia
Lincoln loves you more than you will know
Whoa-whoa-whoa
You’ve been knocked up, Miss Olivia
You’re acting a bit paranoid today
Hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey
Sitting with your mother in an examination room
You’d like to know if you have VPE
It’s the same disease that killed your sis and her unborn kid
There’s an 8-in-10 chance you’re a carrier
And here’s to you, Miss Olivia
Lincoln loves you more than you will know
Whoa-whoa-whoa
You’ve been kidnapped, Miss Olivia
They accelerated your pregnancy today
Hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey
Agent Farnsworth detected a weird anomaly
A taxicab was circling your place
Agents Lee and Francis tracked down the driver named Henry
That’s when he told them your alter-self got to him
Your belly’s grown, Miss Olivia
Your baby will be born before you know
Whoa-whoa-whoa
Then you escaped, Miss Olivia
You walked to Chinatown and felt the pain
Hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey
Lincoln Lee and Henry carried you into a store
And they helped you give birth on a floor
Lincoln said he loved you, then he thought that you were dead
But you survived, as did your kid
What have you done, Walter Bishop?
For this universe’s fate depends on you
Woo-woo-woo
You took a blood sample from your grandson
And plan to utilize the DNA
Hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey
3.19: LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE – The Fringemunks
Parody of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys & “Say You Like Me” by We the Kings
Music Composed by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love and We the Kings
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Peter Bishop
I took a dose of LSD with Walter
And Olivia-slash-William Bell
To try to purge the doctor from Olivia
Would the method work? It was hard to tell
Soon the LSD kicked in with fervor
I claimed bald Agent Broyles was an Observer
Walter, Bell-Liv and I fell unconscious
Synched into synaptic transfer soon
We found Bell in a World Trade Center tower
Everything turned into a cartoon
We knew it would be tough to find Liv’s ego
In her mind’s projected world, where should we go?
I suggested Jacksonville!
‘Cause she knows that is the last place anyone would look for her
William said we only have so much time, but I’m sure
Zombies were chasin’
(And some I was fighting’)
We climbed to the Zeppelin
(We climbed to the Zeppelin)
William Bell said things have changed much since the 70s
William said that Walter has the wisdom of humility
….
……
…….
3.20: 6:02 AM EST – The Fringemunks
Parody of “The Cave” by Mumford & Sons
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Walter Bishop
Tuesday morning, 6:30 AM
Preparing to cook breakfast, stark naked
I bump into Olivia, who screwed Peter the previous night
Earlier, at 6:02 AM
The machine came on all by itself
And it caused a vortex to open by 6:05
That’s when 500 sheep
And 2 guys named Joe and Ritchie
All disappeared into thin air
And as events unfurl
And if it’s the end of the world
This is just the beginning
Peter is the power source, but then
How could the machine turn on without him?
I proposed that this could be quantum entanglement
Walternate somehow turned on his machine
It’s a sympathetic response, it seems
There’s no way to stop more incidents from happening
In Saratoga Springs
A young couple, they see
Strange lights in a sky display
Then Peter tried to turn off the machine
He said this could be destiny
But the machine blasted him away
He landed on the ground, he was knocked out
From his head, the blood began to spout
Now I’m in this quiet hospital chapel praying to You
Last year, I received a sign from Thee
A white tulip was sent to me
I believed You had forgiven me
‘Cause I’ve caused so much pain
But I have changed my ways
So I beg You, please spare our world
Lord, You can punish me
Do what You want with me
I was willing to let Peter go
‘Cause I’m through causing pain
And I have changed my ways
So I beg You, please spare our world
3.21: THE LAST SAM WEISS – The Fringemunks
Parody of “You’re the Best” by Joe Esposito & “Glory of Love” by Peter Cetera
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Peter Bishop
Liv took Sam Weiss
To see the machine
The situation was confusing him
Liv explained it’s been on
For 32 hours
Due to quantum entanglement
The machine was built for only me
So how’d the other side turn it on?
Sam said, “It’s not a Doomsday Device
But it’s acting like one”
He’s the last Sam Weiss
The Sams were all dedicated guys
He’s the last Sam Weiss
Machine lore was how they spent their lives
He’s the last Sam Weiss
He could sense the timeline wasn’t right
The First People books
Were based on a manuscript
That Sam revealed for the first time
The manuscript says
There’s a crowbar of sorts
That can help me enter the device
At a cemetery crypt, they found the box
But it must be opened with a key
They went to Whitley Museum
Which had internal lightning
So they found the key
Sam bowled a big chunk of debris
That hit an urn, impressively
It kept open the fence of security
Then outside, they opened the box
A drawing shows the crowbar is Olivia
__________________________________________________
Rejected by the machine
Off the platform, it knocked me
20 feet to the ground below
I woke up in the hospital
Left a note that said:
“I AM GOING HOME”
Confused were my memories
I flagged down a taxi
I went from Pittsfield all the way to New York
I walked into a pawn shop
Bought a silver half dollar-for luck
At night, I made it to Liberty Island
I told a cop I want to see my father
Walter and Liv came to me
I was still confused, but I knew of Walter
That there were two of him
My memories were returning
Slowly but definitely
Walter conducted a check-up on me
He asked about my half-dollar
But thunder made us focus on the machine
Olivia’s practicing telekinesis
To try to turn off the machine, over there
Phrase concentration
Caused the typewriter to loop:
“BE A BETTER MAN THAN YOUR FATHER”
I put Olivia’s hand in mine
Like a long time ago
She and I walked to the machine
She let go, closed her eyes, and was able to turn it off!
Olivia told me that she loved me, and kissed me
I looked at Walter, and he nodded back
Memories flooding me
I connected my feet and my arms to the machine
And that closed the circuit
__________________________________________________
I opened my eyes
See a warzone blazing in the night
Saw a 9/11 memorial
That was dedicated in 2021
I was found by a Fringe Division agent
He called for a medic ’cause I’ve been hit
Where the hell am I?
3.22: THE DAY WE DIED – The Fringemunks
Parody of “American Pie” by Don McLean & “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” by Billy Joel
All Parody Lyrics, Instruments, Production & Vocals by David Wu
POV: Peter Bishop
When we triggered the machine
That’s the day we died
The two worlds were inextricable
We needed both sides
With their world destroyed
Our future was denied
Oh yes, that was the day that we died
Yes, that was the day we died
__________________________________________________
Pain on my right, puncture of red
From vortex shrapnel in a fringe event
Blood was transfused into me
But now I’m right back on my feet
Thanks to today’s technology, oh
Forget what I said right after the blast
About the machine and being from the past
Yes I admit my bell was rung
But I am doing better now
__________________________________________________
I’m married to Olivia these days
A future Bishop tribe is on my mind
If not for the damn End of Dayers
2026 would be fine
Oh – lost track of Moreau
What to do next? I did not know!
That’s why I retrieved Walter from prison after so much time…
….‘Cause if we can understand the End of Dayers’ technologies
I guarantee we can prevent future casualties
Oh ‘cause what we lost in Detroit brought us to our knees
Harvard lab!
Late night!
Walter ran tests on a failed Electrilight!
__________________________________________________
Walter he phoned with a grim overtone
They are splitting atoms, he contends
Not as an outcome goal, but more as a means to an end
Diagnostics showed the findings
Residual traces of strontium-90
Radiation maps will show the strontium spikes
Oh! These crumbs should lead us to those who made the device
Oh, Oh, Oh, Whoa
Oh, Oh, Whoa
Olivia took me to a camp in the trees
Where they measured a strontium spike
But nothing was there to indicate sinister play or the like
Somebody gave me a key case
I secretly drove off to Reiden Lake
I entered the cabin not knowing just what I would get
Oh! But there I was face-to-face with Walternate
Oh, Oh, Oh, Whoa
He had come to our side
With a heart bona fide
On a mission to save his world
He was more than annoyed
When his world was destroyed
His maniacal side was unfurled
He has been on the loose
As a bitter recluse
And his anger continues to swirl
oh oh
He’s out of control!
So I looked in his eyes
And apologized
‘Cause destroying his world was my gaffe
But that’s no excuse
For the murderous views
Of Walternate and his staff
I was going to cuff him
But my hand passed through him
Because he was in a hologram!
Oh oh, oh oh
Later that day, several miles away
Walternate shot Liv in the head
And that puts our effort in jeopardy now that Olivia’s dead
I spoke at Olivia’s funeral
Some people tried to seal the Centrql Park wormhole
Back at my home, I had a few drinks and I cried
Oh!
Then Walter showed up in the morning and said
That he knows that we were the ones who will send
The machine parts through the wormhole back in time
Oh, Oh, we were the First People
Oh, Oh, it’s a time paradox
Oh, Oh, oh
__________________________________________________
I woke up in the machine in 2011
(Olivia, you’re alive!)
I’m walking down to talk to both sides
I know now what the Machine does
And I’m here to testify
If one side dies, we all will die
Oh… so I’ve torn holes in both universes
And they lead here to this room … a bridge …
So that we can begin to work together to fix—