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Jonathan Coulton

Jonathan Coulton (born December 1, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are "Code Monkey", "Re: Your Brains", "Still Alive" (from Portal) and "Want You Gone" (from Portal 2). more »

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2003

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Long ago in days of yore 
It all began with a god named Thor 
There were Vikings and boats 
And some plans for a furniture store 

It's not a bodega, it's not a mall 
And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine 
As if there were apartments smaller than mine 

Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen 
Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men 

Everyone has a home 
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there 

So rent a car or take the bus 
Lay your cash down and put your trust 
In the land where the furniture folds to a much smaller size 
Billy the bookcase says hello 

And so does a table whose name is Ingo 
And the chair is a ladder-back birch but his friends call him Karl 

Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen 
Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men 

Everyone has a home 
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there 

Plywood, brushed steel 
Meatballs, tasty 
Allen wrenches 

All of them for free 
All of them for me 

I'm sorry I said IKEA sucks 
I just bought a table for 60 bucks 
And a chair and a lamp 
And a shelf and some candles for you 

I was a doubter just like you 
'Til I saw the American dream come true 
In New Jersey, they got a god-damned Swedish parade 

Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen 
Selling furniture for college kids and divorced men 

Everyone has a home 
But if you don't have a home you can buy one there

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