A long, long time ago
I can still remember how the vidya used to make me smile
And I knew if I went indie
That I could make some games for /v/
and maybe they'd be happy for a little while

But bad press came and made us quiver
Rage within each post delivered
Bad news on our doorstep
We couldn't take one more step

I can't remember if we cried
When those writers got paid to lie
But something woke up deep inside
The day the gamers died.

So
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

Do you have any game you love
and do you have faith in Gabe above?
If the anons tell you so?
Remember when they said Rock and roll
Would damn your immortal soul
As well as violent movies and TV shows.

Now I know that you are pissed-off too
'Cause I saw you ripping on Literally Who
You all wanted to win
So you abandoned Zoey Quinn

I was just an average gaming dude
GTA, Mario, and Halo too
But I knew what I'd have to do
The day the gamers died.

They started saying
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

Now for 5 whole years we all browsed /v/
While feminists cried misogyny
That's just how it used to be.
Then Moot became the great cuck queen
And hired mods who'd do it for free
and they banned all discussion of G-G

And while we settled on 8chan
Anita blamed all her threats on men
She and Wu took to the news
And for a minute we thought we'd lose

So while they bastardized ol' Marx
and compared themselves to Rosa Parks
We played our vidya in the dark
The day the gamers died.

Still they were saying
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

We started disrespectful nod
Telling advertisers what these sites had done
8 ads down and falling fast
Yeah we sent our emails en mass
And thanked the websites that were so rash to
Send their own consumer base to the trash

And the warriors on twitter roared
That cis-white males were to be ignored
It didn't matter the stance
They never even gave it a chance

So GG dominated with NotYourShield
But the journalists refused to yield
Do you remember the corruption we revealed
The day the gamers died.

Still they were saying
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

We were all grouped up in one place
While 4chan fell trying to save face
We vowed never to go back again
So come on, anon, be sure to stick
with the plan that made Kotaku sick
Cause cash is the journos' only friend

But as I watched Wu take the stage
My keys were clacking in a fit of rage
No amount of facts to tell
Could break their victim spell

So as the fire rose into the night
The news declared the feminists right
I saw Brianna cackle with delight
The day the gamers died.

And she was singin'
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

So on the day Wu took the news
I told /gg/ that I was blue
They called me a fag and turned away
I went down to the Steam store
where I'd drained my wallet once before
But I couldn't find a game I'd ever play

And in the streets the journos screamed
The feminists cried and the shills all schemed
But not a word from us was spoken
Our morale was all but broken
And the three games /v/ hated most
Fez, Gone Home, and CoD: Ghosts
They were what the journos chose
The day the gamers died.

Still they were saying
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die
This'll be the day gamers die

Still they were saying
Bye-bye gamers far and wide
We just wanted fair reviews but the journalists lied
Wrote we were all dead when some indie devs cried sayin':
This'll be the day gamers die