Maybe I'm just the strangest person anywhere, but I absolutely love Brigadoom.  I can't tell you how many times I've watched it, and I have the whole episode memorized.  Here, I figured... I'll share with you the lyrics to all the songs, so enjoy.
     Ok, the songs are in chronological order and they are labeled by what number song they are and who is singing them, or at least my best guess at who's singing them.  And if you want to escape, Back.

But first, for those of you who haven't seen this episode, an explanation:

     Stan and Xev discover a theatre floating in the middle of nowhere (this is while they're heading towards the center of the universe--away from Mantrid).  Stan is about to let Lexx eat the theatre, but Xev stops him when they hear Kai's song being played (You know...well it's been spelled different ways, but "Ayo vayo..." the Brunnen-G/Kai theme song sort of thing).   Xev wants to know why they're playing Kai's music, so Stan, Xev, and Kai take a moth to go investigate.  First they find an old dusty theatre devoid of life, but Stan bumps into a tambourine...and then the cast appears singing the first song.  From then on it unfolds into a musical about "the most important story ever told" --about Kai's life, and death.  It makes more sense with the script of course, which I hope to have for you some day.  Anyway, after hearing all of Kai's heroic deeds...of his people facing certain death from His Divine Shadow, and Kai and the newborn Brunnen-G fighting him anyway, Stan decides to take the Lexx to fight Mantrid.  At the end, Stan figures that "at least it will be a good way to die.

#1 (The whole cast sings this one)

Close behind our might shield,
Beyond which none can fly,
This world is safe from pain and strife,
We need not fear the sky.

We have not fought for countless years.
We have no need to cry.
War and death are forgotten fears,
For here we never die....

We close our eyes and shut our ears
We must never never try
To break the bonds of this lonely sphere
For we will surely die

#2 Two young Brunnen-G guys:

Dull, dull, dull, your lives are oh so dull,
You stay inside your sealed house
And cower like a frightened mouse,
Dull, dull, dull, your lives are oh so dull.
You sit inside your bunkers
With filters all around,
What kind of a life is that,
When you spend it under ground?
You never venture outdoors,
You always stay inside,
What kind of a life is that
When all you do is hide?
Dull, dull, dull, your lives are oh so dull.


One older man and one older woman:

Young, young, young, how stupid are the young.
A brick could fall upon your head,
We'd rather stay indoors instead,
Young, young, young, so foolish are the young.


Young guys again:

Dead, dead, dead, you spend your lives in bed.
You stay inside and shake with fear,
Should a nasty germ come near,
Dead, dead, dead, we'll take the chance instead.
You never watch a sunset,
Or see the light of day,
What kind of a life is that
When you keep it locked away?
You've become pathetic shadows
Of what once you were....
What kind of a life is that?
Ten thousand years with her.
Dead, dead, dead, we'd rather live instead.


Old people again:

Young, young, young, how foolish are the young.
A brick could fall and crack your skull,
We're better off by being dull,
Young, young, young, we do not trust the young.


Young guys:

Dull, dull, dull, you are extremely dull.

#3 Kai transformed into his younger self:

As I am a younger man,
And I dream of distant lands,
I wonder where I could learn more....
Go beyond these ancient walls,
Go beyond these ghostly halls,
Go beyond, and beyond, to explore....


The rest of the Brunnen-G:

As you are so young and green,
You do not see what we have seen,
The dangers are too many to ignore.
So stay behind these ancient walls,
Stay within these ghostly halls,
Stay behind...close the door.


Kai:

I do not mean you disrespect,
This life is not what I expect,
All I know is I must explore.
Go beyond this life of waste,
Go beyond this bitter taste,
Go beyond, and beyond,
Go beyond, I want more.....

#4 Assorted Older Brunnen-G:

It's a funny thing how time flies,
Six-thousand years go by so fast.
What ever happened to what's-his-name?
Refresh me on the past....

Hello to you my father,
Or maybe you're my son...
Perhaps she is my mother,
Or maybe you're the one....

There's too much too remember,
Our heads are far too full,
I don't know who I was before,
And likely never will.

Teacher, Lawyer, Fireman,
Was that me or was that you?
Baker, Butcher, Garbageman,
We haven't got a clue!


Kai:

I'll go beyond these ancient walls,
I'll go beyond these ghostly halls,
Go beyond, I want more....

#5 Kai to his lover:

I have come here to tell you
That I have to go away.
Destiny is calling me,
And so I can not stay.
I may not return, 
But I have to know
What the future holds,
So I must go.
I've come here to tell you
That I must leave today.


Xev playing "Kai's living lover":

If you must leave me,
Then I guess that you don't care.
And should you return,
You know I won't be there.
Close your eyes,
Stay here with me,
You can't save our world,
From its destiny....
So leave me Kai, 
Just say good bye,
For I no longer care.


Kai:

If only she could understand
Things aren't what they were.
I wish that she'd care for me,
Like I care for her.
If I could make her see,
That our world is gone,
There may never be
Another dawn....
If only she could understand,
That I care for her.


Xev:

If only he could understand
How my heart is true.
I wish that he'd care for me,
But there's no more I can do.
I wish that he
Would chose to stay,
And be with me,
Not go away.
If only he would understand,
But there's nothing I can do.

Both:

So I say farewell to you.

#6 Time Prophet:

Time begins, and then time ends,
And then time begins once again.
It is happening now,
It has happened before,
It will surely happen again.


Kai:

Prophet, I have come to you,
Here on this uncertain moon,
Do we Brunnen-G have any hope?
Or are my people doomed?


Time prophet:

I look into the cycles of time,
Not very clearly mind you.
I gaze into the future past,
And I see the Brunnen-G doom.
But Kai you'll be the last to die,
And there is something else I see,
The shadow's order will be destroyed
At the hands of the last Brunnen-G


Kai (Spoken):

Are you certain Time Prophet?


Time Prophet:

Time begins and then time ends,
And then time begins once again,
It is happening now,
It has happened before,
It will surely happen again.

#7 Kai:

Gather round and hear my song,
We've been deaf,
We have been blind too long.
Beyond our shields there lies a threat,
It will spell our certain death.
His shadow is coming,
His shadow looms,
His shadow is brining our final doom.
We can not hide,
You must listen to me,
This is the end of the Brunnen-G.
Why don't you listen?
Why don't you hear?
Our final hour is almost here.
Do you want to do nothing
And close your eyes?
You're blind and you're mad
And you're waiting to die.
His shadow will kill us,
What shall we do?
Now is the time to prepare for war,
Or are you unable to fight anymore?

#8 Brunnen-G in response to Kai:

What has this new born brought on our heads?
What kind of horrors,
What kind of awful dread?
He's broken the shields,
He has broken the wall,
This newborn will bring
Certain death to us all.
You are the one who invited this war,
You are the one who has opened the door.
What do we do with him?
What would be just?
If he is guilty....
Then kill him, we must.

#9 Kai:

You find me wasting here,
You must think I'm insane.
All I want is for you to know,
I would do this all again.
I simply had to do,
What I had to do,
But in never meant,
I didn't love you.
But why do you come see me here?
Is it to break my heart again?


Xev:

While you were away from me,
I nearly went insane,
I spent my nights wondering
If I would see you once again.
If I set you free,
Will you be with me?
Do you want me?
Do you love me?
I can't stand to see you wasting here,
I want to be with you again.


Both:

Two hearts are as one heart,
And this one heart has two.
As long as this heat beats,
I will love only you.
Time slips away, It fades away,
And so we must live today.
My heart beats for you my love,
And your heart beats for me.
And your heart beats for me....

#10 Brunnen-G:

We have been living in a dream,
We have been living in a dream.
It's time to wake up, and truly see.
Our lives have been so empty until now.
But death will come and free us,
Death will release us...
It all makes sense,
Less sense to us some how.
So let us rejoice at our death,
The sweet relief of a final breath,
Sweet relief, sweet relief,
We want it now.

(Master of ceremonies says something--I'll put it in later)

We welcome death with open hearts,
We welcome death with open hearts.
We feel the life now of the dying stars.
It all makes sense,
Less sense to us some how.
So let us rejoice at our death,
The sweet relief of a final breath,
Sweet relief, sweet relief, sweet relief, sweet relief,
Kill us now.

#11 Kari urges the Brunnen-G to fight

Kai:

We are the Brunnen-G,
And we once were great,
And I must say to you
That it is not too late.
We may die, but we must fight,
Let us act this very night.
Why should we lie down
And accept this fate?


Brunnen-G:

We are the Brunnen-G
We are waiting to die,
We celebrate the death
That will fall from the sky.


Kai:

We may die but we must fight,
Let us act this very night.


Brunnen-G:

We are the Brunnen-G
We are waiting to die.


Kai:

We are the Brunnen-G
Have we no pride?
We must stand and fight,
Not commit suicide.
Come with me and we will fight,
Turn them back this very night.
We are the Brunnen-G,
Do we have no pride?


Brunnen-G:

We are the Brunnen-G,
We are waiting to die.
We celebrate the death 
That will fall from the sky.


Kai:

It is not too late to fight,
Come with me this very night!


Brunnen-G:

We are the Brunnen-G 
We're waiting to die.


Kai:

Will you come with me and fight?


Newborn (Young) Brunnen-G:

We will come with you and fight!


Brunnen-G:

We are the Brunnen-G
We are waiting to die.


Kai:

We are the Brunnen-G,
We deserve to die!

#12 Last song (everyone sings)

If this should be our final stand,
We will stand together with pride.
We will honor the past
And fight to the last
It will be a good way to die.
It matters not if the cause is lost
And we can not stop the tide
We will fight to the end
And then fight again
It will be a good way to die

Our time is short,
Our chances grim,
But I will not give in to fear
I can face death with an open heart
If I know that you are near
And if I must die,
I'll be with you Kai,
Full of pride,
At your side...
I live now for you my love,
It's a good way to die.

This moment will live on through time,
If anyone ever asks why,
The Brunnen-G did not fall on their knees,
You will know...
They found a good way to die.


Yo way yo
Yo way yo
Hom va ray
Yo way ra
Ja room Brunnen-G
Yo way yo
Yo way yo
Hom va ray
Yo way ra
Ja room Brunnen-G
Yo way ra
Ja room Brunnen-G


If this should be our final stand,
We will stand together with pride,
We will honor the past,
And fight to the last,
It will be a good way to die.

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