"It's All Been Done" as written by and Steven Page....
I met you before the fall of Rome
And I begged you to let me take you home
You were wrong, I was right
You said goodbye, I said goodnight
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
I knew you before the west was won
And I heard you say the past
Was much more fun
You go your way, I go mine
But I'll see you next time
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
If I put my fingers here, and if I say
"I love you, dear"
And if I play the same three chords,
Will you just yawn and say
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night
Will I see you on The Price Is Right?
Will I cry? Will I smile?
As you run down the aisle?
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
And I begged you to let me take you home
You were wrong, I was right
You said goodbye, I said goodnight
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
I knew you before the west was won
And I heard you say the past
Was much more fun
You go your way, I go mine
But I'll see you next time
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
If I put my fingers here, and if I say
"I love you, dear"
And if I play the same three chords,
Will you just yawn and say
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night
Will I see you on The Price Is Right?
Will I cry? Will I smile?
As you run down the aisle?
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
It's all been done
It's all been done
It's all been done before
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"It's All Been Done" as written by Steven Page
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Specifically the "you go your way, I'll go mine, but I'll see you next time," lyric says that they met up again, it didn't work out, but maybe they'll get it right in the next life? I like to think that the final verse is him seeing her on TV, sort of kind of recognizing her, and then going to seek her out one more time.
And, as many others have pointed out, the reference to "fingers here" and "same three chords" is a not-so-subtle metaphore for a lack of sexual invention.
The last part shows that outside love/sex, it's almost impossible for things to be new and novel. The 30th Century/Price is Right line conjures the idea that in centuries time, we'll still be regurgitating the same old entertainment ideas. That bit is true already!
Basically, the idea is that, later in the 21st century (2017-ish), our superheroes all join a branch of the government and form the TCC (Time Correction Corps), being led by my character, Melody Nicole Mitchell (aka Time Out, mistress of all things time-related). The idea would be to travel back to certain eras of time (usually historic) and "fix issues" that end up happening. Sometimes via violence, sometimes by ALLOWING said violence to happen. Shades of "Timecop", anyone?
...And if I play the same three chords
Will you just yawn and say
"It's all been done before?"
Woo hoo hoo...