Lyric discussion by FuckTheGOP 

Cover art for Epic lyrics by Faith No More

Decided to post because I've seen some horrible explanations as well as some that are close. Here's what Epic is really about:

"It" is your meaningless existence.

"Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway You will never understand it 'cause it happens too fast"

  • You will never understand what your existence means because your life is short.

"But it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet"

  • No matter what you think your existence means, eventually you will die anyway.

"You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it"

  • You want to live forever, but can't. Life is all around you but you can't hold onto it.

"Piano outro"

  • That's the sound of your meaningless life fading away.

@FuckTheGOP which probably explains the fish out of water gasping for air at the end of the film clip