Album: The Baby is June
Date: November 23, 2020
Date Added: April 12, 2021
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
THE BABY IS JUNE
Annotation: >-
[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVNREaFFhdM)
Artists:
- Funk McLovin
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/album/the-baby-is-june
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVNREaFFhdM
Cover Artists:
- Funk McLovin
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- John
- June
- Dave
Color: '#00c0ff'
Groups:
- Funk McLovin
- Fandom
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Track: Meat Nor Candy
Contributors:
- Funk McLovin (Dave)
- AE (June)
- Bucky Grant (Karkat)
Duration: 0:37
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/meat-nor-candy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxg360pFwSA
Lyrics: |-
DAVE: so june
DAVE: did you pick meat or candy
JUNE: dave??
JUNE: how did you know i was at a picnic?
DAVE: everyone knows
DAVE: its a super important choice with important ramifications
JUNE: what? oh man, this might be bad.
KARKAT: OH SWEET FUCK. WHAT DID YOU DO, JUNE.
DAVE: did you even go to the fucking picnic
JUNE: n- no? i... i...
DAVE: urgh
DAVE: fuck
DAVE: ugh
JUNE: dave, what's going on!
KARKAT: THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO, JUNE.
DAVE: i can only explain whats happening to me
DAVE: ngh
DAVE: in song
Commentary: |-
Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor)
This track and the following one, [[track:daves-ballad]], are combined on YouTube.
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Track: Dave's Ballad
Contributors:
- Funk McLovin (Dave)
- AE (June)
- Bucky Grant (Karkat)
Duration: '1:54'
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/daves-ballad-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxg360pFwSA
Lyrics: |-
I was walkin' down the street practicing some rhymes
Just like you do when you're the knight of time
When a realization struck me clear out the blue
In through the outdoor I pulled the wazoo
I saw the time foam in a paradox space
And faster than the bunny won the tortoise race
I knew you had to make a lun-choice
You had to utter two words with your very own voice
And June if you didn't then there's just one catch
If you didn't select one of Calliope's snacks
One final timeline that I know to be true
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
JUNE: but dave...
JUNE: the tortoise won the race.
KARKAT: IT DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW, JUNE.
KARKAT: FOCUS ON THE BABY PART.
Well I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I know this to be true
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
You better buy some tiny shoes
JUNE: how the hell does this even work??
DAVE: oh well im glad you asked
You'll remember in a time in a game called SBURB
When "ectobiologize" was the key verb
You made a bunch of shitty little baby clones
And sent them to the appropriate time zones
But along the way the wires got crossed
And out into the first ring baby June was tossed
You could see how this could be
A little problem metaphysically
Because if you're marooned in the depths of space
You couldn't make the baby clone of yourself in the first place
And now to complete the right time loop
I've been impregnated and the baby is you
Well I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I know this to be true (oooh!)
I'm having a baby and the baby is you (...)
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
I'm having a baby and the baby is you
You better buy some tiny shoes
JUNE: dave, what the fuck.
Commentary: |-
Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor)
This track and the preceding one, [[track:meat-nor-candy]], are combined on YouTube.
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Track: Karkat's Lament
Contributors:
- Bucky Grant (Karkat)
Duration: '2:44'
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/karkats-lament
Lyrics: |-
I'm just a troll, a troll so enamored
With a man who speaks with that annoying stammer
In spite of his yammering and habits thereof
I wish there was a way to express my love
I've not been one for shows of affection
They're always taken in some awful direction
And uh, since I'm a troll and he's a human
Well I've got no template for wooing acumen
Now that I'm comfy with the time that I spend
Happy to be with him until the bitter end
Paradox space so cruelly descends
He's having a baby and the baby's my friend
Oh I'm just a troll, a troll so enamored
WIth a man who has- pff- zero manners
And just when I was poised to get used to him
Reality reminded me it's just too grim
But wishing my heart with a fatal twist
That I could love him in domestic bliss
But what I wanted wasn't goddamn this
Things weren't supposed to go amiss
But when you imagine a dispute of the heart
Something to drive two lovers apart
In the books that I read when I was a grub
There were strpies like passion and conflict and love
But in those tomes over which I pored
Reading about the quadrants that I adored
It wasn't a whisper or even a maybe
Of your boyfriend having his best friend's baby
[Pensive trumpet solo.]
I'm just a troll, a troll so enamored
Of a boy I can't help but chase after
Gestating my buddy in his gravid womb
I can't let this be Davekat's doom
I'm just a troll, a troll so enamored
With a man who speaks with that annoying stammer
In spite of his yammering and habits thereof
I wish there was a way to express my love
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Track: June's Ode
Contributors:
- AE (June)
- Funk McLovin (Dave)
Duration: '2:44'
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/junes-ode
Lyrics: |-
DAVE: alright youll be able to see the ultrasound image on the monitor
DAVE: the miracle of life is wonderful dont you agree june
DAVE: uh
DAVE: june
That baby is me
It's plain to see
From the ultrasound image
And my friend's stomach
Looking so carefree
I've been through a lot
I've seen some shit
But this takes the cake
This one is it
I can't carry on
I can't wrap my brain
His stomach's distended a baby
With my own face
It's got my buckteeth
And my mischevious grin
Even more upsetting
I see my glasses on them
I try to shout
I try to scream
But I can't comprehend
The baby is me
My buddy Dave is pregnant
With a baby who is me
Seems surreal
What's the deal
He's swimming in Dave's pee
DAVE: its not pee june its amniotic fluid
DAVE: theres a big difference
(Hey while you guys are singing, do mind if I take a trumpet solo?)
(Sure thing doc, go right ahead.)
[Prenatal trumpet solo.]
A child in my bro
A wholeass baby kid
Not even the result
Of something I did
Dave is taking this well
What the fuck is his deal
I've been losing my mind
Is this how the virgin Mary feels
Look at their weird face
On the ultrasound screen
They're looking at me
God what could this mean
How can Dave sit there
With zero qualms
Is he a good dad
Am I a good mom
My buddy Dave is pregnant
With a baby who is me
Seems surreal
What's the deal
He's swimming in Dave's pee
DAVE: for the last time its not pee
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Track: Off Brand
Contributors:
- AE (June)
- Bucky Grant (Karkat)
- Funk McLovin (Dave)
Duration: '3:58'
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/off-brand
Lyrics: |-
JUNE: i hope dave is okay.
JUNE: what do you think will happen if something goes wrong?
JUNE: what if i evaporate, like in back to the future?
KARKAT: IT'LL BE FINE, JUNE.
JUNE: but i've been hearing trumpet playing from the delivery room this whole time.
KARKAT: NO DON'T WORRY, THAT'S JUST THE DOCTOR FROM TRACK FOUR.
JUNE: oh, right.
I know it's off brand
But I wouldn't worry
Dave's a strong sort of guy
He's a good dad
So we'd better hurry
And pull ourselves together, here's why
Through these nine months
I've hemmed and I've hawed
But here's the conclusion I came to
It's surreal and unfun
But I've been so in awe
You me and Dave too
I know it's our friend
But I sort of agree
Dave's taken this just like a champ
It's not the most grand
That the baby is me
But we really oughta be in Dave's camp
Through these nine months
I've been so horrified
About the implications metaphysic
But through these nine months
Not one single time
Have I told Dave he's terrific
I know it's not grand
But the trio of us
Two dads and one paradox daughter
Can be hand in hand
One family of us
Come temporal hell or high water
DAVE: well folks great news
JUNE: oh, dave! thank god.
KARKAT: DAVE, LOOK AT HER.
KARKAT: IT'S A LITTLE JUNE.
JUNE: i'm still not entirely sure how it was born with my glasses on...
DAVE: i have some bad news
KARKAT: WHAT IS IT?
JUNE: what do you mean?
DAVE: to preserve the time loop this baby has to go back in time and live your childhood june
DAVE: we cant keep it
KARKAT: ...I GUESS THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE.
I know it's off brand
But I'm teary-eyed
I love this little dude most
Karkat my man
And June buddy of mine
Now I know why we're so close
When we were kids
Playing SBURB
I knew that we all were connected
Through all this amidst
Our trials absurd
It's not quite the way we expected
I know it's off brand
But the trio of us
Two dads and one paradox daughter
Can be hand in hand
One family of us
Come temporal hell or high water
DAVE: well
DAVE: that was weird
DAVE: i gotta admit im kinda sad that i didnt get to raise a little june
JUNE: i'm not...
KARKAT: WELL, AT LEAST WE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON FROM THIS.
DAVE: we did
KARKAT: SURE.
JUNE: what was it?
KARKAT: I DON'T FUCKING KNOW.
KARKAT: BUT I'M SURE SOMEDAY IT WILL COME IN HANDY.
KARKAT: LIKE SOME OBSCURE TRIAL WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DRAW ON OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MECHANICS OF PARADOX IMPREGNATION.
JUNE: it's kind of like jesus, huh?
JUNE: a virgin birth.
DAVE: definitely not a virgin
KARKT: WHAT'S A VIRGIN?
JUNE: man, i wonder what would have happened if i'd chosen meat or candy.
DAVE: good question june buddy
DAVE: i guess the world will just never know
[Laughter.]
JUNE: probably for the best.
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Track: Dave's Ballad Reprise
Contributors:
- Funk McLovin (Dave)
- articulatelyComposed (Rose)
Duration: '1:49'
URLs:
- https://funkmclovin.bandcamp.com/track/daves-ballad-reprise
Lyrics: |-
DAVE: so yeah basically uh
DAVE: i got pregnant with a paradox clone of june
DAVE: and that was my weekend
DAVE: what about you
ROSE: Wait, what.
ROSE: Explain.
DAVE: alright so
DAVE: june was supposed to make a selection between meat and candy at a picnic
DAVE: right
ROSE: Yes.
ROSE: Yeah, that was my idea.
DAVE: but she didnt do that
DAVE: so like you might have imagined-
ROSE: So you gave birth to her.
DAVE: yeah yeah
DAVE: no thats
DAVE: thats basically the whole and the half of it
ROSE: ...Why do I feel like this has happened before?
DAVE: you know i felt that too
DAVE: it was like through the whole thing
DAVE: it was like this feeling of deja vu
DAVE: i dont even know if i have a womb anymore
ROSE: I mean, paradox space can do strange things.
DAVE: yeah
DAVE: well i guess its good that yknow
DAVE: she didnt choose meat or candy
DAVE: who knows how that would have gone
ROSE: Oh, god.
DAVE: yeah who knows
ROSE: Now that I think about it, that was a terrible choice.
ROSE: I don't know why I even thought it would be... decent.
DAVE: yeah thats ok
DAVE: you cant see the fu- well
DAVE: you cant see the future i guess
DAVE: i kinda made a musical angle of it
DAVE: so like
DAVE: uh
DAVE: you wanna
DAVE: do you wanna
DAVE: you wanna do something with that
DAVE: we could probably syndicate this and sell it to someone
ROSE: Honestly? Sure, why not.
DAVE: alright lets do it
ROSE: Why not make a couple bucks aft our wacky adventures.
DAVE: yeah
DAVE: lets do this
DAVE: i had a whole baby i might as well gat a couple dollars out of it
You (I) had a baby and the baby was June
You (I) had a baby and the baby was June
You (I) had a baby and the baby was June
It's absurd to be true (ooooh)
Dave (I) had a baby and the baby was June
He (I) had a baby and the baby was June
Dave (I) had the baby and the baby was June
And that fixed the paradox loop (ooooh)
ROSE: Actually, on second thought, making a musical out of this seems like a bad idea.
DAVE: yeah its kind of tacky