Lyrics: [Verse 1 – 1980s] Pac-Man / Frogger / Donkey Kong / Q*bert swears when jumps go wrong / Mario / Luigi too / Samus in her power suit // Link with sword / Ganon slain / Simon whips through Dracula’s reign / Mega Man / Ryu fight / Double Dragon / streets at night // Pit from Kid Icarus / Paperboy delivery fuss / Bubble Bobble dragons cheer / Contra spread gun / no fear // [Chorus] We didn’t save the princess / She was always waitin’ / Bowser still escapin’ // We didn’t save the princess / Though we kept on tryin’ / Koopas still defyin’ // [Verse 2 – Early 90s] Sonic / Tails / Knuckles roll / Kirby swallows / gains control / Earthworm Jim / rocket suit / Sub-Zero freeze / Scorpion brute // Donkey Kong Country swing / Star Fox Arwing on the wing / Lara Croft / tombs to raid / Yoshi eggs / Mario aid // Chrono Trigger / time parade / EarthBound’s Ness / psychic blade / Diddy Kong / Dixie run / Doomguy’s got the BFG gun // [Verse 3 – Late 90s] Crash Bandicoot / spin attack / Cloud and Barret / watch their back / Solid Snake / codec calls / Banjo / Kazooie / Jiggy hauls // Master Chief / Halo ring / Link’s Ocarina / makes time sing / Peach in Mario 64 / Sephiroth / at Midgar’s door // Tony Hawk / kickflip pride / Pokémon trainers worldwide / Shepard in the Normandy / Majora’s Moon so hard to flee // [Verse 4 – 2000s] Gordon Freeman / crowbar swing / Kratos fights / Olympian kings / CJ Grove Street / on the roam / Sam Fisher sneaks / calls it home // Sora / Riku / Heartless fall / Marcus Fenix / chainsaw brawl / Link sails / Wind Waker seas / Doom’s back / Hell to knees // Niko Bellic / Roman too / Ezio with hidden view / Red in Pokémon advance / Wii Fit / Mii’s dance // [Verse 5 – 2010s to Today] Geralt / Ciri / Witcher blade / Nathan Drake / jungle shade / Ellie / Joel / apocalypse / Arthur Morgan / outlaw trips // Aloy hunts / metal beast / Cuphead shoots / demon feast / Tracer blinks / D.Va’s mech / Fortnite builds / mid-gunfight wreck // Among Us / crew lies and stab / Kratos with / his son in grab / Spider-Man / city high / Tears of Kingdom / Link can fly // [Final Chorus] We didn’t save the princess / She was always waitin’ / Bowser still escapin’ // We didn’t save the princess / But we’ll keep on playin’ / heroes never swayin’ //
