Lu's sitting on her bed late at night, watching TV with the volume on low so as not to wake up Mario.
Hey paisanos!
It's the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game
We're not like the others who get all the fame
If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double
We're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers, uh!
H-hooked on the brothers
(Gimme gimme, gimme gimme!)
Yo, you're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat
Get ready for adventure and remarkable feats
You'll meet Koopa, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others
Hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers!
To the bridge!
Uh, uh!
I said-a h-h-h-h-hooked on the brothers!
The brothers!
The brothers!
It's the Mario Brothers and plumbing's the game
Found the secret warp zone while working on a drain
Lend the Princess a hand in the mushroom land
Join the action with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the brothers!
Now...
Evil Koopa and his Troopas are up to misbehavin'
They kidnapped the Princess; Mushroom Land needs savin'
Abusin' and confusin' everybody he discovers
They can't help but be hooked on the brothers, uh!
She can't explain why she likes it, only that the longer she stares at the screen, the more she wishes she didn't have to stop.
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I Felt the TV Static
HorrorA teenage boy introduces his twin sister Lu to a mysterious late-night TV show -- a vision of a wonderfully fantastical world beneath their own. Through the tingling in his hands from static of the television, Lu's view of reality begins to crack.
