Oh, what an episode! Oh, what a show!
The slashers have gone to town
Over a kiss in the dark in Mulder's front room.
We've all gone crazy,
Writing all day and posting all night,
Falling over ourselves to get all of the spoilers just right.

Oh, what an exit! That's how to go.
When they're writing your character off
Demand to say good-bye like Alex the Rat.
It's quite a sound effect
And hard for the 'shippers to explain away.
CC set the topic on all of the slash lists that day!

And who is this surfer Chris Carter
To incite such hysterical fervor?
He taunts and teases, he plays his mind games.
How will we ever get through this summer?

He has his moments, he has his style.
The best show on-line is the crowd
Hanging out in the chat rooms crying
'What did that mean?'
That kiss is canon now.
As soon as the heat from the episode clears
We're all gonna see -- and how! --
Great new fanfic for years!

You've made us so happy, Chris Carter.
It was a kiss to build a plot on.
First came 'Tunguska', with all its promise,
Then 'Red and Black' sure did deliver.

Sing, slash 'philes! Enjoy the ride!
Mulder's got one more secret to hide.
Fox, just relax, your love is true.
Alex is coming back to you.

M/K UST made us wait
'Til the 8th of March 1998.
Then the show came on, VCR tape ran
We got a scene near and dear to every slash fan

We craved slash fodder and we got just that
Between an agent named Fox and a gun-toting Rat.
We could've sat and watched all night,
They didn't do much but they did it right!

And there sat we, who'd kept the faith
From 'Sleepless' up through 'Patient X',
Who knew true love always will out
'Gainst fear and 'phobes and censors' clout,
Who all rewound to celebrate,
As Mulder spoke of twists of fate,
Our dreams come true, hopes justified --
A kiss on film can't be denied!

Sing, slash 'philes! Enjoy the ride!
Mulder's got one more secret to hide.
Fox, just relax, your love is true.
Alex is coming back to you.

the end
18 May 1998