In 1989, Faith No More released The Real Thing, but the song "Epic" didn't become popular until later in 1990:
"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
And it feels so good, it's like walkin' on glass
It's so cool, it's so hip it's alright
It's so groo-vy, it's outta sight!
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
but it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet...
You want it all, but you can't have it.
It's cryin', bleedin', a-lyin' on the floor
so you lay down on it and you do it some more
You've got to share it, so you dare it
then you bare it, and you can tear it
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face, but you can't grab it.
It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win
It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain
It's sad it happened and its a shame
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face, but you can't grab it.
What is it? [It's it!]"
"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
And it feels so good, it's like walkin' on glass
It's so cool, it's so hip it's alright
It's so groo-vy, it's outta sight!
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
but it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet...
You want it all, but you can't have it.
It's cryin', bleedin', a-lyin' on the floor
so you lay down on it and you do it some more
You've got to share it, so you dare it
then you bare it, and you can tear it
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face, but you can't grab it.
It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win
It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain
It's sad it happened and its a shame
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face, but you can't grab it.
What is it? [It's it!]"