Jonathan Coulton - I Feel Fantastic - ASL Song

"I Feel Fantastic" by Jonathan Coulton, performed in sign language by Stephen Torrence. This one is December Song Week #6 and it goes out to all my pill junkie homies. Lyrics/gloss below. Enjoy!
I get up early when the sleeping pill wakes me
MORNING PILL HIT, I AWAKE
I take a wake up pill and fill with energy
ENERGY PILL-TAKE, AWAKE!
I power on hard and I check my messages
COMPUTER TURN-ON, MESSAGE LOOK-FOR
But I dont have any messages
BUT NOT HAVE MESSAGE
I take a driving pill and head to my car
DRIVE PILL-TAKE, CAR GET-IN
I drive around a bit cuz work isnt very far
[CAR CIRCLING] WORK [RIGHT-THERE]
I call my phone and I check my messages
MY PHONE, MESSAGE WAIT-FOR
But I dont have any messages
BUT NOT HAVE MESSAGE
All I know is driving on drugs feels better when theyre prescription
I KNOW DRIVING WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUG BETTER
All I know is the world looks beautiful, the world looks so damn beautiful
I KNOW WORLD BEAUTIFUL, WORLD REALLY BEAUTIFUL
And I feel fantastic
I FEEL FANTASTIC
And I never felt as good as how I do right now
BEFORE NEVER FELT-LIKE NOW
Except for maybe when I think of how I felt that day
BUT PONDER, MAYBE ONE-DAY PAST
When I felt the way that I do right now, right now, right now.
I FEEL [SAME-THEN-AND-NOW], NOW++
[repeats]
Work is anything but quiet these days
RECENTLY WORK BUSY
I try to medicate my concentration haze
CANT FOCUS, CONFUSION, PILL-TAKE++
I can feel the day unfold in front of me
PAPER [PILING UP], PUSH ASIDE
So I take the stairs and hit the gym
STAIRS [ASCEND] WORK OUT
The phone is ringing when I get to my desk
FINISH, RETURN, MY PHONE [RINGING]
What was a stingings now a sharp pain in my chest
[CHEST STING] BECOME PAIN!
So I take a Calminex and just chill
PAIN PILL-TAKE, RELAX
And then its time for lunch again
FINISH, FOOD TIME
All I know is work is easy when you dont stress out about deadlines
I KNOW WORK EASY IF [PAPER PILE] IGNORE
All I know is I take my medicine I always take my medicine
I KNOW PILL-TAKE ALWAYS PILL-TAKE++
[chorus]
Sometimes Id like to slow things down
SOMETIME I WANT LIVE SLOW
Enjoy the moment
NOW ENJOY
But when I look the moments gone
BUT LOOK, NOW [MOVE AWAY, GONE]
Work is over but I cant stay to work late
WORK FINISH, BUT CANT STAY
Got to leave and get ready for my second date
MUST PREPARE FOR MY 2ND DATE
With a pretty girl that I met at the pharmacy
WITH GIRL PRETTY, PHARMACY
Right in the prescription line
LINE MEET-HER-THERE
I take a pill for my social anxiety
RELATIONSHIP ANXIOUS PILL-TAKE
I get a table and a nice bottle of Chablis
TABLE ARRANGE, WINE BOTTLE [SET-UP]
Now its getting late and theres still no sign of her
[HOURS PASS] LOOK-FOR-HER, NOTHING
I have another glass of wine
WINE POUR, DRINK
All I know is the wine lasts longer when you dont gotta share it with someone
I KNOW MORE WINE IF NOT [POUR-FOR-TWO]
All I know is my steak tastes better when I take my steak tastes better pill
I KNOW STEAK TASTE-BETTER IF I STEAK PILL-TAKE
[chorus]

[@ActuallyBard]

It's been years since I've watched this video. Never listened to the song on its own, so when it got played in the car, I HAD to come back and re-watch. Cap, you never disappoint 🧡

[@kathrynsears8383]

This guy is who inspired me to learn ASL, that long nine years ago hahah, now I’m almost fluent!

[@soup1357]

Congratulations!

[@maryjanerx]

Do you make your own videos now?

[@KeltenaAsule]

At risk of sounding unoriginal, I will say that this is fantastic. You portrayed the energy and emotion of the song wonderfully (I loved your facial expressions as well as your most likely MUCH-practiced ASL), and... it's just perfect. This could really be an official music video in my opinion. Great job.

[@FanvonJo2]

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[@tpcpca]

I'm not particularly a Jonathan Coultan fan, but this song amuses me because it is true that we are an over-medicated nation. All I know is that my back feels better when I take my back feels better pill.

[@AnAngryGranny]

I genuinely have no idea how I can be so enchanted by watching someone sing along to a song in ASL, but here we are, and here you are sir, doing the impossible. Honestly don't even care that the vid is like, over a decade old by now. I'm subscribing to your ass

[@SomeRandomGirlWithARabbit]

Stephen Torrence ... you rock the free world! This is so awesome! I find myself going back time and again to these videos just for a smile! My 10 year old and I watch your "Party in the USA" video over and over... we absolutely love it! You are truly making the world a nicer place with every video you do!

[@feliciaxoxo3149]

I stood up all night watching you ASL . you do an amazing job! I love it!

[@cherrydoc688]

Thank you so much for posting this video....it makes me remember why I started to learn how to sign, in the first place. Everyone who criticizes your choice of signs, etc should really lay off as I seriously doubt anyone could produce the same level of true interpreting as you. Well done my friend :)

[@DeltaD36]

I want a gif of this guy doing the "Right Now" sign. By the way, excellent signing! Your facial expressions really do portray the sarcasim! :D

[@tpcpca]

Stephen Torrence is a joy and pleasure to watch. His fluidity of motions and the range of emotions on his face and in his movements make the meaning of the song so apparent..

[@raverskippy]

I would like to say that one of the things that makes your videos so awesome is that you make them fun to watch! your amazing! keep putting out videos!!!

[@fizzplease6742]

Oh my god, the sheer amount of manic energy you were projecting, I swear it raised MY heart rate, LOL. I half-expected you to pass out at the end. So awesome!!

[@vr4jay]

Fantastic job! I sing this song all day long, even bought the CD! It makes me feel fantastic!!

[@mapleflavourYT]

My goodness. I have been wanting you to do this song forever. Your expressions never fail to make me smile. Great job, JoCo, would be proud.

[@StephanHarz]

Stressing big time...but watched this video an made me smile....I have watched this for some time and I'm shocked it does not have over a million views..but thanks for making it +CaptainValor

[@mynx76]

This is one of my favourite songs and your video makes me feel twice as fantastic. You and Jonathan are great artists. I have shared this video and the verdict is in... You are awesome! :) Please keep them coming!

[@Kingkids26]

This really is FANTASTIC!!! Excellent! I really enjoyed that. Man, the facial expressions....perfect.

[@MsAmedina1]

So my family and I have been learning asl, my husband has been a bit reluctant to learn until he saw this video that is. The lyrics to this song and your facial expressions are AWESOME! Thanks for introducing us to this great artist that we didnt know and Thanks for sharing your awesome interpretation. Keep up the great work!

[@DestructoPop]

I beyond any reasonable means adore that it looks like you signed this to the song at 75% and then sped it back up.

[@iMiranda702]

I love this video it's so hilarious! I love Stephan! He has amazing facial expressions. His videos are the reason I am now in ASL

[@BeingLolaStar]

Your expressions make *me* feel fantastic! This is one of my favourite songs ever and you've made it a dozen times better. If I'm ever having a bad day I'll have to watch this because there's no way someone can be sad watching you!

[@anotherjen]

This is one of my favorite JoCo songs, and you made it even better! I'm not even hard of hearing.

[@NivaraTinuviel]

you know, i was in a very bad mood before i watched this.... and then i couldn't stop laughing. i already liked this song, and your signing and facial expressions just made it that much better

[@seyra16]

Beautifully done! great expression and rhythm! I love all he energy you put into this!

[@larajohn5234]

I absolutely love this video! I'm deaf myself and I'm so in love with music. I suck with translating, and I just love the way you perform! Keep it up and would love to be in touch with you and give you some feedback. I'm currently a deaf mentor for students who are in the interpreting program. It's awesome to see people taking the time to perform their best!

[@larajohn5234]

+Daniel Weiss I'm not completely deaf. I do have some hearing and I have cochlear implant. Music and ASL is my most favorite combination due to the art of 2 senses: visual and sound.

[@empath69]

Wow. You REALLY convey the moods of the 'narrator' of this song EXCELLENTLY! You might even say... *dons shades* ...FANTASTICALLY. *musical sting* But seriously; amazing - you really ADD to the message of this song with that WONDERFUL performance; I'm just disappointed with myself that I didn't find this sooner...

[@radarcub]

A lot of people miss the point of this video. Deaf people can feel the beat in the music, and by translating it to sign language, it gives them a chance to hear the story. So ya, Big Kudos to these people and much love.

[@marnanel]

I love your videos, not just because the signing adds to the song, but because I enjoy reading the gloss and working out how the signs fit together. Thank you so much!

[@edessaproductions304]

You don't even know how happy this song makes me. I love all your Jonathan Coulton songs, but this... this is just a work of art. I love the facial expressions and the crazed look of everything. It's just fantastic!

[@Love4Sign]

HOLY COW!!! I absolutely loved it! Favorited and 5* AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!!!!

[@dawn8293]

Excellent performance! Just so everyone knows, the motion for “now” is a single motion. If you do it twice rapidly, it means “today” not “now” or “now+”. The captions seem incorrect in this point. I’m not meaning to criticize, because I love this video and it is well done, but just to clarify for some learners in the audience.

[@Vanthaera]

Your face is fantastic. Seriously, man, you make this song 100x better than it is, and considering this song is pretty awesome as is, that's saying something.

[@samiyarossini]

You get better with every video. I really like how expressive you are when you do these. :)

[@mandydax]

When I saw the title, I thought that this would be mad, but that was CRAZY++++! LOL, love it, and keep up the great work. PS: You have great facial expression. :D

[@radicalantitheist]

Honestly if all else fails and the day seems like its gona be another shitty day, i watch this and smile.

[@ilovemyhappydays]

You are so adorable and your facial expressions definitely complete the song. You are a very talented man and I hope you continue signing songs in the future. :)

[@mulchair]

Fabulous! I think this one and (of course) "Re: Your Brains" have to be my favorite ASL interpretations of yours.

[@jenfyffe9838]

Having a bad day, and this definitely puts a smile on my face! Love your videos!

[@Orangy13]

This. Is. Awesome. Love your expression!!!!!

[@kborage]

You crack me up! Great job! Hahahaha! Your facial expressions make me feel happy in my innards!

[@reesesapphire267]

I'm a big fan of JoCo and of ASL. I really hope to see you make more videos like this!!

[@danielmller4682]

This guy is Pure Gold!

[@krayzoman]

If you type 'repeat' into the url after 'youtube', it will, as I'm sure you've guessed, repeat automatically when it reaches the end of the video. Happy watching! :)

[@madthespianaficionado9910]

I was listening to a playlist of your videos and watching for inspiration for my ASL assignment! haha so awesome!

[@hazelwander]

This is brilliant. I love the frenetic pace.

[@elender17]

Superawesome! This guy alone is hilarious, and with the song... pure gold xd

[@Haezo84]

I'm so glad you finally did this song!! Well done!

[@BorbaSpinotti]

This is definitely a high point in the series. Brilliant!

[@PurpleMochiPants89]

oh dang this song is a happy pill ! haha crazy ! i feel crazying watching it ! lol funny.

[@ArtistSugi]

You are amazing!

[@WyattRyeSway]

Fantastic! Totally awesome!

[@DylPickleman]

I do not know sign language, but, assuming your translation is accurate, these videos are all very well done. And your enthusiasm is priceless xD

[@kaligoddess74]

Another brilliant video. Bravo!

[@Marienkaefer4]

LOVED IT!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

[@HeckinTired]

Sir, you are addictive.

[@hockeymonkey22]

I'm so happy you did this! this is great!

[@Spintown]

Great work, I've been looking forward to you covering this song. Nice undercranking by the way.

[@TalkingHead25682]

Amazing! You really nailed the feeling of the song. :)

[@fullmetal78745]

i'm finishing up my first year of ASL 1 and i'm so happy i can understand most of these signs and look forward to continuing to learn!!

[@evilaelf]

I can't stop watching this one :D So fun!

[@gummywazhere7435]

I am deaf kid and I love your song I only watch that

[@SomethingToSay13]

This. Is. Amazing! I do believe that I have a new goal in life - to do this!

[@TheRelicOfOwls]

lol i watch this video everyday, it simply makes me happy, and it also helps me learn some new signs (i always seem to catch a new one every time i watch XD)

[@rudeboyzippo]

These are incredible. I think I may finally learn asl. Thanks!

[@ShhhhhItsasecret]

Finally a song for me :D Especially the social anxiety part. haha This is awesome!

[@pionosphere]

Sir, you are the man.

[@starsdreams]

awesome! good job. i am so lured into your videos!

[@slightlysarcasticc]

bloody fantastic! :) i love how you made the video kind of fast/jerky. and i am incredibly jealous of your facial expressions ;)

[@SquirrelWhisperer53]

I think I just found my new favorite artist.

[@yolande1276]

Love your facial expressions!!!!

[@xander260]

This video is just pure joy!

[@vr4jay]

You do such a great job! This helps me get through work. LOL! :)

[@aprilstevens9169]

I admire how you sign so good and so fast! If I tried that I might break something. LOL :) Keep up the great work! I'll keep watching for more from you!

[@Namivideos]

@_@ I am majoring in ASL for college starting next week. And I'm inlove with how well you do your videos and I really hope that I can start getting as fast as you, and gah! It's amazing Sign! I've fallen in love with this language, you do so great in it. Wish you still made videos you're a fucking idol =D

[@wowtink96]

i would like to know why you use the sign for Lesbian as the sign for taking a pill?

[@CaptainValor]

Becky Munchkin RIGHT? That was sloppy and retrospectively hilarious of me. The sign for pill is like throwing a pill into your mouth with a pinch that becomes the G-hs, which ends up near the mouth/chin, gets larger and looks more like an L-hs... like LESBIAN. Ack! To be fair, LESBIAN technically starts on the chin with the L-hs and rests below the mouth. But yeah, funny in hindsight.

[@wowtink96]

anyway, i'd love to see you do Modern major General from Pirates of Penzance. Could you?

[@CaptainValor]

Ooo, that'd be a fun one! Since I receive so many requests, I'm now only considering songs requested by my Patreon backers. Would love if you supported me there! Pledges start at only $1 www.patreon.com/captainvalor

[@wowtink96]

i was thinking about doing that anyway, but had to wait til i got paid today LOL. now that i have, i will, but you must do that song!

[@rura90]

There are different levels of deaf. There's deaf people that still can sense the beat of the music and the rythm, and that's a lot of help aswell.

[@2111jade]

For the longest time, I really thought you were deaf. Until I watched your performance in the Tulsa review.

[@NinjaRyu666]

You are seriously talented and super awesome! That is all :D

[@blind999]

I'm not sure why, but I watch this on loop!

[@Tahlorn]

That was AWESOME! Facial expressions made it, this makes me want to learn ASL :P

[@LotsOfLaughs37k]

That was definitely one of your better ones! Amazinggg

[@joaon99]

This video makes the song even better!

[@thepinupgirl]

You make me happy... seriously.

[@xArktisFlamex]

Wow. Sign language is like the best dance ever

[@createthespace]

that was well... fantastic! haha great job

[@rachaelcarey7418]

I stumbled across your channel looking for a JoCo song. This is awesome. :D

[@funnyman695]

GAH! I want to be able to sign songs. You're very talented indeed my friend.

[@MegaWangwei]

Hello!My name is Wangwei.I am deaf man from china.Nice to meet u!

[@michaelgardner5862]

fantastic fachial expreshions thats amazing!!!

[@CousinoMacul]

Another great video!

[@bmair16]

Hey, man that was the most amazing thing I have seen on this when it comes to music, good job

[@OBCBW]

This video makes me feel fantastic... right now.

[@CaptainValor]

Thank you, Carissa! That means a lot. ^_^

[@WolfSpeaker25]

I love the chorus!

[@vampiratefairiegrl]

Ok, This is AWESOME on numerous levels! :D

[@Fab4Sunrises]

I am crying right now omfg perfect

[@auryngrigori]

Awesome as usual sir. One problem, and indeed it is a small one, I would have probably gone with a darker shirt, especially because of the fast (sped up?) signs. But other than that, another fantastic video

[@wormsinya]

That was awesome.

[@AlbertMeza]

You are so funny in this video. Loved it!