Buffy Musical

GOING THROUGH THE MOTION : 

Buffy 
Every single night, the same arrangement 
I go out and fight the fight 
Still I always feel this strange estrangement 
Nothing here is real, nothing here is right 
I've been making show of trading blows 
Just hoping no one knows 
That I've been going through the motions 
Walking through the part 
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart 
I was always brave and kind of righteous 
Now I find I'm wavering 
Crawl out of your grave 
You find this fight just doesn't mean a thing 

Vampire 
She ain't got that swing 

Buffy 
Thanks for noticing 

Demon, Vampire 
She is pretty well with fiends from Hell 
But lately we can tell 
That she's just going through the motions (going through the motions) 
Faking it somehow 

Demon 
She's not even half the girl she - oww ! 

Buffy 
Will I stay this way forever ? 
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor ? 

Victime 
How can I repay ? 

Buffy 
Whatever. 
I don't wanna be 
Going through the motions 
Losing all my drive 
I can't even see 
If this is really me 
And I just wanna be 
Alive !

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I VE GOT A THEORY :

Giles 
I've got a theory that it's a demon 
A dancing demon 
No, something isn't right there 

Willow 
I've got a theory some kid is dreamin' 
And we're all stuck inside his wacky broadway nightmare 

Alex 
I've got a theory we should work this out 

Tous 
It's getting eerie 
What's this cheery singing all about? 

Alex 
It could be witches 
Some evil witches 
Which is ridiculous 
'Cause witches they were persecuted 
And Wicca good 
And love the earth 
And woman power 
And I'll be over here 

AnyaI 
've got a theory 
It could be bunnies 

Tara 
I've got a th- 

Anya 
Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes! 
They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses! 
And what's with all the carrots? 
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? 
Bunnies! Bunnies, it must be bunnies! 
...Or maybe midgets 

Willow 
I've got a theory 
We should work this fast 

Willow, Giles 
Because it clearly could get 
Serious before it's past 

Buffy 
I've got a theory 
It doesn't matter 
What can't we face if we're together? 
What's in this place that we can't weather? 
Apocolypse 
We've all been there 
The same old tricks 
Why should we care? 

Tous 
What can't we do if we get in it? 
We'll work it through within a minute 
We have to try. We'll pay the price 
It's do or die 

Buffy 
Hey I've died twice 

Tous 
What can't we face if we're together? 
What's in this place that we can't weather? 
There's nothing we can't face 

Anya 
Except for bunnies 

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UNDER YOUR SPELL : 

Tara 
I lived my life in shadow 
Never the sun on my face 
It didn't seem so sad though 
I figured that was my place 
Now I'm bathed in light 
Something just isn't right 
I'm under your spell 
How else could it be 
Anyone would notice me? 
It's magic I can tell 
How you set me free 
Brought me out so easily 
I saw a world enchanted 
Spirits and charms in the air 
I always took for granted 
I was the only one there 
But your power shone 
Brighter than any I've known 
I'm under your spell 
Nothing I can do 
You just took my soul with you 
You worked your charms so well 
Finally I knew 
Everything I dreamed was true 
You make me complete 
The moon to the tide 
I can feel you inside 
I'm under your spell 
Surging like the sea 
Pulled to you so helplessly 
I break with every swell 
Lost in ecstacy 
Spread beneath my willow tree 
You make me complete 
You make me complete 
You make me complete 
You make me complete 

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I LL  NEVER TELL :

Anya 
This is the man that I plan to entangle 
Isn't he fine ? 
My claim to fame was to mame and to mangle 
Vengeance was mine 
But I'm out of the biz 
The name I made I'll trade for his 
The only trouble is ... 
I'll never tell 

Alex 
She is the one 
Such wonderful fun 
Such passion and grace 
Warm in the night when I'm right in her tight- 
Embrace, tight embrace 
I'll never let her go 
The love we've known can only grow 
There's just one thing that - no 
I'll never tell 

Anya, Alex 
'Cause there's nothing to tell 

Anya 
He snores 

Alex 
She wheezes 

Anya 
Say 'housework' and he freezes 

Alex 
She eats these skeezy cheeses that I can't describe 

Anya 
I talk, he breezes 

Alex 
She doesn't know what pleases 

Anya 
His penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe 

Anya, Alex 
The vibe gets kind of scary 

Alex 
Like she thinks I'm ordinary 

Anya 
Like it's all just temporary 

Alex 
Like her toes are kind of hairy 

Anya 
But it's all very well 

Anya, Alex 
'Cause God knows I'll never tell 

Anya 
When things get rough he 
Just hides behind his Buffy 
Now look, he's getting huffy 
'Cause he knows that I know 

Alex 
She clings, she's needy, she's also really greedy 
She never- 
-His eyes are really greedy 

Anya 
This is my verse, hello ! 

Alex 
She- 

Anya 
Look at me ! I'm dancing crazy ! 

Anya, Alex 
You know 

Alex 
You're quite the charmer 

Anya 
My knight in armor 

Alex 
You're the cutest of the Scoobies 
With your lips as red as rubies 
And your firm yet supple - tight embrace ! 

Anya 
He's swell 

Alex 
She's sweller 

Anya 
He'll always be my feller 

Alex 
That's why I'll never tell her 

Anya 
That I'm petrified 
I've read this tale 
There's wedding then betrayel 
And on will come the day I'll want to run and hide 

Anya, Alex 
I lied, I said it's easy 
I've tried but there's these fears I can't quell 

Alex 
Is she looking for a pot of gold ? 

Anya 
Will I look good when I've gotten old ? 

Alex 
Will our lives become too stressful if I'm never that successful 

Anya 
When I get so worn and wrinkley that I look like David Brinkley 

Alex 
Am I crazy ? 

Anya 
Am I dreamin' ? 

Alex 
Am I marrying a demon ? 

Anya, Alex 
We could really raise the beam in making marriage a hell 
So thank God I'll never tell 
I swear that I'll never tell 

ALEX : My lips are sealed 

Anya 
I take the fifth 

Alex 
Nothin' to see, move it along 

Anya, Alex 
I'll never tell

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PARKING TICKET :

Femme
I've been having a bad bad day 
Come on, won't you put that pad away ? 
I'm asking you please no 
It isn't right, it isn't fair 
There was no parking anywhere 
I think that hydrant wasn't there 
Why can't you let it go ? 
I think I've paid more than my share 
I'm just a poor girl going bare 
And I'm not wearing underwear
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REST IN PEACE :

Spike 
I died so many years ago 
You can make me feel like it isn't so 
And why you can't be with me 
I think I finally know (Mmm-mmm) 
You're scared, ashamed of what you feel 
And you can't tell the ones you love 
You know they couldn't deal 
Whisper in a dead man's ear 
It doesn't make it real 
That's great, but I don't wanna play 
'Cause being with you touches me 
More than I can say 
And since I'm only dead to you 
I'm sayin' stay away 
And let me rest in peace 
Let me rest in peace 
Let me get some sleep 
Let me take my love and bury it 
In a hole six foot deep 
I can lay my body down 
But I can't find my sweet release 
So let me rest in peace 
You know you got a willin' slave 
And you just love to play the thought 
That you might misbehave 
But 'til you do I'm tellin' you : 
Stop visiting my grave 
And let me rest in peace 
I know I should go 
But I follow you like a man possessed 
There's a traitor here beneath my breast 
And it hurts me more than you've ever guessed 
If my heart could beat it would break my chest 
But I can see you're unimpressed 
So leave me be and ... 
Let me rest in peace 
Let me get some sleep 
Let me take my love and bury it 
In a hole six foot deep 
I can lay my body down 
But I can't find my sweet release 
So let me rest in peace 
Why won't you let me rest in peace ?

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DAWN'S LAMENT :

Dawn 
Does anybody even notice ? 
Does anybody even care ?
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SWEET'S  SONG :

Sweet 
Why'd you run away ? 
Don't you like my style ? 
Why don't you come and play ? 
I guarantee a great big smile 
I come from the imagination 
And I'm here strictly by your invocation 
So what do you say ? 
Why don't we dance a while ? 
I'm the how to swing 
I'm the twist and shout 
When ya gotta sing 
When ya gotta let it out 
You call me and I come a runnin' 
I turn the music on 
I bring the fun in 
Now we're partying 
That's what it's all about 
'Cause I know what you feel girl 
I know just what you feel girl 

Dawn 
So, you're like a good demon ? Bringin' the fun in ? 

Sweet 
All these melodies 
They go on too long 
Then that energy starts to come on 
Way too strong 
All those hearts lay open 
That must sting 
Plus some customers just die combusting 
That's the penelty 
When life is but a song 
You brought me down into this town 
So when we blow this scene 
Back we will go to my kingdom below 
And you will be my queen 
'Cause I know what you feel girl 

Dawn 
No you see 
You and me 
Wouldn't be very regal 

Sweet 
I'll make it real girl 

Dawn 
I'm fifteen 
So this queen thing's legal ? 

Sweet 
I can bring whole cities to ruin 
And still have time to get a soft shoe-in 

Dawn 
Well that's great, but I'm late 
And I'd hate to delay her 
Something's cookin', I'm at the griddle 

Sweet 
I bought Nero his very first fiddle 

Dawn 
She'll get pissed, if I'm missed 
See my sister's the Slayer 

Sweet 
The Slayer ? 

Dawn 
mmm-mmm. 

Sweet 
Find her. Tell her ... Tell her everything. Just get her here. I want to see the Slayer burn. 
Now we're partyin', That's what it's all about
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WISH I COULD STAY : 

Giles 
You're not ready for the world outside 
You keep pretending, but you just can't hide 
I know I said that I'd be standing by your side 
But I ... 
Your path's unbeaten and it's all uphill 
And you can meet it, but you never will 
And I'm the reason that you're standing still 
But I ... 
I wish I could say the right words 
To lead you through this land 
Wish I could play the father 
To take you by the hand 
Wish I could stay 
But now I understand 
I'm standing in the way 
The cries around you, you don't hear at all 
'Cause you know I'm here to take that call 
So you just lie there when you should be standing tall 
But I ... 
I wish I could lay your arms down 
And let you rest at last 
Wish I could slay your demons 
But now that time has passed 
Wish I could stay your stalwart, standing fast 
But I'm standing in the way 
I'm just standing in the way 

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WISH I COULD STAY (Reprise) : 


Tara 
I'm under your spell 
God, how can this be ? 
Playin' with my memory 
You know I've been through hell 
Willow, don't you see ? 
There'll be nothing left of me 
You made me believe 

Giles 
Believe me, I don't wanna go 

Giles, Tara 
And it'll grieve me, cuz I love you so 
But we both know 

Giles 
Wish I could say the right words 

Tara 
Wish I could trust just that it was just this once 

Giles 
To lead you through this land 

Tara 
But I must do what I must 

Giles 
Wish I could play the father 

Tara 
I can't adjust to this disgust 

Giles 
And take you by the hand 

Tara 
We're done and I just 

Giles, Tara 
Wish I could stay 
Wish I could stay 
Wish I could stay 
Wish I could stay 

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WALK THROUGH THE FIRE :

Buffy 
I touch the fire and it freezes me 
I look into it and it's black 
Why can't I feel ? 
My skin should crack and peel 
I want the fire back 
Now, through the smoke she calls to me 
To make my way across the flame 
To save the day or maybe melt away 
I guess it's all the same 
So, I will walk through the fire 
'Cause where else can I turn? 
I will walk through the fire 
And let it- 

Spike 
The torch I bear is scorching me 
And Buffy's laughing I've no doubt 
I hope she fries 
I'm free if that bitch dies ! 
I better help her out... 

Sweet 
'Cause she is drawn to the fire 

Sweet, Spike 
Some people never learn/She will never learn 
And she will walk through the fire 
And let it- 

Giles 
Will this do a thing to change her ? 
Am I leaving Dawn in danger ? 
Is my Slayer too far gone to care ? 

Alex 
What if Buffy can't defeat it ? 

Anya 
Beady Eyes is right 
We're needed ! Or we could just sit around and glare 

Anya, Giles, Tara, Willow, Alex 
We'll see it through 
It's what we're always here to do 
So, we will walk through the fire ... 

Buffy 
So one by one, they turn from me 

Tara 
What can't we face 

Buffy 
I guess my friends can't face the cold 
But why I froze, not one among them knows 

Tara 
If we're together ? 

Buffy 
And never can be told 

Anya 
She came from the grave much graver 

Spike 
First, he'll kill her, then I'll save her 

Tara 
Everything is turning out so dark 

Spike 
No, I'll save her, then I'll kill her 

Willow 
I think this line is mostly filler 

Giles 
What's it going to take to strike a spark ? 

Buffy 
These endless days are finally 
Ending in a blaze 

Buffy, Anya, Tara, Giles, Alex, Willow 
And we are caught in the fire 
At the point of no return 
So we will walk through the fire 
And let it 
Burn 
Let it burn 
Let it burn 
Let it burn ! 

Sweet 
Showtime ... 

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LIFE'S A SHOW :

Buffy 
Life's a show 
And we all play our parts 
And when the music starts 
We open up our hearts 
It's all right 
If something's come out wrong 
We'll sing a happy song 
And you can sing along 
Where's there's life 
There's hope, everyday's a gift 
Wishes can come true 
Whistle while you work 
So hard all day 
To be like other girls 
To fit in in this glittering world 
Don't give me songs 


Giles 
She needs help. Anya, Tara. 
Don't give me songs 
Give me something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 


Buffy 
I need something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 

Buffy 
Life's a song 
You don't get to rehearse 
And every single verse 
Can make it that much worse 
Still, my friends don't know why I ignore 
The million things or more 
I should be dancing for 
All the joy, life's ends 
Family and friends 
All the twists and bends 
Knowing that it ends 
Well, that depends 
On if they let you go 
Or if they know enough to know 
That when you've bowed 
You leave the crowd 
There was no pain 
No fear, no doubt 
Till they pulled me out 
Of Heaven 
So that's my refrain 
I live in Hell 
'Cause I've been expelled 
From Heaven 
I think I was 
In Heaven 
So, give me something to sing about 
Please 
Give me something 

Spike 
Life's not a song 
Life isn't bliss 
Life is just this 
It's living 
You'll get along 
The pain that you feel 
You only can heal 
By living 
You have to go one living 
So one of us is living 

Dawn 
The hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it. Buffy 
Life's a show 
And we all play our parts 
And when the music starts 
We open up our hearts 
It's all right 
If something's come out wrong 
We'll sing a happy song 
And you can sing along 
Where's there's life 
There's hope, everyday's a gift 
Wishes can come true 
Whistle while you work 
So hard all day 
To be like other girls 
To fit in in this glittering world 
Don't give me songs 


Giles 
She needs help. Anya, Tara. 
Don't give me songs 
Give me something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 


Buffy 
I need something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 

Buffy 
Life's a song 
You don't get to rehearse 
And every single verse 
Can make it that much worse 
Still, my friends don't know why I ignore 
The million things or more 
I should be dancing for 
All the joy, life's ends 
Family and friends 
All the twists and bends 
Knowing that it ends 
Well, that depends 
On if they let you go 
Or if they know enough to know 
That when you've bowed 
You leave the crowd 
There was no pain 
No fear, no doubt 
Till they pulled me out 
Of Heaven 
So that's my refrain 
I live in Hell 
'Cause I've been expelled 
From Heaven 
I think I was 
In Heaven 
So, give me something to sing about 
Please 
Give me something 

Spike 
Life's not a song 
Life isn't bliss 
Life is just this 
It's living 
You'll get along 
The pain that you feel 
You only can heal 
By living 
You have to go one living 
So one of us is living 

Dawn 
The hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it. Buffy 
Life's a show 
And we all play our parts 
And when the music starts 
We open up our hearts 
It's all right 
If something's come out wrong 
We'll sing a happy song 
And you can sing along 
Where's there's life 
There's hope, everyday's a gift 
Wishes can come true 
Whistle while you work 
So hard all day 
To be like other girls 
To fit in in this glittering world 
Don't give me songs 


Giles 
She needs help. Anya, Tara. 
Don't give me songs 
Give me something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 


Buffy 
I need something to sing about 


Anya, Tara 
Ahhhhh ... 

Buffy 
Life's a song 
You don't get to rehearse 
And every single verse 
Can make it that much worse 
Still, my friends don't know why I ignore 
The million things or more 
I should be dancing for 
All the joy, life's ends 
Family and friends 
All the twists and bends 
Knowing that it ends 
Well, that depends 
On if they let you go 
Or if they know enough to know 
That when you've bowed 
You leave the crowd 
There was no pain 
No fear, no doubt 
Till they pulled me out 
Of Heaven 
So that's my refrain 
I live in Hell 
'Cause I've been expelled 
From Heaven 
I think I was 
In Heaven 
So, give me something to sing about 
Please 
Give me something 

Spike 
Life's not a song 
Life isn't bliss 
Life is just this 
It's living 
You'll get along 
The pain that you feel 
You only can heal 
By living 
You have to go one living 
So one of us is living 

Dawn 
The hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it. 

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ONCE MORE WITH FEELING :

Sweet 
What a lot of fun 
You guys have been real swell 
And there's not a-one who can say this ended well 
All those secrets you've been concealing 
Say you're happy now 
Once more, with feeling 
Now I've got to run 
See you all in hell ! 

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE ? : 

Dawn 
Where do we go from here ? 

Buffy, Spike 
Where do we go from here ? 

Giles 
The battle's done and we kind of won 

Giles, Tara 
So we sound our victory cheer 
Where do we go from here ? 

Anya, Alex 
Why is the path unclear 
When we know hope is near ? 

Tous 
Understand we'll go hand in hand 
But we'll walk alone in fear 

Giles 
Tell me ! 

Tous 
Where do we go from here ? 
When does the end appear ? 

Spike 
Bugger this. 

Tous 
When do the trumpets cheer ? 
The curtain's closed on a kiss, God knows 
We can tell the end is near 
Where do we go from here ? 

Buffy 
I touch the fire and it freezes me. 

Spike 
I died ... 

Buffy 
I look into it and it's black 

Spike 
So many years ago. 

Buffy 
This isn't real 

Spike 
You can make me feel ... 

Buffy 
But I just want to feel 

Tous 
Where do we go from here?