"ONCE MORE WITH FEELING"

LYRICS

Going Through The Motions

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 shows 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.                       

HENCHMAN: She got that swing.

BUFFY:          Thanks for noticing.

DEMON AND HENCHMEN: She does pretty well with fiends from hell

                    But lately we can tell

                    That she's just going through the motions  

                    Faking it somehow

DEMON:        She's not even half the girl she.....ow!

BUFFY:         Will I stay this way forever?

                    Sleepwalk through my life's endeavour.

HANDSOME YOUNG MAN: How can I repay...

BUFFY:         Whatever!

                    I don't want to 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.

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.

XANDER:    I've got a theory we should work this out.

ALL EXCEPT BUFFY: It's getting eerie, what's this cheery singing all about?

XANDER:   It could be witches, some evil witches.

                 Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were

                 persecuted wicked good loved the earth and women power

                 and I'll be over here.

ANYA:        I've got a theory, it could be bunnies....

(ALL PAUSE - CRICKETS CHIRPING)

TARA:        I've got a theory...

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 passed.

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?

                Apocalypse? We've all been there.

                The same old trips. Why should we care?   

ALL EXCEPT GILES: What can't we do if we get in it?

ADD GILES: 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!

ALL:         What can't we face if we're together? (GILES - What can't we face?)

                What's in this place that we can't weather? (GILES - If we're together.)

                There's nothing we can't face.

ANYA:      Except for bunnies.

They Got the Mustard Out

MUSTARD GUY: They got the mustard out!

                          Does anybody even notice?

                          Does anybody even care?

I'm 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 it 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 whole 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 spell.

            Nothing I can do, you just took my soul with you.

            You worked your charm so well,

            Finally I knew, everything I dreamed was true.

            You made me believe.

            The moon to the tide, I can feel you inside.

            I'm under your spell.

            Surging like the sea, drawn to you so helplessly.

            I break with every swell,

            Lost in ecstasy, spread beneath my Willow tree.

            You make me complete.

            You make me complete

            You make me complete

            You make me complete

I'll Never Tell

ANYA:  This is the man that I plan to entangle, isn't he fine?

            My claim to fame was to maim 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.

XANDER: She is the one, she's 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.

BOTH:  'Cause there's nothing to tell...

ANYA:  He snores.

XANDER: She wheezes.

ANYA:  Say housework and he freezes.

XANDER: She eats these sleazy cheeses that I can't describe.

ANYA:  I talk, he breezes.

XANDER: She doesn't know what pleases.

ANYA:  His penis got diseases from a Chumash Tribe!

BOTH:  The vibe gets kind of scary.

XANDER: Like she thinks I'm ordinary.

ANYA:  Like it's all just temporary.

XANDER: Like her toes are kinda hairy.

BOTH:  But it's all very well.

            'Cause God knows I'll never tell!

ANYA:  When things get rough, he just hides behind his Buffy.

            Now look, he's gettin' huffy.

            'Cause he knows that I know.

XANDER: She clings, she's needy, she's also really greedy.

            She never...

ANYA:  His eyes are beady!

XANDER: This is my verse, hello? She...

ANYA:  Look at me! I'm dancing crazy!

BOTH:  You know

XANDER: You're quite the charmer

ANYA:  My knight in armour

XANDER: 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.

XANDER: She's sweller.

ANYA:  He'll always be my feller.

XANDER: That's why I'll never tell her that I'm petrified.

ANYA:  I've read this tale, there's wedding then betrayal.

            I know there'll come the day I'll want to run and hide.

BOTH:  I lied, I said it's easy.

            I've tried, but there's these fears I can't quell.

XANDER: Is she looking for a pot of gold?

ANYA:  Will I look good when I've gotten old?

XANDER: Will our lives become too stressful

            If I'm never that successful?

ANYA:  When I get so worn and wrinkly

            that I look like David Brinkley?

XANDER: Am I crazy?

ANYA:  Am I dreamin'?

XANDER: Am I marrying a demon?

BOTH:  We could really raise the beam

            in making a marriage a hell.

            So thank God I'll never tell.

            I swear that I'll never tell.

XANDER: My lips are sealed.

ANYA:  I take the fifth!

XANDER: Nothin' to see! Move it along!

ANYA:  I'll never tell!

The Parking Ticket Song

WOMAN:  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.

                (fades out - two more lines)

Rest In Peace

SPIKE:     I died, so many years ago.

                But you can make me feel like it isn't so.

                And why you come to be with me, I think I finally know.

                Mmmmmm.

                You're scared, ashamed of what you feel.

                And you can't tell the ones you love, you know they couldn't deal.

                A whisper in a dead man's ear, that doesn't make it real.

                That's great, but I don't wanna play.

                'Cause bein' 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 visitin' 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!

                Let me rest in peace!

                Why won't you let me rest in peace!

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 whadda ya say? Why don't we dance a while?

                I'm the heart of swing. I'm the twist and shout.

                When you 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 partyin', that's what it's all about.

                'Cause I know what you feel girl.

                I know just what you feel, girl.

DAWN (SPOKEN): 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 start combusting.

                That's the penalty when life is but a song!

                You brought me down and doomed this town

                So when we blow this scene,

                Back we will go to my kingdom below,

                And you will be my queen!

SWEET:   Cuz 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:     What I mean, I'm fifteen, so this queen thing's illegal!

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.

SWEET:   Somethin's cookin', I'm at the griddle, I bought Nero his very first fiddle!

DAWN:     She'll get pissed if I'm missed, see my sister's the Slayer!

SWEET (SPOKEN): The Slayer?

DAWN (SPOKEN): Yah-huh!

SWEET (SPOKEN): Find her!

(SPOKEN): Tell her...tell her everything!

(SPOKEN): Just get her here!

(SPOKEN): I wanna see the Slayer burn!

                Now we're partyin'! That's what it's all about!

Standing In The Way

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, and 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 the 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.

Caught In 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'd better help her out

SWEET: Cause she is drawn to the fire

SWEET: Some people             SPIKE: She will

SWEET/SPIKE: Never learn

                        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?

XANDER: What if Buffy can't defeat it?

ANYA: Beady Eyes is right, we're needed!

           Or we could just sit around and glare...

SCOOBIES: 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

             I guess my friends can't face the cold       TARA: What can't we face

             But why I froze

             Not one among them knows                     TARA: If we're together?

             And never can be told

ANYA: She came from her grave much graver         SWEET: So one by one

SPIKE: First he'll kill her, then I'll save her              SWEET: They come to me

TARA: Everything is turning out so dark                  SWEET: The distant redness as their guide

SPIKE: No, I'll save her then I'll kill her                    SWEET: That single flame

WILLOW: I think this line's mostly filler                   SWEET: Ain't what they have in mind

GILES: What's it going to take                               SWEET: It's what they have inside       

            To strike a spark?         

BUFFY: These endless days                                 

             Are finally ending in a blaze                      SWEET: She will come to me

ALL: And we are caught in the fire

        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 (spoken): Showtime.

Something To Sing About

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 some things come out wrong

            We'll sing a happy song

            And you can sing along

            Where there's life, there's hope

            Every day'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

BUFFY: Don't give me songs             GILES: She needs backup

             Don't give me songs                         Anya, Tara

BUFFY: Give me something to sing about

ANYA/TARA: Oh-oh-ohh...

BUFFY: I need something to sing about

ANYA/TARA: Oh-oh-ohh...

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