Throwing fierce magnetic sparks
no one ever hits their marks like Xena
Praised for prowess with a sword
Who's as feared as is adored
You've not lived till you've been gored
By Xena!
You're the Warrior Princess
Who's as strong as an oak
You've got eyes that could tear out the heart of a bloke
With one look you can wilt a flower
Curdle milk or make men cower
Welcome home, Xena, welcome home!
XENA (spoken):
Ares. I thought as much, but why the big production number?
What’s the point?
ARES:
You are the most divine delicious warrior
A man can't help saluting your return
And if you start my heart
It's just the way you slash and burn
Bewitching woman straining at the armor plate
You singe me with the ardor you inflame
And in my carnal heart there's not a sorry shred of shame
ARMY:
You and me love war doesn't matter what it's for
Pandemonium reigns
And we're bludgeoning brains
Give us war, war, war
Keep it down to our roar
ARMY:
Words of wisdom Ares said
ARES:
When in battle keep your head
ARMY:
Warriors love war, war, WAR! Yeah!
GABRIELLE (spoken):
I know this place. These people. That shop! I’m home. This is Poteidaia!
VILLAGER (spoken):
Hey look! It’s Gabrielle!
VILLAGER (Spoken):
Gabrielle, you're back!
VILLAGERS:
Gabrielle, Gabrielle, Gabrielle!
Over the bridge of tears she's crossed
And she's paid a fearful cost
Her blood innocence is lost
Gabrielle!
Now the past has set her free
And she has traveled home to be
With her old friends you and me
Gabrielle!
VILLAGER:
You've been plucked out from the heart of our lives for so long
VILLAGER:
Now we're grateful you've come back to the place you belong
VILLAGERS:
For what is the panacea
Surely waits in Poteidaia
Welcome home, Gabrielle, welcome home!
GABRIELLE(spoken):
Lilla! Sister! I can’t believe it.
LILLA:
Villains, fools and Kings have made their mark on you
Leave their easy evil in the dust
If your child had lived we'd surely make her welcome too
VILLAGERS:
You and me love peace with the ducks and goats and geese
Wile the hours away, making bread, pitching hay
We love peace, peace, peace simple joys that never cease
VILLAGER:
Nothing changes but the time
VILLAGERS:
We don't even change our minds
Villagers love peace, peace, peace
ARES:
Pulverizing foes requires strategy
There's no mortal born who meets your skill
Xena join my vision don't deny your destiny
ARMY:
You and me love war doesn't matter what it's for
ARMY:
Chop the tree down burn the root
ARES:
Vengeance can be such a hoot
ARMY:
Warriors love war, war ,war!
LILLA:
Xena was no friend--she worked to twist your mind
Though you tried to change her deadly ways
Take this scythe--
It's just a case of killing to be kind
VILLAGERS:
You and me love peace with the ducks and goats and geese
Sit and watch the world go by
Vegetate until you die
Villagers love peace, peace, peace
ARMY:
We love war, fear, lies, smite and smoke and pulverize
VILLAGERS:
Just put your hand in mine, sure your future's on the line
ARMY:
You've a son you must avenge
Y'know you must exact revenge
VILLAGERS:
Peace!
ARMY:
War!
VILLAGERS:
Peace!
ARMY:
War!
VILLAGERS:
Peace!
ARMY:
War!
MELT INTO ME
ARES:
You're lost and confused
But I understand
This once beloved friend
Has been slain by your hand
You feel all alone
Betrayed and adrift
But maybe her loss
Can be viewed as a gift
Now I'll be your rock,
Your strength and support
Your close confidant
With whom you can consort
I know you completely
Come melt into me
Unleash the power
Of your destiny
You've proved to yourself
Now that you've made the kill
That you're just like me
With as evil a will
Our forces were meant
To be merged into one
The world will be panicked
When our work is done
Let the music of war
With its' lustful refrain
Arouse us to heights
With a passionate strength
Imagine how awesome
Together we'd be
So feel what I'm feeling
Come melt into me
LET GO
CALLISTO:
Did that fill you with glee?
To kill your little friend?
Did that ease your suffering
Or bring it to an end?
Let go>p>
All of your anger will poison you yet
Unless you can just
Let go
HEARTS ARE HURTING : PART 1
XENA:
My heart is hurting beyond words
The pain is tearing up my soul
These days have seen my spirit die
My life propelled out of control
My wounds lie naked to the world
My depth of suffering exposed
This damaged past can never heal
Until this nightmare book is closed
GABRIELLE:
My heart is hurting beyond words
The pain is tearing up my soul
Please tell me how can I retrieve
The life that all this sadnessest pole
Because of you this happened
Because you had to carry out your vengeful little plans
XENA:
It's you who should feel guilty
Because of you my child is dead
His blood is on your hands
GABRIELLE:
If only you had never brought me there
XENA:
If only you had done what you were told!
GABRIELLE:
It's you who's to be blamed
XENA:
And you should be ashamed
GABRIELLE:
It's your fault!
XENA:
No it's yours!
GABRIELLE:
How could you?
XENA:
How could you?
GABRIELLE:
It's your fault!
XENA:
It's your fault!
HATE IS THE STAR : Song of the Torment
DAHAK:
It begins very small
Seems like nothing much at all
Just a germ, just a speck, just a grain
But the seed has been sown
And before you know it's grown
It has spread through your life like a stain
And its' power will strangle your love and your joy
And its' hunger consumes for it lives to destroy
XENA (spoken):
Gabrielle, that’s what we’re fighting: hatred!
CHORUS:
Hate is the star
It becomes who you are
Not the hated but the hater
Has a torment that's greater
DAHAK:
It will eat you alive
Consume you and spit you out
Hate will win,
That there's no doubt about
Hate doesn't care who you are
CHORUS:
Hate is the star!
DAHAK:
Learning hate is an art
Even people who are smart
Can be caught
Can be crushed
Can be creamed
It has swallowed you whole...
Did you think you're in control?
Hate you thought, hate you spoke, hate you dreamed
All your hate gave me substance
Your lives are undone
It's your eve of destruction
Your hatred has won
HEARTS ARE HURTING : PART 2
XENA (spoken):
Gabrielle!
XENA:
I never dreamed that we'd be distanced by a hate
That all the trust we had would go
GABRIELLE:
How could I hate you..?
XENA:
How could it come to pass--this awful twist of fate
GABRIELLE:
How could I hurt you
XENA:
This madness can't be so
GABRIELLE:
I can't believe it
XENA:
I never dreamed that any barriers could rise
GABRIELLE:
Or that I'd ever see the stranger in your eyes
XENA:
Our hearts were hurting both the same
GABRIELLE:
The hurt was tearing up our souls
XENA:
The fury in us made us blind
GABRIELLE:
We could not see beyond the pain
XENA:
If we can turn again to love
GABRIELLE:
If we can heal these open wounds
XENA:
We'll leave this hatred far behind
GABRIELLE:
So not a trace of hate remains
BOTH:
And we'll grow stronger side by side
To stand together through the storms
We're safe 'cause love will be our guide
THE LOVE OF YOUR LOVE
XENA:
Yes I lied
I thought I could protect you from the truth
Deliver you from evil
Spare your innocence and youth
That I could simply will it
Was the real untruth
I was wrong
I wore a mask to cover my deceit
But underneath it all I couldn't keep away my doubt
Now I'm left without a mask
With one question left to ask
I'm sorry, please help me, forgive me
Don't hate me, don't leave me, forgive me
Forgive me my debt as only you could
Forgive me the hate replace evil with good
Forgive me and find out that you
Will be able to forgive yourself too
My dear Solan
I never told you that you were my son
I didn't know the days we had left were so few
If I only knew
I'd have been with you
I'm so sorry
I couldn't be the mother you deserved
And I regret that I missed your first step
Your first word
That I never heard
Now it seems absurd
Can you forgive me?
Open up your heart and let me in
No matter if the fates against us turn
There's on thing through all of this I've learned
That what I need from you is to forgive me,
I'm sorry, believe me
Stop hating, stop hurting, forgive me
Forgive those who'd harm you
Do good for those who hate
Forgive if not forget
I know it's not too late--
Forgive me and you'll discover too
That the love of your love is you
RENEÉ'S RAP FOR XENA
During Reneé O'Connor's September 1997 interview on Vibe, she performed a little tune she wrote. She calls it the "Gabrielle Rap." It goes like this...
There's a six-foot woman
And her name is Xena
You can bet you've never
Met nobody meaner!
She wears a lot of leather
Armor made of brass
If she flips in your directon
You can bet she'll kick your ass!
'My best friend,' I call her
It's a gift I'll always know
With her I fight the baddies
And hope the peace remains aglow.
JOXER THE MIGHTY
Original version:
Joxer the Mighty
Roams through the countryside
He never needs a place to hide
With Gabby as his sidekick
Fighting with her little stick
Righting wrongs and singing songs
Being mighty all day long
He's Joxer—he's Joxer the Mighty!
Oohhhhhh—
He's Joxer the Mighty
He's really tidy
Everybody likes him
'Cause he has a funny grin
Joxer—
Joxer the Mighty!
Joxer the Mighty
He's very tidy
Everyone admires him
He's so handsome it's a sin
When you're in jeopardy
Don't call the cavalry
There's a better remedy
(Although he doesn't work for free
He's every man's trusty,
He's every woman's fantasy,
Plus he's goo-oood company
He's Joxer—
I'm Joxer the Mighty!
Blood—valour—and victory! Ha-HA!
Joxer the Mighty
Joxer the Mighty!
Joxer the Mighty!!!