GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
Buffy

Every single night the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight
Still I always feel the 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’m wavering
Crawl out of your grave
You’ll find this fight doesn’t mean a thing
{Vampire} She ain’t got that swing
Thanks for noticing

{Demon Chorus}
She does pretty well with fiends from hell
But lately we can tell
That she’s just
Going through the motions [echo]
Faking it somehow [echo]

She’s not even half the girl she ‘ow’

Will I stay this way forever?
Sleepwalk through my life’s endeavor?
{Victim} How can I repay—
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 want to be alive


I’VE GOT A THEORY
The Scoobies

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

 
Group:

It’s getting eerie
What’s this cheery singing
All about?

 
Xander:

It could be witches
Some evil witches
Which is ridiculous
Because witches were persecuted, wicca good and loved the earth
And I’ll be over here

 
Anya:

I’ve got a theory
It could be bunnies

{Crickets chirping}

 
Willow:

I’ve got a the—

 
Anya:

Bunnies are just cute like everyone supposes
They 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
It could get serious
Before it’s passed

 
Buffy:

I’ve got a theory
It really doesn’t matter
What can’t 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?

 
Group:

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 due or die

 
Buffy:

Hey, I died twice.

 
Group:

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} When we’re together
There’s nothing we can’t face

 
Anya: Except for bunnies


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’ve 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 shown
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 charm so well
Finally I knew
Everything I dreamed was true
You make me believe

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 ecstasy
Spread beneath my Willow tree
You make me complete
You make me complete
You make me…


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

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
That doesn’t make it real

That’s great,
But I don’t want to play
‘Cause being with you touches me
More than I can say
And since I’m only dead to you
I’m saying 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 that’s 6-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 willing slave
And you just love to play the thought
That you might misbehave
But until you do
I’m telling 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’d break my chest
But I can see
You’re unimpressed
So let me be

And let rest in peace
Let me get some sleep
Let me take my love and bury it
In a hole 6-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


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 paths unbeaten and it’s all uphill
And you 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 am standing in the way

The cries around you -- you don’t hear at all
Because 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 past
Wish I could stay –
Your stalwart standing-fast
But I’m standing in the way
I’m just standing in the way.

UNDER YOUR SPELL / STANDING IN THE WAY – Reprise
Tara / Giles

Tara:

I’m under your spell
God how could this be
Playing 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

 
Together:

And it’ll grieve me ‘cause I love you so
But we both know

Giles:
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

 

 Tara:
Wish I could trust that it was just this once
But I must do what I must
I can’t adjust to this disgust -- we’re done
Together: And I just wish I could stay
Wish I could stay
Wish I could stay
Wish I could stay


WALK THROUGH THE FIRE
The Scoobies

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
Buffy’s laughing -- I’ve no doubt
I hope she fries
I’m free if that bitch dies
I better help her out

 
Demon:

Cause she is drawn to the fire
Some people {Spike: She’ll} never learn

Together:

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?

 
Xander:

What if Buffy can’t defeat it?

 
Anya:

Beady eyes is right -- we’re needed
Or we could just sit around and glare

 
Group:

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 turned from me
I guess my friends can’t face the cold
     {Willow} What can’t we face?
But why I froze
Not one among of them knows
And they never can be told

 
Anya:
 She came from the grave much graver Demon:
So one by one
They come to me
The __________
as their guide
______ in what they had
It’s what they had to try
She will come to me
Spike: First I’ll kill her then I’ll save her
Tara: Everything is turning out so dark
Spike:
No first I’ll save her then I’ll kill her
Willow:
This line is mostly filler
Giles:
Is this what it takes to strike a spark
Buffy: These endless days are finally ending in a blaze
Group: So we will walk through the fire
The point of no return
Yes we will walk through the fire
And let it burn – let it burn – let it burn
Let it burn
Demon: {Spoken} Showtime.


LIFE'S A SONG
Buffy / Spike

Buffy:

Life’s a show and we all play are parts
And when the music starts
We open up our hearts
It’s alright if some things come out wrong
We’ll sing a happy song
And you can sing along

Where there’s life – here’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 back-up – Anya. Tara.
Don’t give me songs
Give me something to sing about
I need something to sing about

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 joys – life sends
Family – and friends
All the joys – and friends
Knowing that – it ends

Well that depends on if they let you go
On if they know enough to know
That when you bowed, you leave crowd

There was no pain
No fear, no doubt
Til they pulled me out
Of heaven
So that’s my refrain
I live in hell
Because I’ve been expelled
From heaven
I think I was in heaven

So give me something to sing about
Please give me something

[Dance]

 
Spike:

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

 
Dawn:

[Spoken] The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.

 


DEMON DEPARTURE DITTY
Demon

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 gotta run
See you all in hell


WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Scoobies

{Dawn} Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
{Giles} The battle’s done -- And we kind of won
So we sound our victory cheer
Where do we go from here?

Why is the path unclear?
When we know home is near?
Understand we’ll go hand in hand
But we’ll walk alone in fear
{Giles}Tell me
Where do we go from here?

When does the end appear?
{Spike} Bugger this.
When do the trumpets cheer?
The curtains closed
On the kiss, god knows--
We can tell it’s near the end
Where do we go from here?


WALK THROUGH THE FIRE / REST IN PEACE – Reprise
Buffy / Spike

Buffy:
I touched the fire and it freezes me
I look into it and it’s black
This isn’t real
But I just want to

 

 Spike:
I died so many years ago


You can make me
Together:

Feel. {Kiss}

 
Group:

Where do we go from here?

 


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