Lyric The Madness of King Scar
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
Geoff Hoyle, and Heather Headley
Scar:
Zazu, why am I not loved?
I am that rare and awesome thing
I m every inch a king
Yet I feel a twinge of doubt
As I go walk about
Banzai:
Hey, boss!
Scar:
When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?
Shenzi:
Reggie who?
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Please tell me I m adored
Banzai:
Hey, boss!
Scar:
Oh, what is it?
Banzai:
We got a bone to pick with you
Shanzi:
There s no food, no water--
Banzai:
Yeah. It s dinnertime, and there ain t no
stinkin entrées!
Scar:
Oh, you and your petty complaints. You don t know what real hunger is.
Day after day it gnaws at the very core of my being
Banzai:
I had that once. It was worms
Scar:
No, no, no... it s like an itch... deep, persistent, profound...
Banzai:
That s it-- worms!
When they get really bad all you gotta do is... hunker
down and scoot
Scar:
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates!
If it weren t for me you d be beating off
buzzards for your next bite!
Shenzi & Banzai:
Yeah, you re our savior, thanks a bunch
But how about some lunch?
It doesn t matter if it s fresh
I need a fix of flesh
My bones have moved to where they ve never been
They are on the outside looking in
Scar:
Are you blaming me?
Shenzi & Banzai:
Oh no, it s the lionesses
You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored
Scar:
That s more like it
Shenzi & Banzai:
But what I d give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on the spit...
Zuzu:
Oh, how I miss Mufasa
Scar:
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you!
I told you never to mention that name!
Zuzu:
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again
Scar:
Even in death, his shadow looms over me
There he is!
No! There he is!
And there!
Zuzu:
Calm yourself, Sire, or you ll get another one of your splitting
headaches!
Scar:
I am perfectly fine!
I m better than Mufasa was
I m revered
I am reviled
I m idolized
I am despised
I m keeping calm
I m going wild!
I tell myself I m fine
Yes I am, no you re not
Yes I am, no you re not
I tell myself I m fine
No you re not, yes I am, no you re not
Yes I am
No you re not
Yes, no, yes, no, who am I talking to...?
Zuzu:
Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!
Scar:
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
Zuzu:
Yes, Sire?
Scar:
Nobody loved me, there s the rub, not even as a cub
What did my brother have that I don t have?
Zuzu:
Do you want the short list or the long?
Scar:
Whatever!
Zuzu:
Well, he had adoring subjects... a loving family... a devoted queen...
Scar:
That s it! I need a queen!
Zuzu:
A what?
Scar:
A queen, man! A queen! Without a queen, what am I? A dead end, no line, no
descendants, no future. With a queen, I ll have cubs... Immortality will
be mine! Immortality will be mine!
Nala:
Scar
Scar:
Ah, Nala... Your timing couldn t have been more perfect. My how you ve
grown
Nala:
Scar, you have got to do something. We re being forced to overhunt
Scar:
She s got those assets feminine
Nala:
You re the king. Control the hyenas
Scar:
I have to make her mine
Nala:
You re destroying the Pridelands
Scar:
Nobility in every gene
Nala:
If we don t stop now.. Don t you see...
Scar:
She has to be my queen
Nala:
...there s still a chance for things to be all right again...
Scar:
Come, sweet Nala
It s written in the stars
Nala:
What are you doing? Are you listening to me?
Scar:
We ll create a host of little Scars
Nala:
What are you talking about?
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Nala:
Get away from me
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Oh, Nala... you know how I loathe violence...
One way or another, you will be mine
Nala:
Never, Scar. Never!
Scar:
You belong to me
You all belong to me
Performed by John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis,
Geoff Hoyle, and Heather Headley
Scar:
Zazu, why am I not loved?
I am that rare and awesome thing
I m every inch a king
Yet I feel a twinge of doubt
As I go walk about
Banzai:
Hey, boss!
Scar:
When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?
Shenzi:
Reggie who?
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Please tell me I m adored
Banzai:
Hey, boss!
Scar:
Oh, what is it?
Banzai:
We got a bone to pick with you
Shanzi:
There s no food, no water--
Banzai:
Yeah. It s dinnertime, and there ain t no
stinkin entrées!
Scar:
Oh, you and your petty complaints. You don t know what real hunger is.
Day after day it gnaws at the very core of my being
Banzai:
I had that once. It was worms
Scar:
No, no, no... it s like an itch... deep, persistent, profound...
Banzai:
That s it-- worms!
When they get really bad all you gotta do is... hunker
down and scoot
Scar:
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates!
If it weren t for me you d be beating off
buzzards for your next bite!
Shenzi & Banzai:
Yeah, you re our savior, thanks a bunch
But how about some lunch?
It doesn t matter if it s fresh
I need a fix of flesh
My bones have moved to where they ve never been
They are on the outside looking in
Scar:
Are you blaming me?
Shenzi & Banzai:
Oh no, it s the lionesses
You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored
Scar:
That s more like it
Shenzi & Banzai:
But what I d give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on the spit...
Zuzu:
Oh, how I miss Mufasa
Scar:
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you!
I told you never to mention that name!
Zuzu:
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again
Scar:
Even in death, his shadow looms over me
There he is!
No! There he is!
And there!
Zuzu:
Calm yourself, Sire, or you ll get another one of your splitting
headaches!
Scar:
I am perfectly fine!
I m better than Mufasa was
I m revered
I am reviled
I m idolized
I am despised
I m keeping calm
I m going wild!
I tell myself I m fine
Yes I am, no you re not
Yes I am, no you re not
I tell myself I m fine
No you re not, yes I am, no you re not
Yes I am
No you re not
Yes, no, yes, no, who am I talking to...?
Zuzu:
Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!
Scar:
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
Zuzu:
Yes, Sire?
Scar:
Nobody loved me, there s the rub, not even as a cub
What did my brother have that I don t have?
Zuzu:
Do you want the short list or the long?
Scar:
Whatever!
Zuzu:
Well, he had adoring subjects... a loving family... a devoted queen...
Scar:
That s it! I need a queen!
Zuzu:
A what?
Scar:
A queen, man! A queen! Without a queen, what am I? A dead end, no line, no
descendants, no future. With a queen, I ll have cubs... Immortality will
be mine! Immortality will be mine!
Nala:
Scar
Scar:
Ah, Nala... Your timing couldn t have been more perfect. My how you ve
grown
Nala:
Scar, you have got to do something. We re being forced to overhunt
Scar:
She s got those assets feminine
Nala:
You re the king. Control the hyenas
Scar:
I have to make her mine
Nala:
You re destroying the Pridelands
Scar:
Nobility in every gene
Nala:
If we don t stop now.. Don t you see...
Scar:
She has to be my queen
Nala:
...there s still a chance for things to be all right again...
Scar:
Come, sweet Nala
It s written in the stars
Nala:
What are you doing? Are you listening to me?
Scar:
We ll create a host of little Scars
Nala:
What are you talking about?
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Nala:
Get away from me
Scar:
Tell me I m adored
Oh, Nala... you know how I loathe violence...
One way or another, you will be mine
Nala:
Never, Scar. Never!
Scar:
You belong to me
You all belong to me
