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The Madness of King Scar Lyrics by Heather Headley, Geoff Hoyle, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Kevin Cahoon

The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1997

[SCAR, spoken]
Zazu, why am I not loved?
(sung)
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
[HYENAS, spoken]
Hey, boss!
[SCAR]
When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?
[SHENZI, spoken]
Reggie who?
[SCAR]
Tell me I'm adored
Please tell me I'm adored
[HYENAS, spoken]
Hey, boss!
[SCAR, spoken]
Oh, what is it?
[BANZAI, spoken]
We got a bone to pick with you
[SHENZI, spoken]
There's no food, no water
[BANZAI, spoken]
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no stinkin' entrees!
[SCAR, spoken]
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, spoken]
I had that once. It was worms
[SCAR, spoken]
No, no, no... it's like an itch... deep, persistent, profound
[BANZAI, spoken]
That's it - worms! When they get really bad all you gotta do is hunker down and scoot -
[SCAR, spoken]
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates! If it weren't for me you'd be beating off buzzards for your next bite!
[HYENAS]
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, spoken]
Are you blaming me?
[HYENAS, spoken]
Oh no, it's the lionesses
(sung)
You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored
[SCAR, spoken]
That's more like it!
[HYENAS]
But what I'd give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on a spit
[ZAZU, spoken]
Oh, how I miss Mufasa!
[SCAR, spoken]
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you! I told you never to mention that name!
[ZAZU, spoken]
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again!
[SCAR, spoken]
Even in death, his shadow looms over me. There he is! No! There he is! And there!
[ZAZU, spoken]
Calm yourself, sire, or you'll get another one of your splitting headaches!
[SCAR, spoken]
I am perfectly fine!
(sung)
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?
Ah ha ha ha!
[ZAZU, spoken]
Oh, pull yourself together, sire!
[SCAR, spoken]
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu?
[ZAZU, spoken]
Yes, sire?
[SCAR, spoken]
Nobody loved me, there's the rub. Not even as a cub! What did my brother have that I don't have?
[ZAZU, spoken]
Do you want the short list or the long?
[SCAR, spoken]
Whatever!
[ZAZU, spoken]
Well, he had adoring subjects
[SCAR, spoken]
No
[ZAZU, spoken]
A loving family
[SCAR, spoken]
No
[ZAZU, spoken]
A devoted queen
[SCAR, spoken]
That's it! I need a queen!
[ZAZU, spoken]
A what?
[SCAR, spoken]
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, spoken]
Scar...
[SCAR, spoken]
Ah, Nala... your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My, how you've grown...
[NALA, spoken]
Scar, you have got to do something. We're being forced to overhunt
[SCAR]
She's got those assets feminine
[NALA, spoken]
You're the king. Control the hyenas
I have to make her mine
You're destroying the Pride Lands
Nobility in every gene
If we don't stop now... Don't you see?
She has to be my queen
There's still a chance for things to be all right again
Come, sweet Nala
It's written in the stars
What are you doing? Are you listening to me?
We'll create a host of little Scars
What are you talking about?
Tell me I'm adored
Get away from me!
Tell me I'm adored -
(NALA strikes SCAR.)
[SCAR]
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!
Credits
Heather Headley

Heather Headley

Geoff Hoyle

Geoff Hoyle

Stanley Wayne Mathis

Stanley Wayne Mathis

Kevin Cahoon

Kevin Cahoon

About “The Madness of King Scar” by Heather Headley

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