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Schadenfreude Lyrics by Rick Lyon, Natalie Venetia Belcon

Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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[GARY]
Right now you are down and out
And feelin' really crappy
[NICKY]
I'll say
[GARY]
And when I see how sad you are
It sorta makes me happy
[NICKY]
Happy?
[GARY]
Sorry Nicky
Human nature-
Nothing I can do
It's Schadenfreude
Making me feel glad that I'm not you
[NICKY]
Now that's not very nice Gary
[GARY]
I didn't say it was nice
But everybody does it
'Dya ever clap when a waitress falls
And drops a tray of glasses?
[NICKY]
Yea
[GARY]
And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters
Fallin' on their asses?
[NICKY]
Sure
[GARY]
Don't you feel all warm and cozy
Watching people out in the rain?
[NICKY]
You bet
[GARY]
That's
[BOTH]
Schadenfreude
[GARY]
People taking pleasure in your pain
[NICKY]
Oh. Schadenfreude, huh? What's that? Some kind of Nazi word?
[GARY]
Yup. It's German for 'happiness at the misfortune of others'
[NICKY]
'Happiness at the misfortune of others'
That is German!
Watching a vegetarian
Being told she just ate chicken
[GARY]
Or watching a frat boy
Realize just what he put his dick in
[NICKY]
Being on an elevator when somebody
Shouts 'Hold the door!'
[GARY]
Oh yea!
[BOTH]
No!
Schadenfreude
[GARY]
Fuck you lady!
That's what stairs are for!
[NICKY]
Ooh- How about:
Straight A student's getting B's
[GARY]
Exes getting STDs
[NICKY]
Waking doormen from their naps
[GARY]
Watching tourists reading maps
[NICKY]
Football players getting tackled
[GARY]
CEOs getting shackled
[NICKY]
Watching actors never reach
[BOTH]
The ending of their Oscar speech!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!
[GARY]
The world needs people like you and me
Who've been knocked around by fate
Cause when people see us
They don't want to be us
And that makes them feel great
[NICKY]
Sure
We provide a vital service to society
[BOTH]
You and me!
Schadenfreude
Making the world a better place
Making the world a better place
Making the world a better place to be!
[GARY]
S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-E-U-D-E!
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Rick Lyon

Rick Lyon

Natalie Venetia Belcon

Natalie Venetia Belcon

About “Schadenfreude” by Rick Lyon

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"Schadenfreude" appears on "Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast Recording)".

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