"Once More With Feeling" Lyrics

"Going Through The Motions"

"Every single night, the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight
Still I always feel this strange estrangement
Nothing here is real, nothing here is right

I was always brave and kind of righteous
Now I find I'm wavering
Crawl out of your grave you'll find this fight just
Doesn't mean a thing"
"She ain't got that swing"
"Thanks for noticing"

"Will I stay this way forever?
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor?"
"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/Bunnies/What Can't We Face?"

"I've got a theory
That it's a demon
A dancing demon, no, something isn't right there"
"I've got a theory
Some kid is dreamin'
And we're all stuck inside his wacky Broadway nightmare"

"I've got a theory we should work this out"
"It's getting eerie, what's this cheery singing all about?"

"It could be witches
Some evil witches
Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good, and love the earth, and women power and I'll be over here"
"I've got a theory
It could be bunnies"

"I've got a -"

"Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes
They've 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"

"I've got a theory we should work this fast"
"Because it clearly could get serious before it's passed."

"I've got at theory
It doesn't matter
What can't we 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?"

"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 do or die"
"Hey I've died twice"

"There's nothing we can't face"
"Except for bunnies"

"The Mustard"

"They got the mustard out"
"They got the mustard out"

"Under Your Spell"

"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 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 shone
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 charms so well
Finally I knew
Everything I dreamed was true
You made me believe

The moon to the tide
I can feel you inside

I'm under your spell
Surging like the sea
Wanting 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 complete
You make me -"

"I'll Never Tell"

"This is the man that I plan to entangle
Isn't he fine?
My claim to fame was to maim and to mangle
Vengeance was mine

But I'm out of the biz
The name I made I'll trade for his
The only trouble is -
I'll never tell"

"She is the one; she's such wonderful fun
Such passion and grace
Warm in the night when I'm right in her tight -
Embrace, tight embrace

I'll never let her go
The love we've known can only grow
There's just one thing that - no
I'll never tell"

"'Cause there's nothing to tell"

 "He snores"  "She wheezes"
"Say 'housework' and he freezes"
"She eats these skeezy cheeses
That I can't describe"
"I talk, he breezes"
"She doesn't know what pleases"
"His penis got diseases
From a Shumach tribe"

"The vibe gets kind of scary"
"Like she thinks I'm ordinary"
"Like it's all just temporary"
"Like her toes are kind of hairy"
"But it's all very well
'Cause God knows I'll never tell!"

"When things get rough he
Just hides behind his Buffy
Now look he's getting huffy
'Cause he knows that I know"
"She clings; she's needy
She's also really greedy
She nev-"  "His eyes are beady"
"This is my verse, hello
She -"

"Look at me; I'm dancin' crazy!"

"He's swell"  "She's sweller"
"He'll always be my feller"
"That's why I'll never tell her
That I'm petrified"
"I've read this tale
There's wedding then betrayal
I know that come the day
I'll want to run and hide"

"I lied; I said it's easy
I've tried, but there's these fears I can't quell"
"Is she looking for a pot of gold?"
"Will I look good when I've gotten old?"
"Will our lives become too stressful
If I'm never that successful?"
"When I get so worn and wrinkly
Will I look like David Brinkly?"
"Am I crazy?"  "Am I dreamin'?"
"Am I marrying a demon?"
"We could really raise the beam on
Making marriage a hell
So thank God I'll never tell
I swear that I'll never tell"

"My lips are sealed"
"I take the fifth"
"Nothing to see
Move it along"
"I'll never tell"

"The Parking Ticket"

"I'm asking you please no
It isn't right; it isn't fair
There was not parking anywhere
I think that hydrant wasn't there

Why can't you let it go?
I think I've paid more than my share"

"Rest In Peace"

"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; it doesn't make it real

That's great, but I don't wanna play
'Cause being with you touches me more than I can say
But 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 six 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've got a willing slave
And you just love to play the thought that you might misbehave
But till you do I'm telling you stop visiting 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 would break my chest
But I can see you're unimpressed
So leave me be

And let me rest in peace; let me get some sleep
Let me take my love and bury it in a hole six 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?"

"Dawn's Lament"

"Does anybody even notice?
Does anybody even care?"

"What You Feel"

"Why'd you run away?
Don't you like my style?
Why don't you come and play?
I guarantee a great big smile
I come from the imagination
And I'm here strictly by your invocation
So what do you say
Why don't we dance awhile?

I'm the hot swing
I'm the twist and shout
When you gotta sing
When you gotta let it out
You call me and I come a-running
I turn the music on; I bring the fun in
Now we're partyin'
That's what it's all about

'Cause I know what you feel girl
I know just what you feel girl"

"So, you're a good demon?  Bringing the fun in?"

"All these melodies
They go on too long
Then that energy
Starts to come on way too strong
All those hearts laid open, that must sting
Plus some customers just start combusting
That's the penalty
When life is but a song

You brought me down and doomed this town
So when we blow this scene
Back we will go to my kingdom below
And you will be my queen

"The Slayer?"
"Yuh-huh. "
"Find her.  Tell her, tell her everything.  Just get her here.  I want to see the Slayer burn."

"Now we're partying
That's what it's all about"

"Standing"

"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 path's unbeaten, and it's all uphill
And you can 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 here, but now I understand
I'm standing in the way

The cries around you, you don't hear at all
'Cause you know I'm here to take that 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 passed
Wish I could stay here, your stalwart standing fast
But I've been standing in the way
I'm just standing in the way"

"Wish I Could Stay"

"I'm under your spell
God, how can 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?

"And it'll grieve 'cause I love you so
But we both know"

"Wish I could stay
Wish I could stay
Wish I could stay
Wish I could stay"

"Walk Through The Fire"

"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 -"

"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"

"Will this do a thing to change her?
Am I leaving Dawn in danger?
Is my slayer too far gone to care?"
"What if Buffy can't defeat it?"
"Beady Eyes is right; we're needed
Or we could just sit around and glare"

"We'll see it through; it's what we're always here to do
So we will walk through the fire"

"And we are caught in the fire
The point of no return
So we will walk through the fire
And let it burn
Let it burn
Let it burn
Let it burn"

"Something To Sing About"

"Life's a show, and we all play our parts
And when the music starts
We open up our hearts
It's all right if something turns out wrong
Well sing a happy song
And you can sing along

Where there's life, there's hope
Every day'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
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 joy life sends
Family and friends
All the twists and bends
Knowing that it ends; well, that depends
On if they let you go
On if they know enough to know
That when you've bowed
You leave the crowd

There was not pain
No fear, no doubt
Till they pulled me out
Of heaven
So that's my refrain
I live in hell
'Cause I've been expelled
From heaven
I think I was in heaven

So give me something to sing about
Please, give me something -"

"Life's not a song
Life isn't bliss
Life is just this
It's living
You'll 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"

"The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

"See You In Hell"

"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?"

"Where do we go from here?"
"Where do we go from here?"
"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"
"Tell me"
"Where do we go from here?

"Where do we go from here?
Where does the end appear?"
"When do the trumpets cheer?
The curtains close on a kiss, God knows
We can tell the end is near
Where do we go from here?"

"Coda"

"Where do we go from here?"

Season 6