Dave Malloy & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Margo Seibert & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Alex Gibson & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Starr Busby & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & & Kim Blanck & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Justin Gregory Lopez & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & J.D. Mollison & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Dave Malloy & Kuhoo Verma
Dave Malloy & Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet
Velma, represented by the tarot card “The Fool” begins to sing after the rest of the cast has passed out. This is the first and only song in the musical that shows a positive side of the monster, as a means of connecting people who are isolated.
[VELMA]
FOR SO LONG
I SAW MYSELF SO BADLY
STUPID AND LAZY
SAD AND CRAZY
FAT AND GROSS
I STAYED IN MY LITTLE ROOM
SINGIN’ MY UGLY TUNES
TRACING THE LINES HIDDEN UNDERNEATH MY SLEEVES
HASHTAG CUTS
A FOREST OF DEAD TREES
BUT THEN
I FOUND
A SECRET:
THERE’S A GIRL IN SAINT-MARIE
JUST LIKE ME
JUST LIKE ME
SHE LIKES ALL THE SAME TOYS AS ME
MAKES ALL THE SAME NOISE AS ME
AND SHE NOTICED ME
FROM ACROSS THE SEA
A GIRL IN SAINT-MARIE
JUST LIKE ME
JUST LIKE ME
SHE IS CHUNKY
AND SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
HER TEETH STICK OUT
SHE’S GOT A SAD LITTLE POUT
AND SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
SHE SAYS HER PALMS SWEAT TOO MUCH
AND SOME DAY I WILL TOUCH THEM
I’LL KISS HER WRIST
JUST LIKE THIS:
{kiss}
A GIRL IN SAINT-MARIE
JUST LIKE ME
(Members of the group gradually begin to awaken and listen.)
SHE SAYS THERE IS JOY INSIDE ME
AND I JUST HAVE TO TRUST WHERE MY HEART GOES
SHE SAYS THERE IS LIGHT INSIDE ME
BUT SOMETIMES ALL I SEE ARE THE SHADOWS
SHE SAYS THERE’S A STAR INSIDE ME
BURNING UP MY SOUL EVERYDAY
SHE SAYS THERE IS GOD INSIDE ME
AND GOD IS EVERYTHING
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
ALL THE SAME, ALL THE SAME
HOW I TREMBLE WHEN SHE TYPES OUT MY NAME
OH YOU FOOL
YOU FOOL
IT’S ALL WITHIN YOURSELF
OH YOU FOOL
YOU FOOL
IT’S ALL WITHIN MYSELF
HOW LUCKY FOR ME
A GIRL ACROSS THE SEA
WHO SPEAKS TO ME
IN WHISPERING EMOJI
AND I FOUND HER
AND SHE FOUND ME
IN THE LONELY UGLY CHAOS
OF THE INTERNET
THIS UGLY THING
LETS ME SING
SO BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
YES I AM
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL TOO
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XI. Beautiful was written by Dave Malloy.
Dave Malloy released XI. Beautiful on Sun May 19 2019.