Heathers The Musical:Genderbend Lyrics

The Me Inside Of Me

[J.D.:]
Think. Long and hard. Conjure him up in your mind. What would he say?
What is his final statement to a cold, uncaring planet?

[VINCENT:]
"Dear world...
Believe it or not, I knew about fear;
I knew the way loneliness stung
I hid behind smiles and crazy hot clothes;
I learned to kiss girls with my tongue."

[J.D.:]
That's good.

[VINCENT:]
"But oh, the world, it held me down;
It weighed like a concrete prom king crown."

[HUNTER CHANDLER:]
No one thinks a mighty boy has feelings
No one gets his insecurity
I am more than shoulder pads and hair gel
No one sees the me inside of me...

Jesus, you're making me sound like Air Supply!

[J.D.:]
Keep going. This has to be good enough to fool the cops.

[MCCORD:]
Whoa! Is it murder?

[MILNER:]
No, look. Here's a suicide note.

[VINCENT, HUNTER, COPS:]
"They couldn't see past my rockstar mystique
They wouldn't dare look in my eyes
But just underneath was a terrified boy
Who clings to his pillow and cries!
My looks were just like prison bars;

[VINCENT, COPS:]
They've left me a myriad of scars."

[HUNTER CHANDLER:]
"Myriad", Nice.

[VINCENT, HUNTER, COPS:]
"No one thinks a mighty boy has substance. That's the curse of popularity."

[PRINCIPAL GOWAN:]
"I am more than just a source for handjobs."

[VINCENT, HUNTER, GOWAN, COPS:]
"No one sees the me inside of me."

[PRINCIPAL GOWAN:]
Hunter Chandler is not your everyday suicide.

[COACH RIPPER:]
You should cancel classes.

[PRINCIPAL GOWAN:]
No way, Coach
I send the kids home before lunch and the switchboard'll light up like a Christmas tree.

[MR. FLEMING:]
Our children are dying!
I suggest we get everyone into the cafeteria and just talk and feel, together.

[PRINCIPAL GOWAN:]
Thank you, Mr. Fleming. Call me when the shuttle lands.

[MR. FLEMING:]
I'm telling you, we all misjudged Hunter Chandler
This is the loveliest suicide note I've ever read.

[MR. FLEMING & HUNTER CHANDLER:]
"Box up my clothing for Goodwill
And give the poor my Nordic Track
Donate my car to crippled kids
Or to those ghetto dads on crack
Give them my hats and my CDs
My boots and my sneakers, my three TVs!"

[HUNTER CHANDLER, FACULTY:]
"No one thinks a mighty boy has feelings;
But I weep for all I failed to be (I failed to be)
Maybe I can help the world by leaving;
Maybe that's the me inside of me."

[PRINCIPAL GOWAN:]
Aw, hell. Long weekend for everybody!

[MR. FLEMING:]
Not so fast, kids. They're refueling the buses, which gives us a solid half-hour of healing
Now I have mimeographed copies of the suicide note so you can feel Hunter's anguish
I'll pass the suicide note around so you can feel Hunter's anguish

[HUNTER MCNAMARA:]
I never knew about his pain

[MR. FLEMING:]
Go on!

[HIPSTER DORK:]
His life had hit a rocky patch

[MR. FLEMING:]
Feel!

[YOUNG REPUBLICANETTE:]
Deep down he wasn't cruel or vain..

[MR. FLEMING:]
Heal!

[KIDS:]
He didn't mean to be such a snatch!

[MR. FLEMING:]
Vincent, you're very quiet. What's on your mind

[VINCENT:]
Uh, maybe Hunter realized that in order to be happy he had to give up his power
And that the only way to do that was... death

[MR. FLEMING:]
My God
Look what we've done
We're breaking through!
Hunter would be so proud of you!

[KIDS:]
And you!
And you!
And you!
And you!

[EVERYBODY:]
No one thinks a mighty boy can touch you...

[GOTH BOY:]
Hunter touching me...

[EVERYBODY:]
But he's made us better than we were
Hunter's dead, but he will live inside me, and I'll be the me inside of him...

[HUNTER CHANDLER:]
Holy crap! This is awesome!

[EVERYBODY:]
Hunter cried, our sins fell on his shoulders!

[HUNTER CHANDLER:]
Jesus Christ!

[EVERYBODY:]
Hunter died, so we could all be free!

[HUNTER CHANDLER:]
I'm bigger than John Lennon!

[KIDS:]
Heather's gone, but he will live forever!

[MARTEN:]
He's the dove that sings outside my window!

[BELEAGUERED GEEK:]
He's the twin from whom
I'm separated!

[TRAVIS:]
He's the horse I never got for Christmas!

[KIDS:]
Hunter sees the me inside of me!

[EVERYBODY:]
Hunter is the me inside of me!
Inside of...