The Madness Of King Scar

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by John Vickery with Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Geoff Hoyle, and Heather Headley


Zazu, why am I not loved?

Scar
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

Hey, boss!

When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?

Reggie who?

Tell me I'm adored
Please tell me I'm adored

Hey, boss!
Oh, what is it?
We got a bone to pick with you
There's no food, no water-
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no stinkin' entrees!
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.
I had that once. It was worms.
No, no, no... it's like an itch... deep, persistent, profound...
That's it- worms! When they get really bad all you gotta do is... hunker down and scoot.
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates! If it weren't for me you'd be beating off buzzards for your next bite!

Shenzi and Banzai
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

Are you blaming me?
Oh no, it's the lionesses.

You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored

That's more like it!

But what I'd give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on the spit

Oh, how I miss Mufasa!
Mufasa?! Mufasa?!
How dare you! I told you never to mention that name!
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again
Even in death, his shadow looms over me
There he is! No! There he is! And there!
Calm yourself, Sire, or you'll get another one of your splitting headaches!
I am perfectly fine!

Scar
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...?

Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
Yes, Sire?
Nobody loved me, there's the rub, not even as a cub
What did my brother have that I don't have?
Do you want the short list or the long?
Whatever!
Well, he had adoring subjects, a loving family, a devoted queen...
That's it! I need a queen!
A what?
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!
Scar.
Ah, Nala... Your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My, how you've grown.
Scar, you have to do something. We're being forced to overhunt!

Scar

She's got those assets feminine I have to make her mine Nobility in every gene She has to be my queen Come, sweet Nala, it's written in the stars We'll create a host of little Scars Tell me I'm adored Tell me I'm adored -

You're the king. Control the hyenas. You're destroying the Pridelands. If we don't stop now.. Don't you see? There's still a chance for things to be all right again. What are you doing? Are you listening to me? What are you talking about? Get away from me!

Oh, Nala... you know how I loathe violence...
One way or another, you will be mine.
Never, Scar. Never!

You belong to me
You all belong to me