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| The Madness of King Scar | |
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| Attribution information | |
| Composer | |
| Lyricist | |
| Performers |
• Kevin Cahoon |
| Release information | |
| Released |
1997 |
| Track |
13 |
| Length |
5:36 |
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"The Madness of King Scar" is a song composed by Elton John for the stage musical version of The Lion King. It was released in 1997 as part of the original cast recording. It is sung by Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Zazu, and Nala.
Use[]
In the song, King Scar worries about not being favored among the Pride Landers while dealing with the problems mentioned by the hyenas and Nala. On top of that, Scar is driven mad by the delusions he has of Mufasa's ghost. To calm his mental illness, Zazu suggests Scar gets a queen, which leads Scar to choose Nala so they can produce cubs. However, she scratches him across the face as an act of refusal.
Lyrics[]
Scar: (spoken)
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
Banzai: (spoken)
Hey, boss!
Scar:
When my name is whispered through the pride
Is this talk of love or regicide?
Shenzi: (spoken)
Regi-who?
Scar:
Tell me I'm adored
Please tell me I'm adored
Banzai: (spoken)
Hey, boss!
Scar:(spoken)
Oh, what is it?!
Banzai: (spoken)
We got a bone to pick with you.
Shenzi: (spoken)
There's no food, no water...
Banzai: (spoken)
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no stinkin' entrées!
Scar: (spoken)
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.
Banzai: (spoken)
I had that once. It was worms.
Scar: (spoken)
No, no, no. It's like an itch...deep, persistent, profound...
Banzai: (spoken)
That's it, worms! When they get really bad all you gotta do is...hunker down and scoot.
Scar: (spoken)
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates! If it weren't for me, you'd be beating off buzzards for your next bite!
Hyenas:
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
Scar: (spoken)
Are you blaming me?!
Hyenas: (spoken)
Oh, no! It's the lionesses.
Scar: (spoken)
Ah.
Hyenas:
You are so adored
You are so adored!
Scar: (spoken)
That's more like it!
Hyenas:
But what I'd give for one more hit
Of wildebeest kielbasa
Or maybe hornbill on the spit...
Zazu: (spoken)
Oh, how I miss Mufasa!
Scar: (spoken)
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you! I told you never to mention that name!
Zazu: (spoken)
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again.
Scar: (spoken)
Even in death, his shadow looms over me.
There he is!
No! There he is!
And there!
Zazu: (spoken)
Calm yourself, sire, or you'll get another one of your splitting headaches!
Scar:
I am perfectly fine!
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, I am, no, who am I talking to...?
Zazu: (spoken)
Oh, pull yourself together, sire!
Scar: (spoken)
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?
Zazu: (spoken)
Yes, sire?
Scar: (spoken)
Nobody loved me. There's the rub. Not even as a cub.
What did my brother have that I don't have?
Zazu: (spoken)
Do you want the short list or the long?
Scar: (spoken)
Whatever!
Zazu: (spoken)
Well, he had adoring subjects, a loving family, a devoted queen...
Scar: (spoken)
That's it! I need a queen!
Zazu: (spoken)
A what?
Scar: (spoken)
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!
Nala: (spoken)
Scar.
Scar: (spoken)
Ah, Nala. Your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My, how you've grown!
Nala: (spoken)
Scar, you have to do something. We're being forced to overhunt!
Scar:
She's got those assets feminine
Nala: (spoken)
You're the king. Control the hyenas.
Scar:
I have to make her mine
Nala: (spoken)
They're destroying the Pride Lands!
Scar:
Nobility in every gene
Nala: (spoken)
Look, if we stop now... Don't you see?
Scar:
She has to be my queen
Nala: (spoken)
There's still a chance for things to be all right again.
Scar:
Come, sweet Nala
It's written in the stars
Nala: (spoken)
Wait, what are you doing? Are you listening to me?
Scar:
We'll create a host of little Scars
Nala: (spoken)
What are you talking about?
Scar:
Tell me I'm adored
Nala: (spoken)
Get away from me!
Scar:
Tell me I'm adored—
Scar: (spoken)
Oh, Nala. You know how I loathe violence. One way or another, you will be mine.
Nala: (spoken)
Never, Scar. Never!
Scar:
You belong to me
You all belong to me!
Trivia[]
- The song is based off a deleted song from the original film that was cut due to its inappropriate undertones.
- The lyric "I'm every inch a king," is a reference to Shakespeare's King Lear, in which the titular King Lear descends into madness.[1]
References[]
| The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
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