The Madness of King Scar

Scar
Zazu, why am I not loved?
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
Hey, boss!

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

Shenzi
Reggie who?

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

Banzai
Hey, boss!

Scar
Oh, what is it?

Banzai
We got a bone to pick with you

Shenzi
There's no food, no water--

Banzai
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and there ain't no stinkin' entrées!

Scar
Oh, 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
I had that once. It was worms

Scar
No, no, no... it's like an itch... deep, persistent, profound...

Banzai
That's it-- worms!
When they get really bad all you gotta do is... hunker down and scoot

Scar
Thanks for the tip. Ingrates!
If it weren't for me you'd be beating off
buzzards for your next bite!

Shenzi & 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

Scar
Are you blaming me?

Shenzi & Banzai
Oh no, it's the lionesses

You are so adored
Oh, you are so adored

Scar
That's more like it

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

Zazu
Oh, how I miss Mufasa

Scar
Mufasa?! Mufasa?! How dare you!
I told you never to mention that name!

Zazu
Note taken. I shall never mention "M-m-m" again

Scar
Even in death, his shadow looms over me
There he is!
No! There he is!
And there!

Zazu
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, no, yes, no, who am I talking to...?

Zazu
Oh, pull yourself together, Sire!

Scar
Oh, very well. Zazu? Zazu, Zazu, Zazu...?

Zazu
Yes, Sire?

Scar
Nobody loved me, there's the rub, not even as a cub
What did my brother have that I don't have?

Zazu
Do you want the short list or the long?

Scar
Whatever!

Zazu
Well, he had adoring subjects... a loving family... a devoted queen...

Scar
That's it! I need a queen!

Zazu
A what?

Scar
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
Scar

Scar
Ah, Nala... Your timing couldn't have been more perfect. My how you've grown

Nala
Scar, you have got to do something. We're being forced to overhunt

Scar
She's got those assets feminine

Nala
You're the king. Control the hyenas

Scar
I have to make her mine

Nala
You're destroying the Pridelands

Scar
Nobility in every gene

Nala
If we don't stop now.. Don't you see...

Scar
She has to be my queen

Nala
...there's still a chance for things to be all right again...

Scar
Come, sweet Nala
It's written in the stars

Nala
What are you doing? Are you listening to me?

Scar
We'll create a host of little Scars

Nala
What are you talking about?

Scar
Tell me I'm adored

Nala
Get away from me

Scar
Tell me I'm adored
Oh, Nala... you know how I loathe violence...
One way or another, you will be mine

Nala
Never, Scar. Never!

Scar
You belong to me
You all belong to me


Shadowland

Chorus
Fatshe leso lea halalela
Fatshe leso lea halalela

Nala
Shadowland
The leaves have fallen
This shadowed land
This was our home

The river's dry
The ground has broken
So I must go
Now I must go

And where the journey may lead me
Let your prayers be my guide
I cannot stay here, my family
But I'll remember my pride

Chorus
Prideland
My land
Tear-stained
Dry land
Take this
With you
Fatshe leso
    Nala
I have no choice
I will find my way
Lea halalela

Take this prayer
What lies out there
Lea halalela

Chorus
And where the journey may lead you
Let this prayer be your guide
Though it may take you so far away
Always remember your pride

Fatshe leso lea halalela
Fatshe leso lea halalela
Fatshe leso lea halalela

Nala
Beso bo, my people, beso bo


The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Lead male vocal
Lala kahle
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube

Ingonyama ifile
Ingonyama ilele
Thula

Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube
Ingonyama ilele

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

He, ha helelemama
Ohi'mbube

Imbube
Ixesha lifikile
Lala
Lala kahle

Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube
My little darling
Don't fear my little darling
My little darling
Don't fear my little darling
Ingonyama ilele


Endless Night

Simba
Where has the starlight gone?
Dark is the day
How can I find my way home?

Home is an empty dream
Lost to the night
Father, I feel so alone

You promised you'd be there
Whenever I needed you
Whenever I call your name
You're not anywhere

When will the dawning break
Oh endless night
Sleepless I dream of the day

When you were by my side
Guiding my path
Father, I can't find the way

You promised you'd be there
Whenever I needed you
Whenever I call your name
You're not anywhere

I'm trying to hold on
Just waiting to hear your voice
One word, just a word will do
To end this nightmare

Chorus
I know that the night must end
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise

I know that the clouds must clear
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine

Simba & Chorus
I know that the night must end
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise
I know that the clouds must clear
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine

Simba
I know
Yes, I know
The sun will rise
Yes, I know
I know
The clouds must clear

I know that the night must end
I know that the sun will rise
And I'll hear your voice deep inside

I know that the night must end
And that the clouds must clear
The sun
The sun will rise
The sun
The sun will rise


Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Timon
I can see what's happening

Pumbaa
What?

Timon
And they don't have a clue

Pumbaa
Who?

Timon
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.

Pumbaa
Oh.

Timon
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air

Chorus
Can you feel the love tonight
The peace the evening brings
The world for once in perfect harmony
With all its living things

Simba
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past, impossible
She'd turn away from me

Nala
He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is?
The king I see inside?

Chorus
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

Simba & Nala
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are

Nala
And if he feels the love tonight
In the way I do

Simba
It's enough for this restless wanderer

Simba & Nala
Just to be with you


He Lives in You (Reprise)

Chorus
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala

Rafiki
Night and the spirit of life calling mamela
And a voice just the fear of a child answers mamela

Ubu khosi bo khokho

Chorus
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke

Rafiki
Wait, there's no mountain too great
Hear the words and have faith
Have faith

He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you

Chorus
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you

He lives in you
He lives in you
He lives in you
He lives in you

Rafiki
He lives in you

Simba
He lives in me

Chorus
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you

He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you


King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise)

Chorus
Ndabe zitha
Nkosi yethu
Mholi wezwe lethu

Lefatshe la bonata rona
Lea halalela
Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Lethu busa ngoxolo
Is'khathi sifikile
Is'khathi busa iyo
Is'khathi sifikile
Busa lomhlaba

Is'khathi sifikile
Is'khathi sifikile
Busa Simba
Busa Simba

Hem na iyo
Hem na iyo
Hem na nkosi bo
Busa Simba iyo

Hem na iyo
Oh busa Simba iyo
Hem na iyo
Oh busa nkosi bo
Hem na iyo
Oh busa nkosi bo
Hem na iyo
Oh busa nkosi bo

Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Busa Simba, Busa Simba

Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo

Rafiki, Simba, Nala, Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu, Chorus
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
Circle of life


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