Suddenly Seymour - Alan Menken & Lily Collins

Lift up your head, wash off your mascara Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away Show me your face clean as the mornin' I know things were bad but now they're okay Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside you You don't need no make-up, don't have to pretend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide you Sweet understandin' Seymour's your friend Nobody ever treated me kindly Daddy left early, and Mama was poor I'd meet a man and I'd follow him blindly He'd snap his fingers and me, I'd say "Sure" Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside me He don't give me orders, he don't condescend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide me Sweet understanding Seymour's my friend Tell me this feeling will last 'til forever Tell me the bad times are clean washed away Blaine with Rachel: Please understand that it's still strange and frightening Rachel (with Blaine): For losers like I've been (it's so hard to say) Rachel (Blaine): Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) He purified me (Oh, oh) Yeah, Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) He showed me I can (Showed me, I can) Rachel with Blaine: Learn how to be more Rachel (Blaine): The girl that's inside me With sweet understanding (With sweet understanding) With sweet understanding (With sweet understanding) With sweet under- Rachel with Blaine: Standing Seymour's your man

Lift up your head, wash off your mascara Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away Show me your face, clean as the mornin' I know things were bad, but now they're okay Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside you You don't need no makeup, don't have to pretend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide you Sweet understanding, Seymour's your friend Nobody ever treated me kindly Daddy left early, Mama was poor I'd meet a man and I'd follow him blindly He'd snap his fingers, me? I'd say, "Sure!" Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside me He don't give me orders, he don't condescend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide me Sweet understanding, Seymour's my friend Tell me this feeling lasts 'til forever Tell me the bad times are clean washed away Please understand that it's still strange and frightening But losers like I've been, it's so hard to say Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) He purified me (he purified you) Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) He showed me I can (yes, you can) Learn how to be more The girl that's inside me (the girl that's inside you) With sweet understanding (with sweet understanding) With sweet understanding (with sweet understanding) With sweet understanding Seymour's my man (Seymour's your man)

Lift up your head Wash off your mascara Here, take my Kleenex, wipe that lipstick away Show me your face, clean as the morning I know things were bad, but now they're okay Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside you You don't need no makeup, don't have to pretend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide you Sweet understanding, Seymour's your friend Nobody ever treated me kindly Daddy left early, Mama was poor I'd meet a man and I'd follow him blindly He'd snap his fingers, me, I'd said sure Suddenly, Seymour is standing beside me He don't give me orders, he don't condescend Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide me Sweet understanding, Seymour's my friend Tell me this feeling lasts 'til forever Tell me the bad times are clean washed away Please understand that it's still strange and frightening For losers like I've been, it's so hard to say Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) He purified me (He purified you) Suddenly, Seymour (Suddenly, Seymour) Showed me I can (Yes, you can) Learn how to be more The girl that's inside me (The girl that's inside inside you) With sweet understanding (With sweet understanding) With sweet understanding (With sweet understanding) With sweet understanding Seymour's your man

When I was younger, just a bad little kid My momma noticed funny things I did Like shootin' puppies with a B B gun I'd poison guppies, and when I was done I'd find a pussy cat and bash its head That's when my momma said (What did she say?) She said "My boy, I think someday You'll find a way to make your natural tendencies pay" You'll be a dentist (Be a dentist) You have a talent for causing things pain (Pain) Son, be a dentist (Son, be a dentist) People will pay you to be inhumane Your temperament's wrong for the priesthood And teaching would suit you still less Son, be a dentist you'll be a success Here he is folks, the leader of the plaque! Watch him suck up that gas, oh my God He is a dentist and he'll never ever be any good Who wants their teeth done by the Marquis De Sade? Oh, that hurts, wait, I'm not numb Ehh, shut up, open wide, here I come I am your dentist (Goodness Gracious) And I enjoy the career that I picked (Love it) I am your dentist (Fitting braces) And I get off on the pain I inflict (You really love it) When I start extracting those molars (Ooh, don't try it) You girls will be screaming like holy rollers (Dentist) And though it may cause my patients distress (Distress) Somewhere in heaven above me I know that my momma's proud of me 'Cause I'm a dentist and a success Say aah (Ahh) Say aah (Ahh) Say ahh (Ahh) Now spit