The boys knew they were in big trouble a few weeks ago, they had managed to fix their egregious mistakes with a few well chosen words—thanks to the prompt from Kurt during their rehearsal of "What it Feels Like for a Girl."
The time had now come for Artie, Puck, and Finn to sing to the girls again. But they had no idea what they should chose.
"Dude I don't know why we can't just sing the one I chose!"
"Because, Puckerman, 'You Shook Me All Night Long' is a stripper song—"
"How would you know that, Hudson?"
"Hey, cool it boys!"
"No offense Mr. Schue," started Artie. "I think that we're kind of qualified to be 'guys'…'boys' sounds kinda childish."
"I see where you're coming from Artie, but you all have practically no life experience when it comes to girls, much less women."
"Oh, please Mr. Schue. I think—" started Puck. He knew half the moms in Lima thanks to his Pool cleaning business. He could handle a woman.
"I'm going to stop you right there before you say anything else. I don't want to know what you do on the side. You have no idea what you have to do to keep a girl, especially a young woman who's still uhhh changing. That is even more difficult than when they're older. You stay with a girl for a portion of your life—" Will could tell that he was ranting. He was just trying to be helpful and that plan was failing slowly. He back-pedaled a little bit. "What I mean is…well, maybe this will explain." He took out a folder from his briefcase and passed out the sheet music.
"There's no way I'm singing musical theatre. I don't do that shit." Said Puck
"Shut up, Puck" Said the four other boys.
"From the top, boys."
[the song is "She" from the album This Ordinary Thursday—the songs of Georgia Stitt. Hope you like how I grouped/divided the song :D]
Matt: Like a breeze when your asleep,
Or a promise you can't keep
Is she!
Mike: Like December on the beach,
Always just beyond your reach
Is she!
Will: You want to claim her all for you own,
But if you cling to hard you'll find that you are left alone.
Puck: As elusive as a year
All you want forever here
Is she!
Will: Give her room, let her roam.
Make her feel safe but unconfined.
Let her know that you're her home—
That's how you love her.
Finn: Like a song with perfect rhyme,
That you've sung a million times
Is she! (Will: And now that song's your favorite)
Artie: Ever changing like the tide
Always ready for the ride
Is she!
Will: She grabs your hand and charges ahead (Finn: She charges ahead)
And if you stall another man might win her heart instead.
But remember what she needs,
Like a rose amid the weeds
Is she!
Give her room, let her roam.
Make her feel safe but unconfined (Puck: Make her feel safe but unconfined)
Let her know that you're her home
That's how you love her (Artie: How I love her)
Will: Every helium balloon needs a string to keep it grounded
Hold her with extra long arms and she will reach for a life with love compounded.
You don't have to match her pace
Just be sure you're in the race!
Mike: Like a whisper never heard
Matt: Like a sixteen letter word
Both: Is she.
Finn: As complex as any graph
Artie: As enticing as a laugh
Both: Is she!
All: She is impossible to contain
And yet you need her just as the flowers needs the rain.
Will: All that madness will allow
All you want forever now (Finn: Forever now!)
Is she!
"Alright, boys that was great!" He clapped his hands after the song was over to encourage the boys who had stunned looks on their faces.
"I'm confused, Mr. Schue. Was the song supposed to tell us what to do? Cause it was pretty spot on in some of words…" He couldn't help feeling like his stomach dropped when they had a little duet. It kind of described what happened after Sectionals to a tee—it was scary and made Finn almost uncomfortable.
Mr. Schuester smiled at the boy. "I'm glad you noticed that, it's amazing how those matched up. That's how music is so versatile—no I didn't write that song or change the lyrics to fit you. That's the song. It's a lesson; do you guys understand what I was trying to tell you?"
"I think you were using the song as a way to tell us how confusing girls are, but also that we have to be understanding to the what they're going through. They've got a tougher time that we do, kind of like what we realized a few weeks ago." Said Matt.
"That's part of the idea, Matt. You have to be gentle with the girls. I don't know how to say it any other way because I think you can understand the lyrics better than anything I'll tell you. Be there for them. That's the least you could do. Listen to them and respond to what they say. I'm not saying change who you are because that's what they like about you, I'm saying focus some attention on them…"
Puck stood there with his 'I'm a badass' face on and Finn's forehead was still wrinkled in concentration.
"Thanks Mr. Schuester." Called Artie as he wheeled himself out of the choir room.