Music by Benny Anderson and Bjo:rn Ulvaeus
Original lyrics by Sir Tim Rice
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VISSER THREE:
They all say death's better than life like a host
So why has mine committed a crime?
Trust me, he has prevented something worse
It's worth anything if I lose time
Lookin' back, I could've played it diff'rently
Without tormenting him -- who can tell?
But it took time to search his mem'ries through
Now at least I know I know him well
Kill for a cause
EVA: When you lose
V3: Kill 'cause it's fine
EVA: When you're fine
V3: That's where my host says
BOTH: We're not alike
V3: 'Cause in the end, he needs a little bit more than me
More humanity
EVA: She needs her old life and her children
V3: I know him so well
EVA:
She's human, too, but she can silence that part
The same way that she silences me
And though she loves her kids like I do mine
Still her own life has priority
Looking back, I could have played it diff'rently
V3: Lookin' back, I could've played things some other way
EVA: Learned about the Yeerk before she fell
V3: I was just a bit sadistic maybe
EVA: But I was ever so distrustful then
V3: Now at least I know him well
EVA: Now at least
BOTH: I know I know him/her well
EVA: Know what comes first
V3: You tell her
EVA: Or just survive
V3: Even thrive
EVA: That's where I tell her
BOTH: We're not alike
At last I've learned
What (s)he was trying to conceal so hard
Why (s)he was falling apart
EVA: What with our doubts
What with our fight
V3: Isn't it madness
BOTH: We're still alive?
V3: 'Cause in the end, he needs a little bit more than me
More humanity
EVA: She needs her old life and her children
V3: I know him so well
EVA: It took time to understand her
BOTH: I know him/her so well
Original lyrics by Sir Tim Rice
*
VISSER THREE:
They all say death's better than life like a host
So why has mine committed a crime?
Trust me, he has prevented something worse
It's worth anything if I lose time
Lookin' back, I could've played it diff'rently
Without tormenting him -- who can tell?
But it took time to search his mem'ries through
Now at least I know I know him well
Kill for a cause
EVA: When you lose
V3: Kill 'cause it's fine
EVA: When you're fine
V3: That's where my host says
BOTH: We're not alike
V3: 'Cause in the end, he needs a little bit more than me
More humanity
EVA: She needs her old life and her children
V3: I know him so well
EVA:
She's human, too, but she can silence that part
The same way that she silences me
And though she loves her kids like I do mine
Still her own life has priority
Looking back, I could have played it diff'rently
V3: Lookin' back, I could've played things some other way
EVA: Learned about the Yeerk before she fell
V3: I was just a bit sadistic maybe
EVA: But I was ever so distrustful then
V3: Now at least I know him well
EVA: Now at least
BOTH: I know I know him/her well
EVA: Know what comes first
V3: You tell her
EVA: Or just survive
V3: Even thrive
EVA: That's where I tell her
BOTH: We're not alike
At last I've learned
What (s)he was trying to conceal so hard
Why (s)he was falling apart
EVA: What with our doubts
What with our fight
V3: Isn't it madness
BOTH: We're still alive?
V3: 'Cause in the end, he needs a little bit more than me
More humanity
EVA: She needs her old life and her children
V3: I know him so well
EVA: It took time to understand her
BOTH: I know him/her so well