The Whole "Being Dead" Thing-Alex Brightman/Beetlejuice Original Broadway Cast Recording Ensemble

[00:00.00]"The Whole "Being Dead" Thing" [00:00.00](feat. Alex Brightman) [00:00.00](from "Beetlejuice (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack) [00:01.21]BETELGEUSE, sung: [00:01.54]Hey, folks! Begging your pardon! [00:04.36]'Scuse me! Sorry to barge in [00:07.39]Now let's skip the tears and start on the whole [00:11.90]Y'know Being dead thing [00:13.26]You're doomed! Enjoy the singing [00:16.45]The sword of Damocles is swinging [00:19.55]And if I hear your cell-phone ringing [00:22.40]I'll kill you myself [00:23.85]The whole being dead thing! [00:25.71]Death can get a person stressed [00:28.35]"We should have carpe'd way more diems [00:30.90]Now we're never gonna see 'em!" [00:31.98]I can show you what comes next [00:34.18]So don't be freaked [00:35.77]Stay in your seats [00:37.40]I do this bull****, like, eight times a week! [00:40.46]So just relax, you'll be fine [00:42.90]Drink your fifty-dollar wine [00:43.68]And take a breath! [00:45.66]ENSEMBLE: [00:45.82]Welcome to a show about death! [00:48.16]BETELGEUSE: [00:50.14]You're... [00:53.25]You're gonna be fine... [00:57.80]On the other side... [00:59.25]DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE! [01:02.10]I'll... [01:05.38]I'll be your guide... [01:07.41]To the other side... [01:09.16]ENSEMBLE: [01:10.93]Oh, and full disclosure: It's a show about death! [01:12.70]BETELGEUSE: [01:15.80]Everybody gets on fine here [01:18.48]Like Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein here [01:21.15]The women's bathroom has no line here [01:21.65]Just... [01:22.76]Pee where you want! [01:24.51]The whole being dead thing! [01:27.29]You're just gonna love the folks here [01:30.33]Yes, I know you're woke, but you can take a joke here! [01:32.82]And every show I do, like, a TON of coke here [01:34.41]The whole- [01:34.90]*heavy sniffing* [01:36.44]PAH-HAH! The whole being dead thing! [01:39.64]Nobody is bullet-proof! [01:41.22]"I work out, I eat clean!" [01:42.94]Jesus, pass the Dramamine [01:45.86]Time to face the brutal truth: [01:47.23]'Cause we're all on a hitlist [01:48.78]Might not live 'till Christmas [01:50.28]Choke to death on Triscuits [01:51.99]Hey, that's just statistics [01:53.52]So take a little break here [01:55.00]Kinda like a wake here [01:56.49]The scenery is fake here [01:58.26]But there's a giant snake here! [02:06.90]ENSEMBLE: [02:06.81]Welcome to a show about death! [02:08.34]BETELGEUSE: [02:10.50]You're... [02:12.73]You're gonna be fine... [02:13.95]THANK YOU! [02:16.12]On the other side... [02:17.72]HOW YOU DOIN'? [02:18.79]Not good! [02:19.39]Ba-be-ba-ba-be-bo-boo-bap-boop! [02:22.49]I'll... [02:26.27]I'll be your guide! [02:29.94]To the other side! [02:31.76]Seriously, though, this is a show about- [02:32.50]ENSEMBLE: [02:34.82]Death is taboo, but it's hardly something new [02:37.22]There's nothing medical professionals could do [02:38.45]'Cept maybe just bill you [02:39.47]BETELGEUSE, spoken: [02:41.12]If you die while listening to this album [02:42.51]It's still gonna keep playing [02:43.21]ENSEMBLE: [02:45.47]There's no destiny or fate [02:47.12]Just a terrifying wait [02:48.66]Filled with people that you hate [02:50.46]And on a certain date, the universe kills you! [02:53.77]BETELGEUSE: [02:54.95]That's the thing with life: [02:58.52]No-one makes it out alive! [03:01.19]Toss that body in the pit [03:02.76]"Gosh, it's awful, ain't it tragic?" [03:04.34]"Blah, blah, Bible. Jesus magic." [03:07.22]When you're dead, who gives a ****? [03:08.91]No pilates, no more yoga! [03:10.22]"Namaste", you freakin' posers [03:13.56]From the cradle to cremation [03:16.85]Death just needs a little conversation! [03:19.72]I have mastered the art (Dies Irae!) [03:21.70]Of tearing convention apart (Dies Irae!) [03:25.78]So, how about we all make a start (Dies Irae!) [03:32.30]On the whole being dead thing! [03:35.49]ALL: [03:35.63]God, I hope you're ready for a show about death!