Beetlejuice - Fright of Their Lives Lyrics

2019 Broadway
Beetlejuice the Musical - Fright of Their Lives Lyrics


"Fright of Their Lives" is a song performed by Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Rob McClure (Adam) and Kerry Butler (Barbara) from the musical Beetlejuice.

BETELGEUSE:
Okay
Listen up, I’m not gonna lie
Right now, you couldn’t frighten a fly
Or scare a seagull off of a fry
You ever stop to ask yourselves "why?"

Both of you are super polite
Middle class, suburban, and white
Well, all of that is finished tonight
Except for the white part
Obviously

Take your places
I want scary faces
Now go!
Bigger
Further
Harder
Not bad

Sever a head
Preferably someone you know

BARBARA: (spoken)
Look at me, I'm so scary

BETELGEUSE:
Don’t be so vanilla
Would a little anger kill ya?
C’mon, drop your panties
I’m trying to fill you
With wisdom and skill
And the instinct to kill

ADAM: (spoken)
Again, we do not want to kill anyone

BETELGEUSE: (spoken)
Fine!
But somehow, someway
You gotta make 'em see ya'
I'm talkin' jumpscares
The jerky Japanese ghost-walk
Plus;
Learn to throw your voice
Fool your friends
Fun at parties

ADAM: (spoken)
Now THAT is cool!
I wanna do that!

BETELGEUSE:
Whatever it takes to make ‘em go crazy
Raising the stakes by punching a baby
Scare ‘em awake till they break
They'll be quaking in fright

‘Cause you’ve got some evil deep down inside you
Put all the farmer’s markets behind you
You’ve gotta work
Gotta haunt till it hurts
Through the night
And give those guys the fright of their lives
Yeah yeah!

BETELGEUSE:
Let’s start with things that you hate

ADAM:
Well, hate’s a very strong word

BARBARA:
Perhaps when people are late

ADAM:
Or getting pooped on by birds

BETELGEUSE:
No, what fills you with rage?

BARBARA:
Being mean to a pet

ADAM:
Chefs who use too much sage when they make beurre noisette

BARBARA:
Over-glutinous food

ADAM:
Or when kids call me "dude"

BARBARA:
Oh, I find that so rude!

BETELGEUSE:
Well, there’s lots there to use
Take a deep breath
And give me your best primal scream

BARBARA:
Aaaah!

ADAM: (spoken)
Barbara, that was brilliant!

BARBARA: (spoken)
Really?

BETELGEUSE:
Try it again
Maybe this time pretend like you mean it

BARBARA:
Aaah!

ADAM: (spoken)
That was even better!

BARBARA: (spoken)
Thanks!

BETELGEUSE:
I want freedom
But to get my freedom I need them
To get a living person to say my name

ADAM & BARBARA:
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse?

BETELGEUSE:
I know that beggars can’t be choosers
But do they have to be such losers?
Both of them are deathly dull and lame

ADAM & BARBARA & CHOIR:
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse

BETELGEUSE:
Why God, slash Satan, did you send these bed wetters?
Even, like, a tax attorney would’ve been better
Somebody with gravitas
Somebody to fear who-

ADAM:
Excuse me, Mr. Betelgeuse
We can kind of hear you

BETELGEUSE: (spoken)
Yeah?
Well that was a soliloquy so you’re the one who’s being rude

(sung)
Whatever it takes to make ‘em go crazy

BARBARA:
Turn all the lights on

ADAM:
Dress like a baby

BETELGEUSE: (spoken)
Adam, I don't even- No

(sung)
Get your heads in the game

ADAM & BARBARA:
Let’s hide their phones

BETELGEUSE (ADAM & BARBARA):
Screw their phones!
Ugh, these dopes are both hopeless
How will I ever survive?
Unless they get the fright of their lives~
(Yes yes, we're feelin' it, they're gonna feel it, we're killin' it! )
They gotta get the fright of their lives~
(We're scary, very very scary!)
They’ll never get the fright of their lives
(Yeah!)
Ugh


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SYNOPSIS
Prologue: Invisible
The Whole Being Dead Thing
Ready, Set, Not Yet
The Whole Being Dead Thing Pt. 2
Dead Mom
Fright of Their Lives
No Reason
Invisible (Reprise)/ On the Roof
Say My Name
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
Girl Scout
That Beautiful Sound
That Beautiful Sound (Reprise)
Barbara 2.0
The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing Pt. 3
Good Old-Fashioned Wedding
What I Know Now
Home
Creepy Old Guy
Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)