Dr. HorribleÕs
Sing-Along Blog (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Produced, Orchestrated, Recorded and Played by Jed Whedon
Recorded at Burnside Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Vocals Recorded on March 1st - 5th in JossÕ loft
Mastered by Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA
07. Bad Horse Chorus (reprise)
01. Horrible Theme
Music by Jed Whedon
02. My Freeze Ray
Music and Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris
Laundry day
See you there
Under things
Tumbling
Wanna say
Love your hair
Here I go
Mumbling
With my freeze ray I will stop the world
With my freeze ray I will
find the time to find the words to
Tell you how
How you make
Make me feel
WhatÕs the phrase?
Like a fool
Kinda sick
Special needs
Anyways
With my freeze ray I will stop the pain
ItÕs not a death ray or an ice beam
ThatÕs all Johnny Snow
I just think you need time to know
That IÕm the guy to make it real
The feelings you donÕt dare to feel
IÕll bend the world to our will
And weÕll make time stand still
ThatÕs the plan
Rule the world
You and me
Any day
Love your hair
PENNY
What?
HORRIBLE
No - I... love the... air...
Anyway
With my freeze ray I will stop
03. Bad Horse Chorus
Music by Jed Whedon and Joss Whedon
Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, and Zack Whedon
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
He rides across the nation, the thoroughbred of sin
He got the application that you just sent in
It needs evaluation, so let the games begin
A heinous crime, a show of force
(a murder would be nice of course)
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
Bad Horse, heÕs bad
The evil league of evil is watching so beware
The grade that you receiveÕll be your last, we swear
So make the bad horse gleeful, or heÕll make you his mare
YouÕre saddled up; thereÕs no recourse
ItÕs Ōhi-yo, silver!Ķ
Signed: Bad Horse.
04. Caring Hands
Music by Jed Whedon
Lyrics by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon
Performed by Felicia Day
Will you lend a caring hand
To shelter those who need it
Only have to sign your name
DonÕt even have to read it
Would you helpÉ No? How about you?
05. A Man's Gotta Do
Music and Lyrics by Jed Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day
HORRIBLE
A manÕs gotta do what a manÕs gotta do
DonÕt plan the plan if you canÕt follow through
all that matters: taking matters into your own hands
Soon IÕll control everything, my wish is your command
HAMMER
Stand back everyone, nothing here to see
Just imminent danger, in the middle of it, me
Yes, Captain HammerÕs here, hair blowing in the breeze
And the day needs my saving expertise
A manÕs gotta do what a manÕs gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
The only doom thatÕs looming is you loving me to death
So IÕll give you a sec to catch your breath
PENNY (in shock)
Thank you Hammer man, I donÕt think I can
Explain how important it was that you stopped the van
I would be splattered IÕd be crushed under debris
Thank you sir for saving me
HAMMER
DonÕt worry about itÉ
A manÕs gotta do what a manÕs gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
When youÕre the best, you canÕt rest, whatÕs the use
ThereÕs ass needs kicking, some ticking bomb to defuse
The only doom thatÕs looming is you loving me to death
PENNY (overlapping)
You came from above
I wonder what youÕre Captain of
My heart is beating like a drum
Must be, must be in shock
Assuming IÕm not loving you to death
HAMMER/PENNY
So please give me a sec to catch my breath
HORRIBLE (overlapping)
Are you kidding?
What heist were you watching?
Stop looking at her like that
Did you notice that he threw you in the garbage?
I stopped the van, the remote control was in my hand
Whatever
Balls
06. My Eyes
Music by Jed Whedon
Lyrics by Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Joss Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day
Guitar by Nick Gusikoff
HORRIBLE
Any dolt with half a brain
Can see that humankind has gone insane
To the point where I donÕt know
If IÕll upset the status quo
If I throw poison in the water main
Listen close to everybodyÕs heart
And hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes
How the worldÕs filled with filth and lies
But itÕs plain to see
Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY
Look around
WeÕre living with the lost and found
Just when you feel youÕve almost drowned
You find yourself on solid ground
And you believe
ThereÕs good in everybodyÕs heart
Keep it safe and sound
With hope, you can do your part
To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes
Is the world finally growing wise
ÔCause it seems to me
Some kind of harmony
Is on the rise
HORRIBLE (overlapping with Penny below)
Anyone with half a brain
Could spend their whole life howling in pain
ÔCause the dark is everywhere
And Penny doesnÕt seem to care
That soon the dark in me is all that will remain
Listen close to everybodyÕs heart
And hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes
How the worldÕs filled with filth and lies
But itÕs plain to see
Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY
Take it slow
He looks at me and seems to know
The things that IÕm afraid to show
And suddenly I feel this glow
And I believe
ThereÕs good in everybodyÕs heart
Keep it safe and sound
With hope, you can do your part
To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes
How the worldÕs finally growing wise
And itÕs plain to see
Rapture inside of me is on the rise
07. Bad Horse Chorus (reprise)
Music by Jed Whedon and Joss Whedon
Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, and Zack Whedon
He saw the operation you tried to pull today
But your humiliation means he still votes ŌneighĶ
And now assassination is just the only way
There will be blood, it might be yours
So go kill someone
Signed: Bad Horse
08. Penny's Song
Music by Jed Whedon
Lyrics by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon
Performed by Felicia Day
HereÕs a story of a girl
Who grew up lost and lonely
Thinking love was fairytale
And trouble was made only for me
Even in the darkness
Every color can be found
And every day of rain
Brings water flowing
To things growing in the ground
Grief replaced with pity
For a city barely coping
Dreams are easy to achieve
If hope is all IÕm hoping to be
Anytime youÕre hurt thereÕs one
Who has it worse around
And every drop of rain
Will keep you growing
Seeds youÕre sowing in the ground
So keep your head up Billy, buddy
09. Brand New Day
Music by Jed Whedon and Joss Whedon
Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris
This appeared as a moral dilemma Ôcause at first
It was weird though I swore to eliminate the worst
Of the plague that devoured humanity itÕs true
I was vague on the ŌhowĶ - so how can it be that you
Have shown me the light
It's a brand new day
And the sun is high
All the birds are singing
That you're gonna die
How I hesitated
Now I wonder why
ItÕs a brand new day
All the time that you beat me unconscious I forgive
All the crimes incomplete - listen, honestly I'll live
Mr. Cool, Mr. Right, Mr. Know-It-All is through
Now the future's so bright and I owe it all to you
Who showed me the light
It's a brand new me
I got no remorse
Now the water's rising
But I know the course
I'm gonna shock the world
Gonna show Bad Horse
It's a brand new day
And Penny will see the evil me
Not a joke, not a dork, not a failure
And she may cry but her tears will dry
When I hand her the keys to a shiny new Australia
It's a brand new day
Yeah the sun is high
All the angels sing
Because you're gonna die
Go ahead and laugh
Yeah I'm a funny guy
Tell everyone goodbyeÉ
ItÕs a brand new day
10. So They Say
Music by Jed Whedon and Joss Whedon
Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Robert Reinis, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen,
Stacy Shirk, Steve Berg, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, David Fury,
Marti Noxon, and Neil Patrick Harris
MOVING GUY
So they say Captain HammerÕs become a crusader
Political – HeÕs cleaning up the streets
OTHER MOVING GUY
About time
GROUPIE #1
So they say that itÕs real love
All GROUPIES
So romantic
GROUPIE #2
He signed this
PENNY
So they say weÕll have blankets and beds
We can open by Monday
Thanks to you
HAMMER
Thanks to me
BOTH NEWS PEOPLE
ItÕs the perfect story
NEWSMAN
So they say
NEWSWOMAN
A hero leading the way
BOTH NEWS PEOPLE
HammerÕs call to glory
NEWSWOMAN
LetÕs all be our best
NEWSMAN
Next up – WhoÕs gay?
GROUPIE #3
So they say he saved her life
GROUPIE #1
They say she works with the homeless
And doesnÕt eat meat
ALL GROUPIES
We have a problem with her
GROUPIE #2
This is his hair
HAMMER
This is so nice
Just might sleep with the same girl twice
They say itÕs better the second time
They say you get to do the weird stuff
BOTH GROUPIES
We do the weird stuff
PENNY
This is perfect for me
So they say
I guess itÕs pretty okay
After years of stormy
Sailing have I finally found the bay
PENNY(overlap with Horrible below)
ThereÕs no happy ending
So they say
Should I stop pretending
Or is this a brand new day
DR. HORRIBLE
ThereÕs no happy ending
So they say
Not for me anyway
Stop pretending
Take the chance to build a brand new day
GROUPIE #2
This is his dry cleaning bill
ALL GROUPIES
Four sweater vests
11. Everyone's A Hero
Music and Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Nathan Fillion
Backing Vocals by Stacy Shirk and Maurissa Tancharoen
Piano by Danny Chaimson
It may not feel too classy
Begging just to eat
But you know who does that? Lassie.
And she always gets a treat
So you wonder what your part is
Ôcause youÕre homeless and depressed
But home is where the heart is
So your real homeÕs in your chest
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
EveryoneÕs got villains they must face
TheyÕre not as cool as mine
But folks, you know itÕs fine to know your place
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
In their own not-that-heroic way
So I thank my girlfriend, penny
(yeah, we totally had sex)
She showed me thereÕs so many
Different muscles I can flex
ThereÕs the deltoids of compassion
ThereÕs the abs of being kind
ItÕs not enough to bash in heads
youÕve got to bash in minds
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
EveryoneÕs got something they can do
Get up, go out and fly
Especially that guy – he smells like poo
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
You and you and mostly me and you
IÕm povertyÕs new sheriff
And IÕm bashing in the slums
A hero doesnÕt care
If youÕre a bunch of scary alcoholic bums
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
Everyone can blaze a heroÕs trail
DonÕt worry if itÕs hard
If youÕre not a friggin' 'tard you will prevail
EveryoneÕs a hero in their own way
EveryoneÕs a hero in their way
Groupies: (over hammer)
WeÕre heroes too
WeÕre just like you
WeÕre heroes too
12. Slipping
Music and Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris
Look at these people – amazing how sheepÕll
Show up for the slaughter
No one condemning you – lined up like lemmings
You led to the water
Why canÕt they see what I see? Why canÕt they hear the lies?
Maybe the feeÕs too pricey for them to realize
Your disguise is slipping
I think youÕre slipping
Now that your savior is still as the grave youÕre
Beginning to fear me
Like cavemen fear thunder – I still have to wonder
Can you really hear me?
I bring you pain, the kind you canÕt suffer quietly
Fire up your brain, remind you inside youÕre rioting
Society is slipping
EverythingÕs slipping away
SoÉ
Go ahead – run away
Say it was horrible
Spread the word – tell a friend
Tell them the tale
Get a pic – do a blog
Heroes are over with
Look at him – not a word
Hammer, meet nail
Then I win – then I get
Everything I ever
All the cash – all the fame
And social change
Anarchy – that I run
ItÕs Dr. HorribleÕs turn
You people all have to learn
This world is going to burn
Burn
(yeah, itÕs two rÕs. H, O, R, R, yeah right.)
Burn
No sign of Penny – good.
I would give anything not to have her see
ItÕs gonna be bloody – head up Billy buddy
ThereÕs no time for mercy
Here goes – no mercyÉ
13. Everything You Ever
Music and Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris
Bridge by Jed Whedon
Backing Vocals by Maurissa Tancharoen
Here lies everything
The world I wanted at my feet
My victoryÕs complete
So hail to the king
(Everything you everÉ)
Arise and sing
So your worldÕs benign
So you think justice has a voice
And we all have a choice
Well now your world is mine
(Everything you everÉ)
And I am fine
Now the nightmareÕs real
Now Dr. Horrible is here
To make you quake with fear
To make the whole world kneel
(Everything you everÉ)
And I wonÕt feel
A thing
14. Horrible Credits
Music by Jed Whedon
Violin by Amir Yaghmai