Bad Guys:
It begins very small
Seems like nothing much at all
Just a germ, just a speck, just a grain
But the seed has been sown
And before you know it's grown
It has spread through your life like a stain
And its power will strangle your love and your joy
And its hunger consumes for it lives to destroy
Hate is a star; it becomes who you are
Not the hated, but the hater has a torment that's greater
It will eat you alive, consume you and spit you out
Hate's gonna win that there's no doubt about
Hate doesn't care who you are- Hate is the Star!
Learning hate is an art, even people who are smart can be caught, can be crushed, can be creamed
Hate has swallowed you whole
Did you think you're in control
Hate you though, hate you spoke, hate you dreamed
All your hate gave me substance your lives are undone
It's your eve of destruction, your hatred has won!
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Xena:
I never dreamed that we'd be distanced by a hate
That all the trust we had would go
Gabrielle:
How could I hate you
Xena:
How could it come to pass?
This awful twist of fate
Gabrielle:
How could I hurt you
Xena:
This madness can't be so
Gabrielle:
I can't believe it
Xena:
I never dreamed that any barriers could rise
Gabrielle:
Or that I'd ever see the stranger in your eyes
Xena:
Our hearts were hurting both the same
Gabrielle:
The hurt was tearing up our souls
Xena:
The fury in us made us blind
Gabrielle:
We could not see beyond the pain
Xena:
If we can turn again to love
Gabrielle:
If we can heal these open wounds
Xena:
We'll leave this hatred far behind
Gabrielle:
So not a trace of hate remains
Both:
We'll overcome our damaged past
And we'll grow stronger side by side
To stand together through the storms
We're safe 'cause love will be our guide
It begins very small
Seems like nothing much at all
Just a germ, just a speck, just a grain
But the seed has been sown
And before you know it's grown
It has spread through your life like a stain
And its power will strangle your love and your joy
And its hunger consumes for it lives to destroy
Hate is a star; it becomes who you are
Not the hated, but the hater has a torment that's greater
It will eat you alive, consume you and spit you out
Hate's gonna win that there's no doubt about
Hate doesn't care who you are- Hate is the Star!
Learning hate is an art, even people who are smart can be caught, can be crushed, can be creamed
Hate has swallowed you whole
Did you think you're in control
Hate you though, hate you spoke, hate you dreamed
All your hate gave me substance your lives are undone
It's your eve of destruction, your hatred has won!
==
Xena:
I never dreamed that we'd be distanced by a hate
That all the trust we had would go
Gabrielle:
How could I hate you
Xena:
How could it come to pass?
This awful twist of fate
Gabrielle:
How could I hurt you
Xena:
This madness can't be so
Gabrielle:
I can't believe it
Xena:
I never dreamed that any barriers could rise
Gabrielle:
Or that I'd ever see the stranger in your eyes
Xena:
Our hearts were hurting both the same
Gabrielle:
The hurt was tearing up our souls
Xena:
The fury in us made us blind
Gabrielle:
We could not see beyond the pain
Xena:
If we can turn again to love
Gabrielle:
If we can heal these open wounds
Xena:
We'll leave this hatred far behind
Gabrielle:
So not a trace of hate remains
Both:
We'll overcome our damaged past
And we'll grow stronger side by side
To stand together through the storms
We're safe 'cause love will be our guide