"Alive Forever" lyrics
Megan Hilty & Jennifer Simard Lyrics
(from "Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack)
[MADELINE:]
Hey, Helen
[HELEN:]
What?
[MADELINE:]
I think I'm your person
[HELEN:]
Oh, no
[MADELINE:]
Admit it, Helen
You need me
[HELEN:]
Oh, God
[MADELINE:]
You like me
[HELEN:]
I'd like you to stop
[MADELINE:]
You love me
Enough time has passed, let's swallow our pride
And try this again with time on our side
'Cause through all the years of fighting
The baiting and switching
The bitching and biting
I've never stopped thinking of you
Isn't that what people who've found each other's person do?
So that was then
This is now
I can fix your peeling
Wow, that's bad
And I know that there are things we can't undo
But you've got me, and I've got glue
If we're doomed to walk the earth
Maybe I can walk with you
And, Hel, for what it's worth, I'm sorry too
What? What did I do?
[HELEN:]
I can't believe you
You finally said it
I never thought you'd budge, I swore
Mad, I forgive you, can we forget it?
'Cause I don't have the core strength
To hold on to grudges anymore
You make me crazy
[MADELINE:]
Thanks for the praise
[HELEN:]
You're narcissistic
[MADELINE:]
Well, you're sadistic, Hel
[HELEN:]
But here's my cold heart on display
[MADELINE:]
Hold, I've got something to say
[HELEN:]
I know we're toxic
[MADELINE:]
Yes, very toxic
[HELEN:]
But as the clocks tick, I realize
[MADELINE:]
As time goes by
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
I'd rather be miserable with you, and I won't go away
I'll paint your ass
I'll help you stay
Alive
Forever
Alive even after the world that we've known is gone
When you need your face redrawn
You don't have to fear
I'll be here, now until forever
It would be healthier to leave you
And no longer be friends
'Cause our hatred escalated into murder
But I don't have the heart to grieve you
So can we start again?
[HELEN:]
Look at you
[MADELINE:]
Look at you
[HELEN:]
No, look at you
[MADELINE:]
Okay, let's look at me
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
We can face eternity
Just you and me, both damned to be
Alive, forever
Alive 'til the stars fade away in an endless night
If I can't find the way, I'll follow your light
[HELEN:]
By your side
[MADELINE:]
By your side
[HELEN:]
We'll survive
[MADELINE:]
We'll survive
[HELEN:]
Still alive
[MADELINE:]
Still alive
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
Still alive
Forever
And ever
Alive
Forever
Alive
Hey, Helen
[HELEN:]
What?
[MADELINE:]
I think I'm your person
[HELEN:]
Oh, no
[MADELINE:]
Admit it, Helen
You need me
[HELEN:]
Oh, God
[MADELINE:]
You like me
[HELEN:]
I'd like you to stop
[MADELINE:]
You love me
Enough time has passed, let's swallow our pride
And try this again with time on our side
'Cause through all the years of fighting
The baiting and switching
The bitching and biting
I've never stopped thinking of you
Isn't that what people who've found each other's person do?
So that was then
This is now
I can fix your peeling
Wow, that's bad
And I know that there are things we can't undo
But you've got me, and I've got glue
If we're doomed to walk the earth
Maybe I can walk with you
And, Hel, for what it's worth, I'm sorry too
What? What did I do?
[HELEN:]
I can't believe you
You finally said it
I never thought you'd budge, I swore
Mad, I forgive you, can we forget it?
'Cause I don't have the core strength
To hold on to grudges anymore
You make me crazy
[MADELINE:]
Thanks for the praise
[HELEN:]
You're narcissistic
[MADELINE:]
Well, you're sadistic, Hel
[HELEN:]
But here's my cold heart on display
[MADELINE:]
Hold, I've got something to say
[HELEN:]
I know we're toxic
[MADELINE:]
Yes, very toxic
[HELEN:]
But as the clocks tick, I realize
[MADELINE:]
As time goes by
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
I'd rather be miserable with you, and I won't go away
I'll paint your ass
I'll help you stay
Alive
Forever
Alive even after the world that we've known is gone
When you need your face redrawn
You don't have to fear
I'll be here, now until forever
It would be healthier to leave you
And no longer be friends
'Cause our hatred escalated into murder
But I don't have the heart to grieve you
So can we start again?
[HELEN:]
Look at you
[MADELINE:]
Look at you
[HELEN:]
No, look at you
[MADELINE:]
Okay, let's look at me
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
We can face eternity
Just you and me, both damned to be
Alive, forever
Alive 'til the stars fade away in an endless night
If I can't find the way, I'll follow your light
[HELEN:]
By your side
[MADELINE:]
By your side
[HELEN:]
We'll survive
[MADELINE:]
We'll survive
[HELEN:]
Still alive
[MADELINE:]
Still alive
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
Still alive
Forever
And ever
Alive
Forever
Alive
