(feat. Kristin Chenoweth)


[GLINDA]

Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical...



[ELPHABA]

My dear Father... 



[BOTH]

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ...



[ELPHABA]

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA ...



[GLINDA]

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT ...



[BOTH]

FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND

YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

FOR YOU SEE, MY ROOM-MATE IS ...



[GLINDA]

UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PECULIAR 

AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ...



[ELPHABA]

BLONDE.



[GLINDA]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW?



[ELPHABA]

I FELT THE MOMENT

I LAID EYES ON YOU ...



[GLINDA]

MY PULSE IS RUSHING ...



[ELPHABA]

MY HEAD IS REELING ... 



[GLINDA]

MY FACE IS FLUSHING ...



[BOTH]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING?

FERVID AS A FLAME

DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

YES!...

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING ...



[GLINDA]

FOR YOUR FACE...



[ELPHABA] 

YOUR VOICE ...



[GLINDA]

YOUR CLOTHING ...



[BOTH]

LET'S JUST SAY -- I LOATHE IT ALL!

EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL

MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL

WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION 

IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG!

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

LOATHING YOU

MY WHOLE LIFE LONG!



[STUDENTS]

DEAR GLINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD!

HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COULD!

SHE'S A TERROR! SHE'S A TARTAR!

WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS

BUT GLINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR!



[GLINDA]

WELL ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US! 



[STUDENTS]

POOR GLINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE

WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED

WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU ...

WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE!

WE SHARE YOUR ...



[GLINDA AND ELPHABA sing simultaneously with students (see their part below)]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW?

I FELT THE MOMENT 

I LAID EYES ON YOU

MY PULSE IS RUSHING 

MY HEAD IS REELING 

OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? 



DOES IT HAVE A NAME? 



YES...



[STUDENTS:]

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING

FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE

HER CLOTHING

LET'S JUST SAY:

WE LOATHE IT ALL!



EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT 

HOWEVER SMALL



MAKES OUR VERY FLESH

BEGIN TO CRAWL..



[ALL:]

AHHH... 

LOATHING!



[GLINDA AND ELPHABA:]

[Here students sing "Loathing" in counter point a number of times]

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION

SO PURE, SO STRONG!



[STUDENTS]

SO STRONG!



[GLINDA AND ELPHABA]

[Students sing back-up "loathing"]

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST ALL

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

FOR FOREVER LOATHING 

TRULY, DEEPLY LOATHING YOU LOATHING YOU

FOR MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! 



[STUDENTS:]

UNADULTERATED LOATHING



[ELPHABA]

BOO!