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Every single night, the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight
Still, I always feel the strange estrangement
Nothing here is real
Nothing here is right
I’ve been making shows of trading blows
Just hoping no one knows
That I’ve been
Going through the motions
Walking through the part
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart
I was always brave and kind of righteous
Now I find I'm wavering
Crawl out of your grave, you'll find this fight
Just doesn't mean a thing
(She ain't got that swing)
Thanks for noticing
She does pretty well with fiends from hell
But lately, we can tell
That she's just
Going through the motions
Faking it somehow
She's not even half the girl she . . . ow
Will I stay this way forever?
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavour
How can I repay?
Whatever
I don't want to be
Going through the motions
Losing all my drive
I can't even see
If this is really me
And I just want to be
Alive
I go out and fight the fight
Still, I always feel the strange estrangement
Nothing here is real
Nothing here is right
I’ve been making shows of trading blows
Just hoping no one knows
That I’ve been
Walking through the part
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart
I was always brave and kind of righteous
Now I find I'm wavering
Crawl out of your grave, you'll find this fight
Just doesn't mean a thing
But lately, we can tell
That she's just
Faking it somehow
She's not even half the girl she . . . ow
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavour
I don't want to be
Losing all my drive
I can't even see
If this is really me
And I just want to be
Alive
Song Info
Submitted by
rosiega1218 On Jan 04, 2002
More Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling
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Walk Through the Fire
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Under Your Spell / Standing (Reprise)
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this song is really beautiful, and the episode itself was magnificent.
i like whoever wrote this song because they were able to catch the true essence of the way people feel when they are depressed and have no motivation.
Wow! Go Sarah Michelle Gellar! Although she doesn't have the strongest voice in the world by any stretch of the imagination, SMG gives a gutsy vocal performance in this opening number of "Once More, With Feeling" (the actual name of the Buffy musical episode). It is great to listen to on CD, but if you miss the episode you are REALLY missing out, believe me :)
what a great episode. wow i am gonna miss this show.
Personally I think the entire cast did exceptionally on this episode, considering they had very little musical background...
Buffy wasn't the best on the episode but she will and will always remain a good actress!
"Nothing seems to penetrate my heart " that makes me laugh because she stabs a vamp in the heart in taht moment ahahahah