It's OK To Be Blue
(from the smash-hit Xavier School Musical)
Words and lack of music by Lalo Martins and May B., after a concept by May B.
Archangel and Beast created by Stan Lee, Nightcrawler and Mystique by Chris Claremont
Archangel (who was just recently transformed by Apocalypse) is sitting alone pouting in a corner. Nightcrawler and Beast walk
into the room.
Nightcrawler: What's the matter, mein freund?
Archangel: I'm just feeling blue.
Beast: I take offence to that word. It's insensitive.
Archangel: But that's exactly my point, don't you see? I was beautiful! Rich! Everybody loved me! And now--
Nightcrawler: But you should know better than care about people who like you for your looks.
B: Us sapphire-hued persons--
A: Sapphire-hued???
B: Well, I thought--
N: No, Hank. Just no.
A: What I need isn't a politically-correct term, Hank.
B: Far from me to force one upon you then, my blue colleague. Still, Kurt and I have come to accept our hue. I'm sure--
N: We both have friends. You do, too. Come on, Warren. You're still the same guy.
A: Maybe. But I go out on the street, and everyone is afraid of me!
They call me a freak
Just because of my tone
B: But I think it's chic
B&N: And you are not alone
Mystique just walks into the room.
M: I'm just like the sky!
N: What is she doing here?
A: Beats me.
M: I was just born like this...
B: I'm the guy you can't miss...
ALL: And it's OK to be blue!
(chorus)
M&B: I'm blue!
And I like it just fine!
I'm blue!
N: May be strange but it's mine!
ALL: I'm blue!
N: But with a heart so true!
A: You know?
ALL: It's OK to be blue!
(from here on the back-vocals sing “it's OK to be blue” at the end of the 5-syllable verses)
Nightcrawler:
When I got this way
No one gave me a break
They chased me away
With pitchforks and a stake
But then Prof'ssor X
Shows up there and defends
My life got complex
But I have awesome friends
And I'm blue!
ALL: And it's OK to be blue!
(chorus)
M&B: I'm blue!
And I like it just fine!
I'm blue!
A: May be strange but it's mine!
ALL: I'm blue!
N: But with a heart so true!
A: You know?
ALL: It's OK to be blue!
B: I was just a geek
N: (singing as if doing the back vocals) It's OK to be a geek
A: Hey, those aren't the words!
N: But it is!
Beast: Anyway, as I was saying!
I was just a geek
Oh, how I loved my books
But better physique
Came with ruined good looks
(while instruments are playing)
It is so obnoxiously difficult to make rhymes of acceptable quality for this!
A: Why?
B: Naturally, because you have established the song to have a 5/6/5/6 pattern! That is altogether too short!
N: Dude, use shorter words!
B: Unthinkable!
Well, I do enjoy
It all but the mean stares
But Henry McCoy
N: (pointing at Beast) That's him!
B: Oh boy, guess if he cares?
ALL: And it's OK to be blue!
(chorus)
M&B: I'm blue!
And I like it just fine!
I'm blue!
A: May be strange but it's mine!
ALL: I'm blue!
M: But with a heart so true!
N: You? Seriously?
A: You know?
ALL: It's OK to be blue!
Archangel: Had looks, cash, and things
And through the skies I flew
They ripped off my wings--
N: Dude! Watch the graphic violence, it's a Disney movie!
A: ssh!
And I came back-- well-- blue!
B: Now really, I'm reasonably certain your disturbing imagery in this song will have adverse effects over the rating--
A: Can I sing now? Ahem, moving on.
Metal blades for wings
A blue killing machine--
N: Blue killing machine? Are you fucking kidding me? That's NOT Disney!
M: I find it charming.
A: Fuck if it's Disney! It's what happened!
N: And stop saying fuck!
M: You did first.
A: You know what? Not singing anymore. (hums the equivalent of 3 lines)
So I said, well, tough luck
'Cause I'm blue!
ALL: And it's OK to be blue!
(chorus)
M&B: I'm blue!
And I like it just fine!
I'm blue!
A&N: May be strange but it's mine!
M&B: I'm blue!
A&N: But with a heart so true!
B: Tell them!
ALL: It's OK to be blue!
N: Hey, shut up!
M: What?
N: You're evil!
M: I'm just a girl!
A: You're an assassin and a terrorist!
N: And a thief.
M: (looks at Beast hoping for support)
B: (a bit embarrassed) Well, I do feel compelled to admit they indeed present a valid argument.
M: And just because of that I can't sing?
N: You don't fit in our song!
M: BUT I'M BLUE! I WAS BLUE BEFORE ANY OF YOU!
A: Yeah, but you're evil. We're good blue people.
M: That's prejudice!
B: Look, Raven--
M: I WANT TO SING MY STANZA!
N: No. Good blues only.
Alladin's genie: Excuse me, is this the--
Archangel: No no no. That's it, I mean it. This song is over, everybody out, NOW.