ACT I
"Freeze Ray"
Dr Horrible:
Laundry day
see you there
underthings
tumbling
Want to say
"Love your hair"
here I go...
mumbling
With my freeze ray I will stop the world
With my freeze ray I will find the time to find the words to...
Tell you how
how you make
make me feel
what's the phrase?
Like a fool
kinda sick
special needs
anyways
With my freeze ray I will stop the pain
It's not a death ray or an ice beam
(that's all Johhny Snow)
I just think you need time to know
That I'm the guy to make it real
the feelings you don't dare to feel
I'll bend to the world to our will
and we'll make time stand still
That's the plan
Rule the world
you and me
anyday
Love your hair
(Penny spoken: "What?")
(Dr. Horrible spoken: "no no I uh love the...air, heh...")
anyway...
With my freeze ray I will stop--(interrupted by Moist's entrance)
"Bad Horse's Invitation"
Horsemen:
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
He rides across the nation
the Thoroughbred of Sin
He got the application that you just sent in
It needs evaluation, so let the games begin
A heinous crime, a show of force
A murder would be nice of course
Bad Horse, Bad Horse
Bad Horse, he's bad
The Evil League of Evil
is watching so beware
The grade that you receive will be your last, we swear
so make the Bad Horse gleeful, or he'll make you his mare
You've saddled up, there's no recourse
It's "Heigh-ho Silver"
Signed, Bad Horse
"Penny's Plea"
Penny:
Will you lend a caring hand
to shelter those who need it
Only have to sign your name,
Don't even have to read it..
Would you help?
(spoken: "No?)
"A Man's Gotta Do"
Dr. Horrible:
A man's gotta do
what a man's gotta do
Don't plan the plan
if you can't follow through
All that matters's taking matters
into your own hands
soon I'll control everything
My wish is your comman-
Captain Hammer:
Stay back everyone
nothing here to see
Just imminent danger
in the middle of it, me
Yes Captain Hammer's here
hair blowing in the breeze
the day needs my saving expertise
Man's gotta do
what a man's gotta do
Seems destiny
ends with me saving you
the only doom that's looming
is you loving me to death
I'll give you a sec to catch your breath
Penny:
Thank you Hammer Man
I don't think I can
explain how important it feels
that you stopped that van
I would be splattered
I'd be crushed under debris
Thank you sir for saving me
Captain Hammer, Penny, Dr. Horrible:
(spoken: "Don't worry about it")
A man's gotta do
what a man's gotta do/ You came from above/ Are you kidding?
Seems destiny /What heist were you watching?
ends with me saving you/ I wonder what you’re captain of/ Stop looking at her like that!
When you’re the best/ I must be in shock
You can’t rest, what’s the use/my heart is beating like a drum/ Did you notice that he threw you in the garbage?
When ass needs kicking/ I stopped the van
Some ticking bomb to defuse/ the remote control was in my hand!
The only doom that's looming /only doom that’s looming
is you loving me to death/ is me loving you to death/ What-ev-er
so please give me a sec to catch my breath/so please give me a sec to catch my breath
Balls.
ACT II
"On the Rise"
Dr. Horrible:
Any dolt with half a brain
can see that humankind has gone insane
to the point where I don't know if I'll upset the status quo
if I throw poison in the water main
Listen close to everybody's heart
and hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
and crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes
how the world's filled with filth and lies
But it's plain to see evil inside of me
is on the rise
Penny:
Look around
we're living with the lost and found
Just when you feel you've almost drowned
you find yourself on solid ground
And you believe there's good in everybody's heart
Keep it safe and sound
With hope, you can do your part
to turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes
is the world finally growing wise
'cuz it seems to me
some kind of harmony
is on the rise
Dr. Horrible, Penny:
Anyone with half a brain/ Take it slow
can spend their whole life howling in pain/ He looks at me and seems to know
The dark is everywhere and Penny doesn't seem to care/ The things that I'm afraid to show
that the dark in me is all that will remain/ and suddenly I feel this glow
Listen close to everybody's heart/ and I believe there's good in everybody's heart
and hear that breaking sound/ and keep it safe and sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart/ With hope you can do your part
and crashing to the ground/ and turn a life around
I can not believe my eyes/ I can not believe my eyes
how the world's filled with filth and lies/ How the world's finally growing wise
But it's plain to see evil inside of me/ And it's plain to see rapture inside of me
is on the rise/ is on the rise
“Bad Horse’s Warning”
Horsemen:
He saw the operation
You tried to pull today
But your humiliation
Means he still votes “nay”
And now assassination
Is just the only way
There will be blood, and it might be yours
So go kill someone, signed, Bad Horse
“Penny’s Story”
Penny:
Here’s a story of a girl
Who grew up lost and lonely
Thinkin’ love was fairy tales
And trouble was made only
For me
Even in the darkness
Every color can be found
And every day of rain brings
Water flowing to things growing in the ground
Grief replaced with pity
For a city barely copin’
Dreams are easy to achieve
If hope is all I’m hopin’
to be
Anytime you’re hurt there’s one who
has it worse around
And every drop of rain will keep you
growing seeds you’re sowing in the ground
So keep your head up, Billy buddy…
"A Brand New Day"
Dr. Horrible:
This appeared as a moral dilemma cuz at first
it was weird that I swore to eliminate the worst
of the plague that devoured humanity, it’s true
I was vague on the how so how can it be that you
have shown me the light
It’s a brand new day
And the sun is high
All the birds are singing
That you’re gonna die
How I hesitated
Now I wonder why
It’s a brand new day
All the times that you beat me unconscious
I forgive
All the crimes left completeless and honestly
I’ll live
Mr. Cool, Mr. Right , Mr. Know-it-all is through
Now the future’s so bright
And I owe it all to you
Showed me the light
It’s a brand new me
I’ve got no remorse
Now the water’s rising
But I know the course
I’m gonna shock the world,
Gonna show Bad Horse
It’s a brand new day
Penny will see the evil me
Not a joke, not a dork, not a failure
And she may cry
but her tears will dry,
When I hand her the keys
to a shiny new Australia
It’s a brand new day
Yeah the sun is high
All the angels sing
Because you’re gonna die
Go ahead and laugh, yeah
I’m a funny guy
Tell everyone goodbye
It’s a brand new day
ACT III
“So They Say”
Movers:
So they say Captain Hammer’s become a crusader
Politically he’s cleaning up the streets (about time)
Fans:
So they say that it’s real love
So romantic!
He signed this
Penny:
So they say we’ll have blankets and beds
We can open by Monday thanks to you
(Capt. Hammer: Thanks to me!)
TV news folks:
It’s the perfect story, so they say
A hero leading the way
Hammer’s call to glory
Let’s all be our best
Next up: who’s gay?
Fans:
So they say he saved her life
They say she works with the homeless, and doesn’t eat meat
We have a problem with her
This is his hair
Capt. Hammer:
This is so nice
I just might sleep with the same girl twice
They say it’s better the second time
They say you get to do the weird stuff
Fans:
We do the weird stuff!
Penny:
This is perfect for me, so they say
I guess he’s pretty ok
After years of stormy sailing
Have I finally found a bay?
Dr. Horrible, Penny:
There’s no happy ending, so they say/ There’s no happy ending, so they say
Not for me, anyway
Should I stop pretending/ Should I stop pretending
And take the chance to build a brand new day/ Or is this a brand new day
Fans:
This is his dry cleaning bill
Four sweater vests!
“Everyone’s a Hero In Their Own Way”
Capt. Hammer:
It may not feel too classy
Begging just to eat
But you know who does that? Lassie.
And she always gets a treat
So you wonder what your part is,
Cuz you’re homeless and depressed
But home is where the heart is,
So your real home’s in your chest
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
Everyone’s got villains they must face
They’re not as cool as mine
But folks, you know, it’s fine
To know your place
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
In their own not-that-heroic way
So I thank my girlfriend, Penny
Yeah, we totally had sex
She showed me there’s so many
Different muscles I can flex
There’s the deltoids of compassion
There’s the abs of being kind
It’s not enough to bash in heads
You’ve got to bash in minds
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
Everyone’s got somethin’ they can do
Get up, go out and fly,
Especially that guy he smells like poo
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
You and you and mostly me and you
I’m poverty’s new sheriff
And I’m bashing in the slums
A hero doesn’t care if you’re a bunch of
Scary alcoholic bums
Everybody!
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
Everyone can blaze a hero’s trail
Don’t worry if it’s hard
If you’re not a friggin’ tard
you will prevail
Everyone’s a hero in their own way
Everyone’s a hero in their ---ZAP!
“Slipping”
Dr. Horrible:
Look at these people
Amazing how sheep will
Show up for the slaughter
No one condemning you
Lined up like lemmings, you
Led to the water
Why can't they see what I see
Why can’t they hear the lies
Maybe the fee’s too pricey
For them to realize your disguise
Is slipping
I think you’re slipping
Now that your saviour
Is still as the grave
You’re beginning to fear me
Like cavemen fear thunder
I still have to wonder
Can you really hear me?
I bring you pain, the kind
you can’t suffer quietly
Fire up your brain
Remind you inside your rioting society
Is slipping
Everything’s slipping away, so
Go ahead, run away, say it was horrible
Spread the word, tell a friend, tell them the tale
Get a pic, do a blog, heroes are over with
Look at him, not a word, Hammer? Me nail
Then I win, then I get, everything I ever
All the cash, all the fame, and social change
Anarchy, that I run! It’s Dr. Horrible’s turn
You people all have to learn
This world is going to burn
Burn
(spoken: "yeah it’ s two R’s. “H-O-R-R-“...yeah")
Burn!
No sign of Penny, good
I would give anything
not to have her see
It’s gonna be bloody
Head up, Billy buddy
There’s no time for mercy
Here goes no mercy
“Slipping Reprise”
Dr. Horrible:
Here lies everything
The world I wanted at my feet
My victory’s complete
So hail to the king
(Everything you ever…)
Arise and sing
So your world’s benign
So you think justice has a voice
And we all have a choice
Well now your world is mine
(Everything you ever…)
And I am fine
Now the nightmare’s real
Now Dr. Horrible is here
To make you quake with fear
To make the whole world kneel
(Everything you ever…)
And I won’t feel
A thing.