What Is This Feeling? Lyrics

(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!