Steven Universe, Vol. 2 Album Lyrics

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The Working Dead

(Kate Micucci)

Tired from work
Hate my job
I really ought-a be in mourning
But I got another shift this morning
Everyday feels like it's never ending
What's the point of all the time I'm spending
Here, at this, dead end job

Oh, we are the working dead
And we lurch for minimum wage
But I'd really rather be
Eating your brains

Look at you, you seem so bright and healthy
And your minds are full of joy and wonder
Stay a thousand miles from the condition
That I've got from all the stress I'm under
Don't come near me or you might encourage
All these terrifying sudden urges
Seeing you makes skipping work so tempting
Don't you know that in the night I'm temping?
Here, at this, dead end job

Oh, we are the working dead
And we lurch for minimum wage
But I'd really rather be
Eating your brains

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Sadie Killer and the Suspects

(Kate Micucci, Lamar Abrams & Reagan Gomez-Preston)

Teens by day, we're alright
Teens by day but every night we're
Sadie Killer and the Suspects
Whoa-oh-oh
Sadie Killer and the Suspects
Don't be scared, it's the afternoon
Don't be scared but pretty soon we'll be
Sadie Killer and the Suspects
Whoa-oh-oh
Sadie Killer and the Suspects
The moon is out, I'm feeling strange
It's making me shout, it's making me change
You better watch out, it's gonna get loud
I'm killing the stage, I'm killing the crowd
And you're next!

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G-G-G-Ghost

(Kate Micucci)


I used to be sick, sick and tired
Delirious, Dizzy, Terrified
But I'm suddenly up and out of bed
You'll never believe I was almost-


Why can't you see me?!
Why can't you see me?!
I think I might be
A g-g-g-ghost
Ohhhhh


Can't you see that I exist
And I don't need an exorcist to let me out
Look at me and I'll appear
Why can't you see that I'm right here, that I'm right here


Why can't you see me?!
Why can't you see me?!
I think I might be
A g-g-g-ghost


I'm calling you from the other side

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That Distant Shore

(Jennifer Paz)

It all became so lovely
Those bluest skies above me
Those funny feelings I had never felt before I met you
I thought I'd stay a while
I tried to learn to smile
So many colors I had never even known

Maybe I'll find myself sitting on that distant shore
Maybe I'm not alone

Then I see the colors fading
Gentleness of light escaping
Shadows of my fear invading, have I seen this all before?
I know that there's something residing
A terror deep inside me
I couldn't understand how you could be so bold

Maybe I'll find myself smiling on that distant shore
Maybe I'm not alone

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Ruby Rider

(Charlyne Yi)


This ol’ Ruby Rider is Ruby ridin' alone
She’s a sturdy solitary stone
This ol’ Ruby Rider, not a fusion no more
Now the dirt and the dust and the danger is my new home!


I used to think I would always be by your side
But lately you’ve been rather cold
One look in your eye could make an honest gem cry
But Ruby Rider don’t need no one to hold

[Whistling]

This ol’ Ruby Rider is Ruby ridin' alone
She’s a sturdy solitary stone

Yee-haw

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For Just One Day Let's Only Think About (Love)

(Zach Callison, Deedee Magno Hall, Michaela Dietz, Tom Scharpling, Shelby Rabara & Uzo Aduba)

[Steven]
Mom was a Diamond who invaded Earth
Saw its beauty and its worth
Mom made an army and she fought herself
Did that even end up mattering when she faked her own shattering?
Mom lived in hiding by the name of Rose
With the friends she'd made, and the form she chose
Now all that's left of her exists in me
And I think that we can all agree
That is a little bit upsetting
I'd rather think about... a wedding!

Let's think about cake
Let's think about flowers
Let's think about dressing up and dancing around for hours
There's an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of!
But for just one day let's only think about love

[Ruby]
Okay, Sapphire!
I gotta get dressed for our big day now so... no peeking
And no future vision either!

[Sapphire]
Okay

[Pearl]
Oh, Steven...
I just wish I could've said something sooner about Rose and Pink

[Steven]
We could think about lies
That we told in the past

[Pearl]
They took it so hard

[Steven]
We could think about hurt feelings
And how long they can last

[Pearl]
How can we move on?

[Steven]
Or we can think about hope

[Pearl]
Hope?

[Steven]
You know I've been hoping

[Pearl]
About what?

[Steven]
That everything’s better now
Everything's out in the open

Bismuth?
Is that what you're wearing to the wedding?

[Bismuth]
It's the nicest thing I own

[Steven]
Lookin' sharp!
We could think about flowers
We could think about cake
We could think about wonderful promises we have the power to make
There's an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of!
But for just one day let's only think about love

[Amethyst]
Maybe I shouldn't have picked up roses
Might be a little... controversial

[Steven]
We could all rethink how we feel about Rose
When it comes to Pink, and the things that she did in the past I suppose

[Amethyst]
Yeah

[Steven]
Or we both could feel better
‘Cause we could think about how
We could think about us
And we could think about now

[Amethyst]
Well if we don't use these we're gonna need something else

[Steven]
No worries, Peridot’s gathering more flowers right now
I'll go get her

[Humming]

But for just one day let's only think about...
Peridot?

[Peridot]:
What if Lapis was right?
Sooner or later, the Diamonds are going to come for the Cluster
We're all gonna die here!

[Steven]
We could think about war
We could think about fighting
We could think about long lost friends we wish we were inviting
We could think about the broken gems in the Cluster at the planet's core
Or we could think about the bubble we made so that they can't be hurt any- they can't be hurt anymore
We can think about joy
We could think about pain
We could think about sunshine
We could think about rain

There's an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of!
But for just one day let's only think about~

[Everyone]
Just one day let's only think about

Just one day let's only think about

[Steven]
Love

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Familiar

(Zach Callison)

[Steven (Zach Callison)]
Familiar
Why is this so familiar?
Familiar
Like something I used to know
Familiar
Staring up at the ceiling
Familiar
I swear that I know this feeling

[Steven (Zach Callison), Pebbles (Susan Egan)]
Where everybody wants me to be mom
(Wants me to be mom, wants me to be mom)
And everything I do, I do it wrong
(I do it wrong, I do it wrong)
I'll sway them with a joke or with a song
(Or with a song)
And maybe that'll help us get along

[Steven (Zach Callison), Pebbles (Susan Egan)]
Familiar
Why is this so familiar?
Familiar
Like something I used to do
(Something I used to do)
Familiar
That she used to throw a tantrum
Insisting that "Hey, I'm a diamond too"

[Steven (Zach Callison), Pebbles (Susan Egan)]
I bet she drove them crazy all the time
(Crazy all the time)
They love her but they're leaving her behind
With more important places they should be
(Places they should be)
Than hanging out with someone just like me

[Steven (Zach Callison), Pebbles (Susan Egan)]
Familiar
That's why it's so familiar
(That's why it's so familiar)
Familiar
Like someone I used to be
(Used to be)
Familiar
But this time I've had some practice
(This time I've had some practice)
At helping a struggling family
(A struggling family)

[Steven (Zach Callison)]
Oh I'll get them all together in one place
And once we're all together face to face
I'll show them all the error of their ways
And stop their spread of terror across space

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Escapism

(AJ Michalka, Zach Callison & Grace Rolek)


I guess I'll have to face
That in this awful place
I shouldn't show a trace of doubt
But pulled against the grain
I feel a little pain
That I would rather do without


I'd rather be
Free-ee-ee, free-ee-ee, free
I'd rather be
Free-ee-ee, free-ee-ee, free
Free-ee-ee, free-ee-ee, free
From here

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Let Me Ska My Van into Your Heart

(Kate Micucci)

[Sadie (Kate Micucci)]
And if we look out of place
Well, baby, that's okay
I'll drive us into outer space
Where we can't hear what people say

[Sadie (Kate Micucci)]
I know I don't have a plan
I'm working on that part
At least I've got a van
So let me drive my van into your heart

[Sadie (Kate Micucci)]
Let me drive my van into your heart
Let me drive my van into your heart
Let me drive my van into your heart
Let me drive my van into your heart

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We Are the Crystal Gems (Change Your Mind Version)

(Zach Callison)

[Steven (Zach Callison)]
We are the Crystal Gems!
We always save the day!
And if you think we can't
We’ll always find a way!
That's why the people of this world believe in
Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and…

[Interlude]

[Steven (Zach Callison)]
If you're staring with your giant eyes
You can see that there’s more of us than four of us!
And each one of our new friends completes us
We'll get together and go out for pizzas!
'Cause we believe in peace and love
We are here for fun!
If you're not then let's not fight 'cause
We've already won!

[Instrumental]

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Change Your Mind

(Zach Callison)

[Steven Universe (Zach Callison)]
I don't need you to respect me, I respect me
I don't need you to love me, I love me
But I want you to know you could know me
If you change your mind
If you change your mind
If you change your mind
Change your mind

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Love Like You (Reprise)

(Rebecca Sugar)


If I could begin to be
Half of what you think of me
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love
When I see the way you act
Wondering when I'm coming back
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love
Like you


I always thought I might be bad
Now I’m sure that it's true
‘cause I think you’re so good
And I’m nothing like you


Look at you go
I just adore you
I wish that I knew
What makes you think I'm so special


If I could begin to do
Something that does right by you
I would do about anything
I would even learn how to love


When I see the way you look
Shaken by how long it took
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you


Love like you
Love me, like you